Over a year ago, Rubicon launched an initiative to Internet enable its software products. We call the result RIS -- Rubicon Internet Services -- and we have plans to offer a complete family of programs touching every aspect of your company. RIS is totally integrated with existing Rubicon programs, data, and procedures.

RIS covers a wide range of functional areas, giving both employees and customers, and potential customers access to information available in the Rubicon database. Moreover, since an increasingly large percentage of these people are using both the Internet and Web browsers, they can get the information they need when they need it. This translates into a higher service level for information users, while, at the same time, reducing the load on in-house personnel.

Users are empowered while efficiency, service level, and customer satisfaction increases. Everyone wins!

Rubicon Internet Services provide the basis for

• Internet Services: Web pages and other services, such as bulletin boards, news services, and mail lists that allow you to keep in touch with existing customers and attract new ones
• Intranet Services: Using the same Internet tools and services to provide information to your internal users, such as financial information, profit sharing and retirement fund updates, company policy manuals, newsletters, and employee directories
• Extranet Services: Allowing your customers to access specifically controlled information through the Internet

As always, information is protected from inappropriate access. You can provide as many or as few of these services as is required to meet the needs and capabilities of your business and customers. The use of secure servers, passwords, and PIN numbers insure the integrity and confidentiality of the data.