STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

At OLS, we take a unique approach to strategy and technology. Our strength and vision springs from our operational backgrounds and is enhanced and reinforced by our technical skills and knowledge. Every member of the OLS team has spent significant periods of time in a 24x7x365 operating environment. That means we understand the pressure-cooker environment you face as the owner of a mission-critical operation.

We know that the best ideas come directly from you. That's why we feel it is important that we stay engaged with both our current and potential clients. You are the group most aware of the requirements for payment processing solutions and services offered. Our objective is to work with you to understand those requirements in full detail then offer "business smart" solutions that cost-effectively address your needs . When it comes to crafting strategies for new solutions and services, we like to think that we have three advantages derived from the experience and skills of our team:

• Our operational backgrounds, blended with software vendor experience, means we have walked a mile in your shoes and that will be apparent to you.
   
• Our experienced OLTP system developers allow us to conceive, build, maintain and expand solutions and services to fully meet your requirements.
   
• Our sales and marketing team speaks your language. They will suggest solutions and services tailored to your needs that make sound business sense. Then they will manage the handoff to our technical teams for design and delivery.

OLS STRATEGY Always Available customer support - 24x7x365 No "Success Tax" in pricing model Rapid implementation methodologies Hardware agnostic payment solutions Operating System independent payment solutions Lowest Total Cost of Ownership ('TCO') Fully scalable solutions with high transaction throughput rates Highly available payment configuration options Flexible, adaptable payment application structure Low risk payment application replacement strategies Solutions using latest techniques and technologies Adhere to Payment Security Best Practices (PABP, PCI, etc.) Performance measurement tools & alerts system

TECHNOLOGY APPROACH Java Technology Based Functional Segmentation Transactional Multi-threading Flexible Message Parser (ISO, bit mapped, fixed, delimited, etc.) XML Message Envelope Load Balancing SQL Database Interface Segmented Configuration Options Highly Parameterized Encrypted Data Store Functions Encryption Key Management & Synchronization User Dashboard