The CLEO products is still alive, they just underwent a major change as they
were split from their parent company Interface Systems when it was aquired by
CLEO's web page is www.cleo.com.
A Hilton wrote:
> > As for Wal-Mart I offer my clients Interface Systems' solution which
> > is: Cleo 3780Plus software plus the Hayes Optima internal 56K modem -
> > at around $1700.00 it does the trick. I wrote DOS batch files for
> > Windows 9x and NT to rename and archive files as they come in to the
> > date and time they arrive.
> >
>
> My research didn't come up with Cleo's product (and I just tried accessing
> their website without luck... are they still alive?) a year ago but I found
> a similar solution to the 3780 Bisync problem from Serengeti Systems'
> 3780Link product. It also uses the Hayes Optima modem but at just around
> $1200 - $1500. That's still a clunky and relatively unflexible solution to
> trasferring EDI data IMO. Although I haven't directly connected with
> Walmart
> by Bisync I have used it to connect to another major USA company that
> simply
> refuses to use anything but 3780 Bisync.
>
> I, like you, wish the company would at least explore other alternatives and
> open up the options of the low-end partners. Perhaps they'd get more
> partners onboard. Sure, security is always an issue but when is it not..
> regardless of it being internet-based? There are certainly ways of
> protecting yourself no matter which way you go and the effort shouldn't be
> wasted on one communication line and one part of the enterprises' total
> outside communication.
>
> > The Internet beats the heck out of a $1700.00 price tag. With AT&T as
> > my VAN and their free software I can send secure EDI data over the
> > Internet. If only AT&T took care of Wal-Mart for me...
> >
> > -RD
> >
>
> - A Hilton
>
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