Commercial Fueling Network (CFN)

THE NETWORK: A group of petroleum marketing companies (network participants) who, through written agreements, follow certain policies allowing their customers to use the sites of other participants, and vice-versa.

PARTICIPANT: Member of the CFN network that provides a customer base and fueling locations to the network.

SITE: A cardlock facility operated by any participant in the network.

NETWORK DOMESTIC TRANSACTION: A transaction at your site by your customer that dials to the CFN authorization host for authorization.

FOREIGN TRANSACTION: A transaction by another participant's customer at your site that dials to the CFN authorization host for authorization.

REMOTE TRANSACTION: A transaction by your customer at another participant's site. This same transaction would be considered "foreign" to that other participant.

NCC (NETWORK COMMUNICATION COMPUTER): An HP computer, owned and operated by Participant. It is used to facilitate communications between participant's site(s), the participant's computer, and the network computer.

PARTICIPANT'S COMPUTER: The computer system (hardware, software, procedures, etc.), operated by each participant at their office. It is used, among other things, to process transactions, receive E-Mail, run reports and soon will give access to view real time transactions from the internet.

NETWORK COMPUTER: Three types:

Authorization Host - The HP9000, operated by CFN, which authorizes or denies transactions as cards are swiped at CFN sites to request fuel purchases.

Accounting Host - The HP3000, operated by CFN, which is responsible for taxing, pricing and communicating a participant's transactions to a participant's NCC computer.

Internet Host - The HP system which is responsible for maintaining an environment whereas participants can view transactions and download transactions in real time. Also responsible for maintaining participant specific information, general CFN news, company profile and directions to CFN sites.

STARTUP PACKAGE: The following is a typical startup package for membership to the network and represents the initial costs:

CFN Software & License

NCC: Hewlett-Packard Computer (Pentium 3 - 500 mmx) 64MB RAM, 15 inch color SVGA monitor

CFN Supplied US Robotics 56K Modem for the NCC

Site Registration for first site ($500 for each additional site)

Signage - 3'x2' CFN double sided aluminum I.D. signs (2)