Developing EDI interface with Sars

Technology is evolving at
a tremendous pace and to
keep up software needs to
be enhanced all the time –
resulting in costly research
and development overheads,
says Marius van Jaarsveld
of IVS.
Responsible for
developing and supporting
secure, internet-based
software applications for
the freight industry, IVS is
currently busy developing
an EDI interface with Sars
for customs releases. In
addition it is enhancing Gate
Access Applications with
hand-held devices for secure
access control and real-time
ID number verification.
“With technology
evolving so fast, it means
hardware becomes cheaper
and more affordable for
our clients. For example,
you can now implement a
full electronic warehouse
solution working on tablets
or smart phones with
Bluetooth Scanners at a
third of what it cost three
years ago,” he said.
The global trend,
according to Van
Jaarsveld, is towards cloud
computing. “IVS solutions
are provided in a secure
web environment where
users and their clients can
gain access to electronic
processing and information
requests from anywhere in
the world and on multiple
devices, ranging from
a smart cell phone to a
PC. The business then
benefits from reduced
hardware, maintenance and
development costs.”
Electronic solutions
also enable you to keep an
electronic history of all the
events in your organisation,
says Van Jaarsveld.
Searching history also
becomes more reliable.
Criminal activity patterns
can also be identified
with historical data while
electronic interfacing
between systems enables
real-time data processing
without any paperwork,
which improves customer
delivery.”