Interfaces to GE TABS and PETROEX services are optional features. TABS is the real-time communications link while PETROEX provides batch information.

An optional feature is the Exchange Loading Validation and Invoicing System that bypasses the expensive GE service charges. This standard communications protocol allows data transfer between the TMS3000 System and an exchange partner's computer system. TMS3000 can upload driver-captured and transaction data to the host system. Host systems can download load authorization data to TMS3000.

Using this module, licensed exchange partners can:

• Authorize their customers to load product at the terminal
• Receive the load transaction data in real time
• Produce cost-adjusted invoices immediately