A Step-by-Step Guide to Using RSWeb:

How to determine if web content from a manufacturer is available:

A Reseller that wants to take advantage of RSWeb must first submit a Manufacturers' Content Request Form to Read Technologies. 

How to receive a Cost Estimate for potential web content generated by RSWeb:

Read Technologies provides the Reseller with an estimate of both the initial and potential subsequent cost of using RSWeb. In most cases there will be a minimum of a Set Up Fee plus a Cost per Page. For example, for using RSWeb to provide content from a Manufacturer with 10 pages of applicable content, the fee would be $1000 for the Set Up Fee, plus $200 for the Cost per Page (10 pages * $20 per page), or a total of $1200.00. In addition, the Reseller has the option to use Read Technologies' Consulting Service, as well as Read Technologies' Forms Processing Service, at an additional charge as described below.

Setup Fee.

A non-refundable Setup Fee of $2000 is required for up to three "source domains" that contains required content. Set up for more than three source domains will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Note: A source domain is defined as a unique sub domain where web content is stored and made available on the Internet. For example, RSWeb considers www.example.com and support.example.com as two separate source domains.

The setup process creates a Reseller defined "template" in which to place new content; as well as defines an indivisible group of pages in each source domain, and a finally creates a "Rules Database" to manage the scope of the available content and it's desired modification. 

Manufacturers provide RSWeb with a set of guidelines to govern the use of the content required, including but not limited to:

• Which pages are or are not available.

• Manufacturer requested limitations on modifications.

Resellers provide RSWeb with a second set of guidelines to govern how they want the content to look, including but not limited to:

• Which pages are or are not available.

• What content to update or replace.

• Specify the web server that takes delivery of all RSWeb generated web content along with account information required to access the server via FTP protocol. 

Cost per page

For text only delivery, the cost per page begins at $20 per page, for up to 100 pages of content. Above 100 pages of content the cost per page decreases by a factor of 4 for each increase in the total number of pages by a factor of 10. For example: at 1000 pages of content, the cost would be $5 per page; or at 10,000 pages of content, the cost would be $1.25 per page; or at 100,000 pages of content, the cost would be $0.3125 per page. (The actual cost per page is based on a calculation, which represents the curve that passes through these example points; so that the cost per page begins at $20.00 per page and literally decreases for every increase in the number of pages of content required above 100 pages.) The cost per page is required for the complete package of content, which is retrieved within the scope of the rules provided by the reseller from the Manufacturer's source domain. Note that references to image and multimedia files that point back to the source domain appear properly, provided these files aren't removed or changed at the source domain. 

For premium delivery, an additional charge of $10 per page is assessed for the physical delivery of actual image and/or multimedia files required to support the proper display and operation of every web page completely from the Reseller customer's web server. This effectively freezes all content at its destination.

Although the cost for the actual content delivered is calculated on a per page basis, all pages within a Manufacturer source domain must be purchased together due to the links contained within those pages that refer to other pages in the domain. 

The initial cost per page includes charges for all source domains that have been setup.

Subsequent cost includes charges for changes to these source domains. (RSWeb regularly monitors each source domain, special arrangements can be made for the frequency of monitoring.)

Consulting

Each Reseller customer that chooses to use RSWeb is assigned a dedicated RSWeb consultant to assist with the Setup and Content Delivery.

Each Reseller customer receives approximately 4 units (each unit equals 15 minutes) of "No Charge" consulting time each time a new source domain is setup. This "No Charge" time is only available in conjunction with a new delivery of content, and cannot be carried forward or applied to any other project.

Additional consulting is available as required or at the request of the Reseller customer, at the rate of approximately $40 per unit (each unit equals 15 minutes.)

Forms processing

Occasionally, a Manufacturer's web content requires that forms be used to collect information from users visiting a web site. These forms must be processed in order for the user to do things like access information, start a download, or run a demo. In order for this procedure to run successfully, the information collected on these forms must be processed separately by RSWeb, and in most cases some information must be forwarded on to the Manufacturer before the user can continue.

The processing of these forms require a determination by the Reseller to:

• Provide their own scripts to process forms on their own web server.

• Read Technologies can host the forms processing, at a cost of approximately $100 per form for setup and $1.00 per form each time it's accessed.