IBM SurePOS 600 Latest Platform for 360Commerce Software Solution
360Commerce Contact:
Milly Pellizzari
Marketing Programs Manager
(512) 491-2781
mpellizzari@360Commerce.com
360Commerce Maintains Lead in Number of Hardware/OS Combinations Offered
Austin, Texas (January 7, 2003) – 360Commerce, a leading provider of integrated commerce software for retailers, announced today that their store optimization software is now running on IBM’s SurePOS™ 600. The combination of 360Store™ software and the SurePOS 600 will be available for demonstration at the upcoming National Retail Federation (NRF) Conference, January 12-14, 2003, at the 360Commerce station in the ARTS pavillion #571.
Adding the SurePOS 600 to existing hardware options, including IBM SurePOS 300, 500, and 750 series, IBM 4694, Wincor Nixdorf Beetle /M and /S, UTC UT810-i, and Fujitsu TeamPoS 5000 and 2000 provides 360Commerce customers with freedom-of-choice and the ability to leverage existing assets to help minimize costs. 360Commerce applications can run on JVM-enabled operating systems including Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS, IBM 4690, OS/400, OS/2, AIX, and other versions of UNIX. 360Commerce can still demonstrate more hardware and operating system choices than any other store solutions vendor to date.
Retailers know they need to move to new point-of-sale software to gain the operational efficiencies of a real-time enterprise and take advantage of customer-pleasing functionality like the ability to place orders on the web and pick them up in the store. The cost of replacing all their POS hardware in one fell swoop however is expensive, causing some retailers to defer that much-needed software replacement. “We continue to expand the number of platforms on which our Java-based software runs so retailers can phase in new, more cost-effective technology while leveraging their older hardware, peripherals and operating systems wherever possible,” said Christine Lowry, chief marketing officer at 360Commerce. “Because this reduces the hardware costs of the project, retailers are able to implement and realize the benefits of their next-generation web-enabled store solution sooner.”
About 360Store™ and 360Enterprise™ Products
360Store Point-of-Sale is a web-enabled POS that can run thin, trim or fat, and includes the next-generation features needed to increase sales and decrease costs, such as reserve on the web/pickup in the store, cross-store inventory lookup, and optional mobile POS. Browser-based, 360Store Back Office lets your store manager take care of business from anywhere, including the back office, the POS, home or the enterprise, and enables the sharing of real-time data across the enterprise. Optional modules take care of inventory functions such as transfers and receipts. 360Enterprise Central Office is a browser-based application residing at the enterprise, which provides a system of record for store configuration files, a central point for moving data back and forth between the stores and the enterprise, and a centralized view of store transactions.
About IBM SurePOS 600
IBM`s SurePOS 600 Series is designed specifically for specialty retailers, who require a reliable, affordable, powerful and elegantly designed system that also includes the most advanced technology, and Internet and multimedia capabilities. The sleek, award-winning, integrated design of the SurePOS 600 preserves limited counter space and is designed to enhance the appearance of a specialty store. The SurePOS 600 also offers touch-screen capability, is ideal for Internet and multimedia applications and can be used in a wireless environment when it is difficult to route cables. The SurePOS 600 is designed to link a retailer`s store, catalog, and online operations to provide specialty retail store operators with a seamless viewof their customers across all available sales channels. The SurePOS 600 Series is equipped with the processing power retailers need to run their current POS software, as well as emerging applications for customer loyalty, e-commerce and other e-business initiatives.
About 360Commerce
360Commerce software enables retailers to capture and leverage real-time operational intelligence across the enterprise to optimize store profitability. Leading multi-channel retailers on 360Commerce’s customer list include Apple, Burlington Coat Factory, Circuit City, Cole National, The Home Depot, Gap Inc., and KB Toys. The vendor with more store systems customers than any other in the retail Java market, 360Commerce enables retailers to minimize cost of ownership with extremely flexible solutions that can be quickly integrated and customized, and decrease risk with reliable, flexible, proven solutions that maximize both existing and future investments.
Trademarks: 360Commerce, 360Store and 360Enterprise are trademarks of 360Commerce, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SurePOS is a trademark of IBM Corporation.
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