Web Changes

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

November 5, 2004

WISL is pleased to welcome Queens University Library as a customer. Orphaned by their previous supplier when the Global Bank Authorization Service implemented a revised interface, Library Business Officer, Nancy Petri, contacted WISL early in 2004. The problem involved replacing a device that allowed Library customers to load mag stripe "copy cards" with money to use with copiers and printers. WISL replaced the custom device with a standard PC platform that interfaces with the "copy card" reader/writer and with WISL's Bank Authorization module running on a Windows 2003 server. The solution was implemented during the summer and has been successfully utilized in the fall rush.

April 20, 2004

WISL marked it's 19th anniversary of incorporation on December 4, 2003 and entered into its 20th year of operation. Such milestones elicit reflections on past accomplishments and future plans. We plan to use WISL Blower and other means to celebrate our company in the next few months. WISL recognizes however that we live in the present and will continue to give number one priority to Customer Service.

July 11, 2003

WISL is pleased to announce the implementation of WISL Webstore at Seneca College Bookstore. Working with the Seneca IT Group and Manager Doug Pritchard from the Bookstore, the ordering facility  has been installed on a Seneca intranet web server. The installation provides for interface with the Bookstore's data base server for periodic refreshing of the product data base. The product data base may also be supplemented with manual input by Bookstore personnel who may also update other text and graphical information. It is currently accessible on touch screen kiosks located in the bookstore. An interactive demo is accessible on WISL's Web Applications page and may be accessed by clicking on the following:
http://www.wisl.com/wislwebapps

September 27, 2002

WISL is pleased to introduce two data mining products. WISL WebDSA(Division Shipment Analysis) is designed to address analytical requirements for shipping data and WISL WebSSA(Store Sales Analysis) offers data mining facilities for retail sales data. Overview documents and PowerPoint demos for both of these offerings are accessible on WISL's Web Applications page and may be accessed by clicking on the following:
http://www.wisl.com/wislwebapps

July 2, 2002

WISL is pleased to announce the implementation of WISL Webstore at Mount Royal College Bookstore. Working with the MRC IT Group and Neil McIntyre from the Bookstore, the ordering facility  has been installed on MRC's internet web server. The installation provides for interface with the Bookstore's data base server for periodic refreshing of the product data base and download of web gathered order transactions. The product data base may also be supplemented with manual input by Bookstore personnel who may also update other text and graphical information. An interactive demo is accessible on WISL's Web Applications page and may be accessed by clicking on the following:
http://www.wisl.com/wislwebapps
Please access MRC's online bookstore directly by clicking  on the following:
http://www.mtroyal.ca/bookstore

December 31, 2001

WISL is pleased to announce the implementation of WISL Web Customer/Product Profile at LP's Vinyl Division in Acton ON. Working with the IT Group headed by Alberto Meza a dedicated web server was established to accommodate the reporting facility. WISL WebC/PP combines the flexibility and familiarity of the web browser as the user interface with the availability of the corporate data base through relational DBMS on the Windows 2000 platform. A PowerPoint demo is accessible on WISL's Web Applications page and may be accessed by clicking on the following:

December 11, 2001

Seasons Greetings!

July 23, 2001

WISL is pleased to announce the implementation of FAIS Modeling by EMCO Limited. Working with the Freight Management staff headed by Mary Sooley and Tom Pieterse of the EMCO IT Group we have installed on EMCO's test AIX server. The data base utilized as the source for modeling is refreshed periodically from the FAIS production data base stored on one of EMCO's production AIX servers. This arrangement allows for executing compute intensive models without affecting performance of production operations. A PowerPoint demo accessible on the WISL's docdemo page illustrate the features of the system. Check the FAIS Modeling demo by clicking on the following:

http://www.wisl.com/prod01.htm

June 7, 2001

WISL has now developed an hourly rate quote facility to add to the FAIS rating mechanism. A detailed PowerPoint demonstration of the hourly rate quote facility is now available. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

April 25, 2001

WISL is proud to announce the availability of WISL Webrate. This product offers the browser interface and accessibility of the internet with WISL's unparalleled rating mechanism. With WISL Webrate, customers, sales reps or business partners can readily specify a shipment and immediately generate all relevant rating information. Access authorization is integrated to insure that only data authorized for the specified user is presented. A detailed PowerPoint demonstration of WISL Webrate is now available. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

April 18, 2001

We have recently undertaken a review and upgrade of the FAIS Modeling Module(Model T). The major addition to Model T has been the capability to consolidate modelled invoices to compare the actual cost of shipping to the cost if consolidation had been employed on specified lanes. A PowerPoint demo of Model T is now available. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

January 22, 2001

We have restructured the documentation of WISL product offerings. A product overview web has been developed that offers an outline of the key features of each major product along with a sense of how the various modules interface. Still available for a more comprehensive description are the PowerPoint and web based interactive demonstrations.

To access logistics products http://www.wisl.com/prod01.htm

To access retail products http://www.wisl.com/prod02.htm

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

December 13, 2000

We have added a customer tour for LP at Holly Springs MS. The plant manufactures vinyl siding and accessories and distributes its products throughout the United States. Various WISL software modules are utilized to support the effort.

October 31, 2000

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration that illustrates the flexibility and responsiveness to change of its products. It is an expansion of the explanation of the "structured" approach that WISL utilizes for developing information systems that was included in WISL Blower 1.4.  Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

October 25, 2000

WISL has now implemented a web based interactive routine for the collection of customer freight pickup transactions that is interfaced with WISL Dispatch. An overview document may be found at WISL's docdemo page and an interactive demo is available at http://www.wisl.com/webpickup

September 14, 2000

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of its WISL eREP facility. WISL eREP provides for the generation of reports as files that may be electronically transferred to the recipient anywhere through e-mail or alternate mechanism and viewed with the desktop facility of choice as text or HTML documents.  Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

August 17, 2000

WISL is pleased to announce that Seneca College Bookstore has implemented "estore", a web application developed by college staff with an interface to the store's product and customer data base provided by WISL. In addition to periodically refreshing the data content, the WISL Interface also accepts transactions and automatically updates the WISL TOG data base on the Bookstore server which provides for processing of the web generated orders from control of picking and distribution to automated interface with point of sale processing through WISL WATPOS. The "estore" ordering facility may be found at https://www.senecac.on.ca/estore.

June 26, 2000

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of the technology features integrated with WISL Dispatch including, pager network interface, RF data collection, integration with ALK's PC Miler and EDI. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page,
for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

June 8, 2000

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of its WISL Billing System. Integrated with WISL Dispatch or FAIS Shipping Interface it provides a comprehensive facility for freight billing and allows for interface with corporate financial accounting systems.  Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

April 26, 2000

We have added a customer tour for EMCO Limited. EMCO is the largest distributor of plumbing supplies in Canada. More than one hundred branches across the country utilize WISL's rating facility to help select the best carrier for shipments.

April 25, 2000

An interface has now been established between WISL Dispatch and a paging service. The messages that are recorded during the data collection of a dispatch are automatically transferred to the paging service through a modem via telephone line. This eliminates the separate operation to create pager messages. The result is significant savings in clerical time and more responsive generation of pager messages. The specific service involved is MIKE from Clearnet however it is likely that other services could be interfaced if they offer appropriate connectivity.

March 6, 2000

WISL has introduced a new product of particular interest to retail management customers. WISL Inventory Maintenance offers the capability to optimize the use of warehouse facilities and help manage inventories. Stock transfer routines track product from the warehouse to the store or between stores. Facilities are included that provide for periodic inventory audits . The audits can be performed as cycle counts or full financial audits. In the case of both stock transfers and inventory audits, transactions are stored in handheld scanning terminals and up-loaded through a PC workstation to the inventory management system. WISL IM provides for reporting on the inventory transactional data and integration with the inventory management system. A more detailed description of WISL Inventory Maintenance is available in an overview document and a PowerPoint demonstration. Please go to WISL's Retail Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

February 8, 2000

WISL has introduced a new product of particular interest to retail management customers. WISL Inventory Maintenance is described in an overview document and a PowerPoint demonstration. Please go to WISL's Retail Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

January 24, 2000

We have now developed a client/server implementation of WISL's QUIKREP facility. The major objective of this effort is to provide a user interface that is similar to other facilities that are in common use on the desktop(eg. EXCEL, WORD, WordPerfect etc.). Although the integration of the server text based version of QUIKREP with these facilities is quite extensive, the integration with QUIKREP/CS appears even more seamless.

Adopting the familiar desktop graphical user interface is advantageous since QUIKREP is not a facility that tends to be utilized as frequently as others. Hence the more familiar mechanism for navigating through the application reduces the start-up time and eases the transition between it and other desktop facilities.

A PowerPoint demonstration of QUIKREP/CS is available on the Docdemo page of our website http://www.wisl.com/docdemo. If you have not already registered as a user on our website you will be requested to do so before gaining access to the docdemo page.

December 12, 1999

Seasons Greetings!

November 2, 1999

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of its Process Analysis System. Together with WISL Process Management it provides many of the features(and little of the extra baggage) of a MRP system.  Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

August 13, 1999

We have just completed transferring our website hosting to a new supplier. Unfortunately during this process the file of access passwords to the site has been lost. This means that anyone who has registered in the past must re-register in order to access our Doc & Demos web. We apologize for the inconvenience.

April 20, 1999

WISL's  PowerPoint demonstrations that are accessible from our Documents & Demonstrations page may now be viewied as html pages as well as downloaded for use with the PowerPoint viewer.

March 16, 1999

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of its Process Management System. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

March 9, 1999

WISL Weborder is now a fully functional web ordering facility. It is designed to be seamlessly integrated into a client's website with little developmental effort. It interfaces with WISL's EDI module to transfer transactions to a corporate order entery system. The client may customize the appearance of pages and the content of pages describing individual products. A test data base is available to demonstrate the features of the system by clicking on WISL Weborder.

March 5, 1999

WISL is on the move! Effective March 29, 1999 we will be occupying premises a short distance from our current location. Click on WISLmove for more details.

January 26, 1999

WISL has now established a Customer Services Web for which there is a hyperlink on the WISL Home Page. A user ID and password must be entered to gain access to the Customer Services Web. These may be obtained by contacting WISL by phone. Our initial focus is on providing current information to WISL customers on matters that are particularly suited to update and access on the Web, such as procedures that support interface to third party data bases.

January 5, 1999

WISL is pleased to announce the establishment of a VAR relationship with KWA Systems of Matthews North Carolina. The principals of KWA, John Keesee and Brent Weldy are targeting medium sized manufacturing/distribution environments for WISL software solutions. These gentlemen bring many years of successful experience to this effort. John may be reached at jckgm@aol.com and Brent at bweldy@vnet.net. Welcome KWA!

December 11, 1998

Seasons Greetings!

November 30, 1998

WISL Webstore is now a fully functional web ordering facility. It is designed to be seamlessly integrated into a client store's website with little developmental effort. It interfaces with WISL's Telephone Order Generation module, accepting periodic inventory and price lookup  updates from the client's intranet server and sending customer orders to the intranet server. The client may customize the appearance of pages and the content of pages describing individual products. Test data bases from two stores are available to demonstrate the features of the system by clicking on WISL Webstore.

November 13, 1998

In order to provide an understanding of how our products are utilized by our clients in their business processes we have created some virtual tours of customer sites utilizing photographs, graphics and text on web pages that are accessible on the internet. Our Customer Tours web may be accessed at http://www.wisl.com/custour.

October 8, 1998

A Standalone version of WATPOS has been developed to run on WISL's PC platform. This feature provides for  register capabilities in the event of server unavailability. It may also be utilized to establish register services in remote locations where connection to the server is not possible. Please go to WISL's Retail Products page for access to the document entitled "WISL PC - POS Register" for details.

May 27, 1998

We have now implemented WISL Weborder on our website. The mechanism for transferring the data base from the intranet server and generation of order detail and shipment/invoice web pages has been developed along with the P.O./order/BOL/probill search capability. The order data stored as Company A and Company B is actual data and is substantially meaningful only to the source company but trying some sample inquiries will provide an indication of the capabilities(use a random numeric string eg. "123" to select some records).

As regards the appearance of  WISL Weborder, it is anticipated that you would  invoke the facility from your own home page and you would be able to specify custom background, graphics and messaging for the order and/or shipment detail pages.

Please click on WISL Weborder. If you have any questions please visit our feedback page.

April 7, 1998

We have implemented a secure web to access our demos and documents. By registering as a user you will be prompted for a username and password once each time you enter the web.

April 3, 1998

We have implemented the first stage of the WISL Webstore application. There are two test stores that allow for price look up inquires.

December 31, 1997

We have now set up a third prototype web application, WISL Weborder, that illustrates our plans to provide a facility for sales personnel and customers of wholesale suppliers to submit orders and make order status inquiries. This demonstration can also be initiated from our Documents & Demonstrations page. Your feedback would be much appreciated.

December 23, 1997

WISL is introducing a point of sale configuration that is designed to integrate with a standard IBM clone PC running Windows 95 to handle point of sale needs(WATPOS) and also serve as a PC workstation for other applications. Please go to WISL's Retail Products page for access to the document entitled "WISL PC - POS Register" for details.

December 10, 1997

WISL has added a PowerPoint demonstration of its Warehouse Management System. Please go to WISL's Freight Management Products page for the form that provides access to our Documents & Demonstrations page to download.

October 16, 1997

WISL will shortly be introducing some web based applications. As a preview we have set up demonstrations of two prototypes, WISL Webstore, a facility for retail customers to submit product availability and price inquiries as well as product orders through the web and WISL Webship which provides for rating inquiries and the generation of shipment records and corresponding documentation on the web. These demonstrations can also be initiated from our Documents & Demonstrations page. Your feedback would be much appreciated.

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