I second Art's recommendation!
I've done quite a few VAN cost-analysis comparisons over the years and I have yet to come across another VAN/Service Bureau whose VAN prices even come close to Softshare's. I've usually been able to reduce customer's VAN costs by at least 50%. Some even as high as 80%! (I dropped on site down from $104K/ year in VAN charges to $13K! They've now tripled their volume and it still only costs < $25K year! That was 5 years ago!) Why so cheap? Too good to be true? Well, simply put, the 'machine' is efficient and runs very well. And I guess they are not as greedy as the rest. And their prices are straightforward - no hidden fees, no monthly minimums, time of day, its Tuesday so it costs more etc. And the best thing is that you don't need an actuary to figure out your monthly invoice! John Fiorino _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Douglas Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:27 AM To: 'w_cohen99'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] New year, new VAN.... Walter, One answer to your requirements is Softshare VAN. They charge by the transaction (ST), and there is no minimum. Costs include a one-time setup fee, an annual subscription fee, per-transaction fees, and a one-time-per-trading-partner interconnect setup fee. All fees are reasonable. If you believe you will move a certain number of transactions a year, you can pre-pay your charges for a significant reduction in the per-transaction cost, and the annual fee is rolled into the pre-paid amount. Check them out at Softshare.com, or call me. Art Douglas Senior Technology Consultant Fujitsu Consulting 877-464-8915 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf Of w_cohen99 Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 7:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com Subject: [EDI-L] New year, new VAN.... Ok, in my never ending quest to get our company off of a VAN (or at least to severely cut back on VAN transaction costs) and start moving some trading partner communications to AS2 I am looking to change our VAN. Our current van charges us $0.15/Kc but with a $425 monthly minimum. So even if I start to move off my high-water trading partners I'll still pay a minimum $425 each month. We only move about 4kc each month for our business, and this is slowly rising as we are starting to bring in ASN transactions which we never did before. I'm looking for a reliable van with a sliding scale charge based on kc used. I don't think we'll ever get off the van completely because some of our trading partners are small and cannot afford an AS2 solution. Any ideas are appreciated. Walter ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
