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Connect direct to SARS using AgileFile from AgileCloud


Johannesburg, 03 Apr 2017

After the successful launch in 2016 of AgileFile, by CommerceQuest SA, under the AgileCloud banner, a number of companies have purchased and are already using AgileFile to send their third party files to SARS. As SARS submission time is fast approaching, we suggest you take a look at AgileFile and what it offers.

The SA Revenue Services (SARS) introduced an additional interface for the submission and transfer of third party data files using IBM Connect: Direct, to provide a secure solution for point-to-point file transfers.

IBM Connect: Direct is the file transfer standard used primarily among the banking community and larger organisations, specifically for the secure transfer of large files. This platform provides faster feedback on file submissions. At a time when information security is constantly under threat, it is vital to provide a channel for secure point-to-point file transfers. IBM Connect: Direct provides a near real-time solution for reliable, secure file transfer.

However, many small to medium-sized companies find the purchase of the IBM software licence to be too costly for their SARS third party file transfers, so CommerceQuest created a solution called AgileFile, which uses IBM Connect: Direct as the core of the system, at a fraction of the cost. The ease of providing SMEs with a remote installation of IBM Connect: Direct software program, setting up of the customised folders required and the management by the CommerceQuest team to assist with any technical issues, has proven to be both simple and very cost-effective.

AgileFile provides a single secure connection for your third party submissions to SARS, and is also used by some companies for file transfers to the major South African banks (Standard Bank, ABSA, Nedbank, etc), plus to various government institutions, for example, Department of Home Affairs, which also uses IBM Connect: Direct.

AgileFile is a fully managed offering, paid on a monthly basis (opex). The offering includes the IBM Connect: Direct software licence fee, installation of AgileFile on your server, configuration, management by the CommerceQuest team, maintenance checks, remote assistance and weekly monitoring via remote VPN connection.

Designed to take away the file transfer administration headaches for companies, AgileFile is an 'under the covers' installation, configuration and on-premises managed solution utilising IBM Connect: Direct with simple operation that ensures a company can transfer files to and from a single connected partner with minimal effort.

AgileFile provides alerts and reports regarding the files being sent and received. Remote monitoring of the solution ensures the user never has to worry about the system, and does not need to employ or have access to any 'specialist' skills within your company.

If your company is looking for an easy and cost-effective way, with fixed monthly payments, to send your files to SARS - why not phone and ask for a quote for AgileFile today?

Call CommerceQuest - 011 447 4701 or e-mail sales@cqsa.co.za or sales@agilecloud.co.za.

Editorial contacts

Alex Steyn
CommerceQuest SA
(+27) 82 558 1689
Alex@cqsa.co.za