New Loss Prevention Solution From Apigent Offers a Real Time Answer to Help Reduce Shrinkage
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New system integrates video and alerts into a complete system for active monitoring
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 26, 2001) – Apigent Solutions™, a provider of managed services in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries, today introduced its Loss Prevention Solution. The application helps enterprises reduce theft as well as create a safer environment for employees and customers.
Designed by Apigent’s CEO Jim Melvin, a recognized authority on information technologies for the foodservice, convenience store, retail, grocery, chain drug, and hospitality industries, the Loss Prevention Solution reduces employee theft and improves site security. It is the latest component of Apigent’s complete enterprise operations information service – including sales reporting and labor management solutions – built on its flagship product, ZEOM.net™. ZEOM.net is an enterprise information service that converts raw operations data from multiple locations into meaningful real-time information.
“Unfortunately, theft does happen,” Melvin said. “Learning about a loss hours or days later does little good. This technology is designed to give restaurant, retail and hospitality operators peace of mind because they know that the safe is secure, the doors are locked and their cash is managed responsibly.”
The Loss Prevention Solution from Apigent integrates video and alerts into a complete system for active monitoring of key access points and critical financial transactions. Alerts are triggered from contact sensors on entries and safes. In addition, common point of sale and attendance systems – when integrated into the ZEOM.net operations information framework – can trigger alerts based on excessive instances of voids, no-sales or coupons, as well as monitoring of excessive overtime and violations to an operation’s time clock.
If a potential problem arises, a manager can view the situation as it unfolds. After the fact, a video storyboarding feature links footage to alerts, reducing 24 hours of film to the key two or three events that happened—providing a record that can be archived. Therefore, opportunities for theft are reduced and culprits can be more easily identified. The Loss Prevention Solution can deliver problem notifications both inside and outside the enterprise.
ABOUT APIGENT SOLUTIONS
One of Sun Microsystems’ Elite Plus service providers, Apigent Solutions is the creator of products and services that help multiunit operators transform raw data into actionable information they can use to more effectively manage their business. Apigent offers a variety of innovative technologies, including the SunTone certified ZEOM.net operations information service, centrally hosted human resource and financial applications powered by Lawson and the IntelliKitchen kitchen management system. The company originated as the technology development subsidiary of Chickasaw Holding Company, a $200 million telecommunications company with nearly 150,000 customers in more than 30 states. Chickasaw remains a major shareholder in Apigent. The ZEOM.net sales/service number is 800-664-8228. Or, for more information about Apigent Solutions, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.apigent.com.
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