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Spitfire B2B e-Management - simple and secure web-based ordering, fulfillment, product catalogue management, and supply chain management.

"Place the catalogue on the customer's desk"

View the SpitfireB2B e-management product brochure in Adobe PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader software required)

Spitfire Print Management - For printers,  Spitfire™ also provides sophisticated print room management features. 

Spitfire - Place the customer in the print room

With an easy-to-use web-based user interface. Spitfire provides a seamless end-to-end solution, delivering your customers, staff, and service providers unprecedented control - and savings to match, whilst giving you the management capability to maximise the productivity of your expensive hardware investment.

View the Spitfire™ Print Management brochure in Adobe PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader software required)



Spitfire™ - Key Features

The following features and benefits apply to all products in the Spitfire™ family.

Feature

Benefit

  • Web browser front end
  • Available anywhere, anytime.
  • Ease of use
  • Hardware platform independent
  • No software installation at client end
  • Fast, efficient, simple
  • Minimal training, fewer errors
  • Industry-standard technology platform
  • No expensive 'middleware'.
  • Information is easily exchanged with other systems
  • Inbuilt control and security
  • Controlled access via the Internet, Intranet or corporate LAN
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Spitfire™ Orders

The Spitfire™ Orders module enables any customer with a web browser to view items in a catalogue, place orders, and to review the status of orders in progress. The Orders module handles both print and non-print orders.

Feature

Benefit

  • Web browser front end
  • Order may be placed and reviewed anywhere, anytime.
  • Centralised filing system, full integration with customer database.
  • Images of items may be viewed online. Orders may be placed with minimal keystrokes.
  • Automated order processing, acknowledgement and realtime feedback
  • Faster turnaround, shortened delivery times, instant and correct pricing
  • Eliminates paperwork in ordering, costing, invoicing and dispatching
  • Cost savings!
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Spitfire™ Customer Management

Spitfire™ Customer Management stores your valuable customer data in a relational database, enabling maintenance of such data as delivery addresses and cost centre information. Complete and seamless integration with other Spitfire™ modules is provided. Customer management may be performed anywhere anytime via a web browser.

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Spitfire™ Catalogue Management

Spitfire™ Catalogue Management allows the maintenance of virtual catalogues of items which may be available for order. Catalogue Management handles both print and non-print items.

Feature

Benefit

  • Web browser front end
  • Catalogue management may be performed anywhere anytime.
  • Centralised filing system, full integration with other modules.
  • Images of items may be viewed online.
  • Allows for start and expiry dates for items
  • Ensures the correct item (version) and pricing is always presented to the customer
  • Access to catalogue items may be restricted to specific customer groups or departments.
  • Customer only sees relevant items
  • Catalogue items may also be shared across groups of customers.
  • Items need only be defined once in the catalogue.
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Spitfire™ Print Manager

Spitfire - place the catalogue on the customer's deskPrinters are becoming faster and faster. Users are getting more and more processing power on their desks. Yet the print manager is stuck in the middle, buried under a mountain of paperwork - assigning jobs, juggling deadlines, managing inventory, telling finance who owes for what, answering status queries, and trying to keep everyone happy.

At OTS, we believe it's time some of that computing power was used to make the print manager's job simpler, and more efficient. As a bonus, we promise happy users, plus improved relations with the accountants. Sound too good to be true? Not any more!

Feature

Benefit

  • Web browser front end
  • Print Management may be performed anywhere, anytime. 
  • Enables accurate monitoring of usage, and inventory planning
  • Reduces holdings of physical inventory
  • Customers can review job status themselves
  • Fewer interruptions
  • Inbuilt security
  • Control over who has access to documents
  • Works with industry-standard Adobe PDF format, but not exclusively
  • Documents may be created in any application - no dependence on third-party proprietary software
  • Centralised information repository
  • Retains and provides information on print runs and special printing requirements
  • Minimises housekeeping requirements.
  • More time available for printing!
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Spitfire™ Service Provider

Spitfire™ Service Provider module enables service providers to receive electronic orders for their services, and update the status of orders in real time, with no paperwork! Updated information provided by service providers is immediately available to customers. Complete and seamless integration with other Spitfire™ modules is provided. Service Provider can be deployed anywhere anytime via a web browser. Service Providers may be print or non-print providers.

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Spitfire™ Order Manager

The Spitfire™ Order Manager module allows a nominated person in your organisation to direct orders to one or more service providers. Order Manager allows the progress of jobs to be monitored, and for detailed costing to be applied to each step in the order fulfillment process, all with no paperwork!

 Updated information provided by the Order Manager is immediately available to customers. Complete and seamless integration with other Spitfire™ modules is provided. Order Manager can be deployed anywhere anytime via a web browser. Order Manager may be used for both print and non-print orders. 

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Spitfire™ Financial Control

Feature

Benefit

  • Industry-standard ODBC-compliant database
  • Can interface to a multitude of financial systems
  • Detailed costing for each job, updated in real-time
  • Data collection is automatic and immediate
  • Enables timely and extensive analysis by customer, cost-centre, date period ...
  • Detailed historical data
  • Enables accurate budget forecasts
  • Inbuilt security
  • Spending limits may be enforced
  • Eliminates paperwork in ordering, costing, invoicing and dispatching
  • Cost savings!
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Services and Training

  • Have Spitfire re-badged to the name and style of your choice to better project your corporate image.

  • Spitfire comes with a comprehensive implementation guide

  • OTS provides a full range of installation services where required

  • Site specific tailoring is also available as well as advice to ensure you get the best out of the product

  • The Spitfire user manual, embracing industry-standard "look and feel" ensures most users become productive with little support

  • OTS is able to provide training as necessary

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Development of Spitfire™ is client-driven and was modelled by working closely with clients. It is constantly being enhanced in response to customer feedback. You owe it to yourself to have a look at Spitfire™.

To see how your organisation can benefit from Spitfire™, contact Options Technology Solutions.

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Date last modified: October 2000