CSM Systems Inc.

CSM Systems Inc.

CSM Systems Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Vision State, develops and implements digital display networks and virtual sales assistants. The company's solution is targeted toward big box retailers, auto dealerships and the hospitality industry.

Digital display networks enable companies to stream high definition marketing and promotional information through a vast network of digital displays linked through the Internet. This network can be completely maintained through a web based interface.

Viirtual sales assistants are geared toward providing consumers with information where they need it most - at the point of purchase. Vision State's virtual sales assistants can be found on retail floors as well as at auto dealerships. It provides consumers the ability to access information about any product or vehicle, thus dramatically increasing customer service at an afffordable investment.

Customers of the company include transit systems which have deployed the digital display network solution in public facilities and stream high definition, targeted marketing messages. Other customers include auto dealers, retailers and shopping malls.

CSM is a publicly traded company listed on the TXS Venture Exchange (CKX).

Company Details

Year Established: 1998

Number of Employees: 5

Company Information

John Putters
Title: President
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (780) 450-1412
Email: Click Here

Products

Miraware Marketplace

Miraware Nextfase
MIRAWARE NextFase is the business-to-business (B2B) solution that can deploy your B2B strategy both effectively and efficiently. NextFase will result in significant cost savings by streamlining your procurement process; VisionState can integrate your production database with MIRAWARE NextFase and consolidate your purchase orders, invoices, and delivery schedules in a single, Web-based application. NextFase features a user-friendly administration interface and flexible display options for your products and services. VisionState's technical and management teams will work closely with you in the conceptual stage to ensure that the final product meets all of your needs. There are many ways to approach a project depending on the desired outcomes. Understanding your objectives, and working closely with you every step of the way will result in the development of a comprehensive solution that exceeds your expectations. After the conceptual phase, we will provide you with a comp of your site. In this manner, the comp will confirm that we understand your objectives and that the direction we have chosen aligns with your expectations before moving on. Phase II will include any customizations to fit your business strategy. Then we can either host your B2B site or provide further instructions to your technical staff regarding the installation of MIRAWARE NextFase. In Phase III, we will rapidly deploy your site in order for your company to immediately profit from Web economies of scale. Consider the substantial savings in development and software costs often inherent in your typical off-the-shelf solution by choosing VisionState NextFase for your B2B eSolution. MIRAWARE NextFase's key advantages: - Ability to access thousands of products online via rapid UPC, purchase order, product, and manufacturer searches - Significant cost savings by streamlining the procurement process by integrating your production database with NextFase and consolidating your purchase orders, invoices, and delivery schedules in a single, Web-based application - Supply chain efficiencies by linking preferred suppliers with your customers - Scalability, robustness, and flexibility to meet your business objectives - Seamless integration with other MIRAWARE eSolutions, including MIRAWARE Marketplace, eAuction, and infoXchange - Integration of your ERP system and operating system to minimize data entry - Searches on database via UPCs, SKUs, work orders, product/business name - Client-specific cost structures based on sales volume or discount levels - Value-added services to clients by providing a secure and reliable e-commerce site for online transactions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - Seamless integration with other MIRAWARE eSolutions, including MIRAWARE Marketplace, eAuction, and infoXchange - Optional reward, coupon, and eStats Add-ons - Excellent customer service and software support

Miraware Eauction
MIRAWARE eAuction presents a powerful solution to streamline your corporate procurement and liquidation processes by linking directly to your suppliers and clients. MIRAWARE eAuction will save your company money by enabling you to source, trade, and sell products online more efficiently than through intermediaries. Innovative and easy-to-use wizards mean your staff can get started immediately without any prior technical experience. eAuction provides you and your trading partners a highly secure environment in which to buy and sell your products. VisionState employs the highest publicly available encryption methods. Users must receive authentication before they can use eAuction. Data sent through eAuction is encrypted, so only designated parties will be able to decode sensitive information. MIRAWARE also employs Digital Certificates and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to make sure your auction remains secure. Flexibility is one of MIRAWARE's hallmarks. State-of-the-art technology and the modular nature of eAuction allow you to seamlessly leverage your existing ERP data into NextFase's database through integration. Your company will be able to seamlessly integrate other MIRAWARE products, including MIRAWARE NextFase, Marketplace, and infoXchange, as your business objectives expand. Likewise, eAuction's N-tier architecture offers you the flexibility of adding multiple servers to accommodate unlimited transactional demands through your auction. You can use MIRAWARE eAuction to create regular auctions, reserve-priced auctions, private auctions, restricted-access options, and Dutch auctions. A very important consideration besides a robust and flexible software package is VisionState's credibility. We have partnered with many companies and have a strong portfolio of our own sites that employ MIRAWARE eSolutions. We depend on MIRAWARE to run and manage our own sites. Therefore, we have first-hand knowledge as to making B2B, B2C, and auctions more efficient. MIRAWARE eAuction's key advantages: - Very intuitive and user-friendly interface to run and manage your auction - Rapid deployment of regular, reserve-priced, private, restricted-access, and Dutch auctions - Scalability, robustness, and first-rate performance - A highly secure and reliable infrastructure to handle massive site traffic - Seamless integration with other MIRAWARE eSolutions, including MIRAWARE Marketplace, NextFase, and infoXchange - Excellent customer service and software support - VisionState has a strong track record in serving clients in several industries

Miraware Infoxchange
MIRAWARE infoXchange is your solution for buying, selling, and trading information online. InfoXchange will streamline the sale of graphic files (e.g. 3-D rendered images for the oil and gas industry; reports and statistical data from government departments; music, multimedia, and programs; books; and, internal documents for businesspeople on the road. The list of possibilities is endless. MIRAWARE infoXchange features a user-friendly administration interface, as well as complete flexibility and control over how you choose to display your documents to clients. Your data will be transferred via a secure and reliable e-commerce environment. Features and Benefits Given the importance of information in the knowledge economy, your business will benefit by increasing time-to-market of your data. VisionState's technical and management teams will work closely with you in the conceptual state to ensure that infoXchange is customized to your needs. We believe in developing projects right the first time. Therefore, we encourage you to participate in making decisions every step of the way. After the conceptual phase, we can provide you with a comp of your site. This will give you a firm idea of what your infoXchange solution will look like. The next step would be to conclude any further customizations that you would like to add. Then our technical team would implement the hardware and software at a convenient location for you, or instruct your technical staff to install MIRAWARE infoXchange. The deployment phase is extremely rapid. Besides, why wait months on end to develop a ground-up solution, when our software and infrastructure can be tailored to your needs in a matter of weeks? Your company will also benefit from the substantial savings in development and software costs compared with typical off-the-shelf solutions. MIRAWARE infoXchange's key advantages: - Rapid deployment of comprehensive solutions - Flexibility to meet your information exchange strategy - Scalability, robustness, and first-rate performance - A secure and reliable infrastructure to handle massive site traffic - Seamless integration with other MIRAWARE eSolutions, including MIRAWARE Marketplace, eAuction, and NextFase - Excellent customer service and software support - VisionState has a strong track record in serving clients in several industries

Miraware Enterprise Edition
MIRAWARE Enterprise Edition allows you to choose 3 MIRAWARE eSolutions from MIRAWARE Marketplace, NextFase, infoXchange, and eAuction, plus 4 MIRAWARE Add-ons. You will receive a multi-server system with load balancing and failover support. MIRAWARE User Manuals for Administrators and Merchants will also be included in this comprehensive eSolution. Additionally, you will receive up to 8 hours of personal training for one of your technical staff members (not including travel/accommodation). Any challenges tackling certain issues? The Enterprise Edition includes e-mail and high tech - high touch technical telephone support. Even though the MIRAWARE Modules have very intuitive and powerful management wizards, it is nice to hear a friendly and helpful voice to walk you through the process. The MIRAWARE Customization and Maintenance Manual offers you concise and clear instructions in customizing your site and insights into how to effectively maintain multiple storefronts in a marketplace or manage several business partners' accounts in a B2B setting. MIRAWARE Enterprise Edition will benefit your company in a variety of ways. You will control a robust, scalable, and highly flexible e-commerce arsenal to compete effectively in your area of expertise. Along with your 3 MIRAWARE Modules, you can purchase high-volume servers to easily handle huge traffic demands on your site, a secure Web server, and a database program that we can leverage into your existing central database. MIRAWARE Modules are scalable, based on an N-tier architecture. As your business grows, you can seamlessly add new Modules and add servers to increase your e-commerce capacity. The Enterprise Edition is ideal for larger businesses with dedicated technical staff, in-house security, and heavy user requirements. The Enterprise Edition offers a great deal of flexibility and possibilities in creating an extremely powerful e-commerce site with B2B, B2C, auction and information exchange functionality depending on the MIRAWARE Modules that best suit your needs. Companies without technical expertise and adequate security would profit more from the MIRAWARE Managed Solution. Benefits of the MIRAWARE Enterprise Edition: - 3 MIRAWARE Modules (choose from MIRAWARE Marketplace, NextFase, infoXchange, and eAuction) + 4 MIRAWARE Add-ons (i.e. Coupons, Rewards, Site Demographics) - Up to 8 hours of personal training for a member of your technical staff - Rapid deployment of a comprehensive eSolution - Maximum flexibility in mobilizing, customizing, and maintaining your site - Scalability, robustness, and first-rate performance - A secure and reliable infrastructure to handle massive site traffic - Excellent customer service and software support - VisionState has a strong track record in serving clients in many industries

Services

Miraware Managed Solution All MIRAWARE Modules are offered as off-the-shelf solutions or as a Managed Solution. The off-the-shelf option appeals to primarily large companies with a skilled technical staff that plan on installing and maintaining their MIRAWARE eSolution in-house. The server(s) and data are housed at your site, and you will purchase a licensing fee from VisionState. Companies that opt for an off-the-shelf solution receive both a user manual and a customization manual to assist them in managing a virtual mall, coordinate a B-to-B site, run an auction, or roll out an information exchange. VisionState's technical personnel are made available for training and maintenance for a fee. The MIRAWARE Managed Solution benefits primarily smaller companies that seek a very convenient and cost-effective partnership with VisionState. VisionState is responsible for the following: - locally hosting the client's server(s) - guaranteed site performance - no downtime - providing access to our high-speed, fiber optic connection - carrying out regular maintenance on the client's server(s) - offering technical support as per the contract - providing some initial training to set up and customize the MIRAWARE eSolution at the client's site In exchange for these beneficial services, clients will pay VisionState an annual maintenance fee as part of the service agreement, similar to the agreement individuals have with their Internet Service Provider; individuals are entitled to use the ISP's services and the ISP ensures uptime for Internet access. The Managed Solution comes with VisionState's technical expertise, secure network and firewall, high-speed, fiber optic Internet connection, and MIRAWARE's robust line of eSolutions. If you do not have the resources to maintain a network, you will save considerable amounts of money by selecting the Managed Solution. VisionState supports its product and provides patches and upgrades as they come available. Your company will benefit from less network headaches. VisionState's expert network team ensures rapid response time in the event of a server outage. Data are encrypted as they are transferred over the Internet, and the client will be able to take advantage of VisionState's payment gateway. MIRAWARE's eSuite is robust, highly scalable, and complete. Customers' products often present a rigid framework for setting up an e-commerce B2B and B2C site. VisionState brings a great deal of experience to its projects. Few competitors have been working in the e-commerce industry for as long as VisionState. VisionState possesses first-hand experience in developing, financing, marketing, and maintaining functional e-commerce sites. VisionState has developed and marketed success stories such as Canadashop.com, Artizans.com, RDLSouvenirs.com, Americangamers.com, in addition to other projects in development.