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Digital Portal Automates Dutch Government

E-Government Solves Everything

Organizations exchange several documents with their entire supply chain. Orders, invoices, packing slips, etc. Many of which are still sent and received via (snail) mail. Unfortunately many businesses cannot easily exchange documents electronically.
checks if the sender is authorized to send messages to the addressee.

EFFICIENT AND SAFE COOPERATION

A number of generic steps in processing the messages can be automated, like transferring a message from one format to another, archiving messages, splitting messages for several addressees and delivering status feedback to both the addressee as well as the sender. It facilitates the communication from the system of one organization to the system of another organization, regard less of format. Think of exchanging invoices, orders, order confirmations, etc. Governments and companies that are dealing with many vendors use the Digital Portal to streamline processes and reduce errors. By forcing their vendors to use the portal they make sure all orders, confirmations and invoices are automatically transferred to their back-end system. Quickly, correctly and making sure the right information reaches the right person.

his brings along quite a hassle. Especially when exchanging large amounts of information or sensitive information. Security and authorization issues are very common. There is no structure and control. Important documents might get lost or sensitive infor mation is exposed to unauthorized persons.

DIGITAL PORTAL OFFERS STRUCTURE AND SAFETY

There is a solution that enables you to automate all communication with

your suppliers, the TIE Digital Portal. This Digital Portal is a secured Internet portal from where information can be exchanged. It offers the infrastructure to control and steer the exchange processes. Through the portal messages are exchanged between sender and addressee. This could be between the government and its vendors but also between companies. The portal has been set up in such a way that incoming messages are validated automatically. It checks to who the message is addressed and prior to delivering the message it

BENEFITS TIE DIGITAL PORTAL

The innovations that TIE Kinetix made in developing the Digital Portal have given both governmental organizations as well as businesses many benefits in the area of cost-reduction, efficiency and safety. Some of the benefits are:  Fully automated integration with any back-end system  Ability to directly receive 100% digital invoices, orders, etc.  Even vendors that do not have an ERP system can send you messages in the right format  Save paper, time and money by connecting your vendors to the Digital Portal  Automated processes reduce administrative tasks  Strict validation and authorization within a secured environment