Rensoft News Distribution System

The complete ecommerce solution for all aspects of news distribution.

This module covers the full range of publications including newspapers, magazines, journals, books and professional body publications. This is achived using a combination of standing orders for existing news customers and subscriptions for all titles with variable durations.

Online ordering:

• extensive search facility
• title list maintained locally
• 3rd party title list (subject to licensing)
• Shopping cart model including saving open cart
• Filtering user selection (visible / invisible)
• Approval mechanism based on user profile

Automated renewals:

• email reminders
• automated confirmation for credit account customers
• online renewals for cash customers
• publisher updates

Queries / requests:

• for manual action by customer services personnel

Delivery:

• to the desktop including label production / round organization
• postal
• electronic

Invoicing:

• conventional print / post
• from the web site
• electronic transfer e.g. pdf via email

Payment:

• online payment via an authorised PSP
• deferred payment for credit account customers

Reporting:

• extensive reporting facilities
• customer generated reports via the internet
• company / cost centre / individual level reporting
• alternatives to paper e.g. csv / excel / pdf

Interfaces:

• customer systems e.g. SAP / Ariba etc.
• suppliers (publishers) ordering systems
• XML for government (i.e. XMLGOV)

Security:

• access via login / password
• payment using an authorised PSP

Profiling:

• user profiling including budgets / approval levels
• company / group / user levels
• cost centre breakdown