How long has your company been in business?

Smart Solution has been in business since June of 1985.

How long has your company been involved in computerized banking systems?

Smart Solution was formed solely to serve the financial industry and has done so since June of 1985.

What is the variance in assets of your customers (caisse populaires and/or financial institutions)?

Our smallest client has $650,000 in assets and our largest has $4 billion in assets.

What is the variance in the number of clients served by your customers?

Our smallest customer has 200 clients and our largest has 130,000 clients.

State the name of the companies supplying the hardware and operating system. State briefly why they were chosen.

The hardware used is the financial institutions choice. However, it needs to be industry standard and SCSI architecture. Linux is the system software (O/S) used.

State your policy regarding programs tailored or adapted to our financial institutions.

Smart Solution software is broken down into two parts. The core software consisting of the similarities among all financial institutions, and the “modifiable” software. Smart Solution is a custom software provider.

What are the hours sold in the contract of the application software for?

Smart Solution provides contractually, hours required for training, conversion and general modifications. These contracted hours are based on the requirements and our experience of more than eighty installations. Any hours used beyond those stated in the contract are billable. Extra hours may be as a result of parameters unknown to either party at the time.

Location of hardware and software maintenance centres.

Smart Solution’s maintenance centre is located in Aurora, Ontario at 169 Edward  Street. Smart Solution provides off site support by VPN connection and at customer location.

Hardware support can be provided by Smart Solution. However, sometimes a more local vendor is best equipped for the job.

Provide details of innovation, as examples to suggest being at the leading edge of technology.

1985- Our conception! Development of a Y2K compliant multi-branch banking system!

1986- First installation of SMART C.U.T.™ version 1.0 in a 5 branch operation!

1987- First to deliver Telephone Banking!

1989- Delivery of INTERAC® access!

1992- Delivered Signature Display software!

1993- Delivered Photo Display software!

1994- Delivered CDRom history and report storage applications and saved some trees!

1996- Delivered Home Banking direct to host!

1997- GUI Interface & installation!

1999- Delivered Internet Home Banking! Delivered SMARTLoan-Windows version!

2000+ Just Watch Us!...