Nepal’s first public mobile information service that provides details on vehicle tax, implemented by the Nepal Government in partnership with FOCUSONE Nepal.

1. Vehicle Tax
SMS
Service

2. About us
Introduction
FOCUSONE is a technology leader in mobile application software development and services,
delivering powerful standards-based mobile application service platforms for building enterprise
mobile applications. FOCUSONE provides the creative technology, solutions and services to
maximize customers’ business value.

3. Business areas
FOCUSONE provides innovative technologies and the services for developing effective mobile
computing systems and applications.
F1-WIS (Web Data Integration Server)
A high performance data integration engine for complete handling of various data
representations on the internet environment.
F1-MAS (Mobile Application Server)
An extensible platform for developing mobile applications that require mobile delivery
across any wireless protocol to any mobile device.
F1-SMS(SMS Middleware Server)
An SMS gateway with capability to connect to multiple SMSCs using standard SMPP
protocol and interface with various content providers.
Mobile Contents Service
Developing mobile contents services for practical uses.
Mobile Application Service
Providing productive mobile application services for enterprise customers.
Mobile System Development & Integration
Serving with In-depth expertise on standard mobile computing technologies.
Mobile System Consulting
Sharing the successful experiences on developing various enterprise mobile computing
systems.

4. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Introduction
• An initiative jointly under taken by Department of Transport Management
(DoTM) and FOCUSONE Nepal
• A public service to ease the process of finding vehicle tax information
• Prior to the launch of the service general public had to physically visit DoTM
offices to inquire.
• The service has provided anytime anywhere vehicle tax information. Reducing
load to some extend at DoTM office counters and saving general public’s time.
• The service currently available for vehicles registered in 3 zones and in the
process of expansion
• The VTAX SMS service is available to subscribers of all major telecom
operators;
Nepal Telecom (NT), Ncell and United Telecom Limited (UTL)
• Tax information can be accessed by sending a single SMS to short code 4321
using the keyword VTAX followed by vehicle number. Eg: VTAX ba37pa 399

5. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : System Layout
FOCUSONE has connections to all major telecom operators in Nepal. The SMS gateway located at
FOCUSONE premises is connected to the SMSCs of all the telecom operators through the dedicated
connections using SMPP 3.4 protocol.
The VTAX application is responsible for receiving the SMS content from the gateway, parsing the
content, retrieving appropriate vehicle tax information from the VRS located at the DoTM and sending
response to the user.

6. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Service Platform
F1-SMS - SMS Gateway
F1-SMS is an SMS gateway with capability to connect to multiple SMSCs using standard SMPP protocol
and interface with various content providers. F1-SMS enables SMS content providers to easily and
quickly deploy various SMS based services. The gateway is developed using Java and runs on virtually
any platform. At FOCUSONE the SMS gateway is being operated on Linux server.
(Ref: http://www.ccfocusone.com/products/F1-SMS.htm)
VTAX Application
The VTAX application is developed using Java and runs under open source Apache Tomcat servlet
container. The application receives the VTAX SMS sent by mobile subscribers, extracts the vehicle
number and query’s the VRS system to retrieve tax information of the vehicle in SMS query. The
retrieved information is then relayed to the SMS sender.
VRS
The VRS (Vehicle Registration System) is a java based web application deployed at the DoTM. The VRS
is a role based system and currently is being accessed by operators if several DoTM offices located at 3
zones. The system is based on the current business process and automates the process. The system is
in the process of being expanded to other zones.

7. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321

8. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
V

9. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VT

10. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTA

11. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX

12. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX b

13. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba

14. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba3

15. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37

16. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37p

17. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37pa

18. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37pa 3

19. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37pa 39

20. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage
4321
VTAX ba37pa 399

21. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

22. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

23. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

24. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

25. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

26. Vehicle Tax SMS Service
VTAX : Usage

27. Thank You
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