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Evaluating a Software System
Choosing a software system for your
company is serious business. Be it your first system or if you are considering upgrading
from an older or less reliable system. The decision you make, is one that you will live
with for quite some time.
First, you have to make sure that you choose the ‘right’
software system. Then there is the acquisition cost of the software; the cost of the
computers or network and all of the associated peripherals such as modems, printers, back
up systems, routers and so on. No easy task!
You should carefully consider the following:
Things to
consider… |
Melco
Group International, Inc. |
| VENDOR - How long have
they been in business? Are they financially sound? Are they D&B rated? Are they credit
worthy? |
MGI, Inc. has
been in business since 1988 and maintains offices in New Orleans, LA and a
strong network of independent dealers in Miami, FL - New York, NY &
Houston, TX. We are
considered the ‘Daddy’ of many of our competitors.
The company is financially sound, has no external debt,
is D&B rated, is an associate member of the NCBFAA ‘National
Customs House Brokers & International Freight Forwarders Association’; the BBB
‘Better Business Bureau’; the NTA ‘National Transportation
for Exporting Data Services’; and maintains a flawless rating with
it’s financial institutions & vendors. |
| SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE -
Is the software system compiled? What is the programming language? Is it integrated - does
the information flow from one module to other modules thereby populating critical system
information? Is it y2k ready? |
MGI, Inc. OASIS software systems are compiled and optimized for modern PC {Personal
Computers} i.e.: 80486 & Pentium. The systems are true 32 bit and operate on
Windows 98, WIN2000, WIN XP or any combination thereof.
Our systems are designed utilizing TopSpeed Development
Corporation compilers & SQL data driven applications for Web data entry
& tracking, rated and producing amongst the most versatile, reliable &
fastest systems globally! Information profiled, entered or edited in any module
flows system wide thereby reducing repetitive or re-keying of superfluous data. All OASIS software systems and associated modules are certified y2k ‘Year
2000’ ready. |
| EXISTING CLIENTS &
REFERENCES - How many existing & satisfied clients do they have? Hopefully you are
not going to be their first, right? |
MGI, Inc. has
over 150 satisfied clients comprising over 1,000 + active freight forwarding and
transportation related customers. These are located in all major ports and airports in
over 38 USA cities and over 5 countries including Canada.
We have a diverse client base. Some of these clients have been with
MGI, Inc. since it’s inception in 1988. We serve the needs of small, successful
family owned and operated companies as well as Fortune 500 clients including
large NVO divisions of trucking companies, large exporting departments of
manufacturing companies as well as International Freight Forwarding global
‘Powerhouses’ whose MIS departments could not re produce on time nor on
budget, what OASIS already provides… and then some! Our 2nd
client, is still today one of our staunchest allies. Our 1st client retired in
1998, otherwise they would also still be our client. Our attrition is less than 6%, a
remarkable rate! |
| SUPPORT & TRAINING -
What are their ‘after-the-sale’ policies? Will they try to sell you
something twice that you already have paid once for? How will they update your software
systems? Do they periodically mail you newsletters keeping you abreast of the latest
technology & government issues affecting your business? What about QCR ‘Quality
Control Releases’? |
MGI, Inc. is
in the business of satisfying their clients! Delivering on our promises! That is
why we are so consistently successful! Could that be the reason why one out of
every three sales, is customer referred??
We continually collaborate with many clients on a wide range
of projects. Suggestions made by our client base are scrutinized to ensure the
applicability to the ‘transportation model’ OASIS serves. If
approved the specific suggestion is designed, tested and delivered to the
requesting client to ensure and authenticate the design model. At least once per year, MGI,
Inc. packages OASIS under it’s latest version release and delivers
it’s latest ‘state-of-the-art’ transportation software system to
it’s client base. Some updates and releases are made via modem, directly to specific
customer sites. Additionally, MGI, Inc. maintains it’s own modern and
secure Web Servers, providing 24/7/365 access to software patches, updated Harmonized
Code Schedule A, B, C D, K system files, to all customers. There are no additional
charges, fee’s or other associated cost’s other than our published
‘QCR & Licensing Fee’ which are amongst the most modest and affordable in
the industry! |
| MODULES - Do they have
what you need now? What about in the near future? Can it be added while you preserve your
original investment? |
SalesPro - ‘Integrated
Call & Sales Management’, LaserPro ‘Laser Documentation’,
over
18,000 Schedules A, B, C, D, K, 3 digit IATA World Airports, Carrier Codes, Currency Codes
etc., CF7512, CF7513, CariCom ‘Caribbean Common Market’ modules are
included at not additional cost with OASIS .
No other vendor, to our knowledge, can boast of the full breath and
range of affordable modules that can be added at any time as your business needs
dictate like MGI, Inc.’s MGI, Inc.’s OASIS
software system.
Please
refer to the appropriate module for an in depth capability description
Module…
Ocean NVOCC Consolidation Module…
Air Consolidation Module…
DomAir - Domestic Air Freight Module…
AccountEx - Integrated G/L, A/P, A/R & C/R…
OASISlink - Integrated, "real-time" Web ‘Cargo Tracking’…
OasisEtrack - Give your VIP shippers, consignees, agents
integrated, "real-time" shipment access via password secured Login & Password
to your OASIS network.
AES-EDI Link & AESVpn which include:
- U.S. Customs AESdirect EDI 601 SED "Internet"
batch transmission.
- Other EDI messages can be programmed by special request \ fee's.
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| WEB INTEGRATION - Do they
offer a seamless and affordable means of providing ‘Cargo Tracking’ through the
Internet? Do they provide Web production & hosting? Is it affordable and reliable? |
MGI, Inc. is
a pioneer in the development of seamless and integrated ‘Cargo Tracking’
software systems! We can tailor ‘Cargo Tracking’ to bounce of remotely
hosted Web Sites. We can do this affordably! It is reported that UPS
‘United Parcel Service’ has spent over 12 million on their cargo tracking
systems and services. Ditto for FedEx. While your competitors promise the moon, why
don’t you be the one that delivers the universe? With OASIS and our OASISlink you
can! |
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Choosing Software