A retail point-of-sale project manager is available in the Washington D.C. area. Experience includes technical writing and case studies for Microsoft Business Solutions, c-store project management (including installations and train-the-trainer seminars) and work for the Walt Disney Corporation.

This project manager is currently in the D.C. area, but is willing to relocate to Florida, California, and points in between, for the right position.

 

 Point of Sale retail automation

 Retail Automation Systems has been assisting businesses for over 20 years. View their page for large chains retail automation solutions.

WAY Systems, Inc., a leader in providing wireless payment systems, continues to strengthen its management team with the addition of Bruce Shirey and Ben Pumphrey to its executive staff.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 5, 2006 -- It was announced today by Will GrayLin, CEO of WAY Systems, Inc., of Woburn, Massachusetts, two leading industry veterans are now members of the company’s executive staff.

GrayLin announced the appointment of Bruce R. Shirey as Vice President, Global Services. In this role, Shirey will have responsibility for all of the company’s technical support staff, web site technical staff, inventory management, internal systems and the firm’s Information Technology organization. An entrepreneur by nature, Shirey is a pioneer in the Internet Payments Industry where he created an Applications and Software development team that built one of the first and most successful secure payment gateways while at CardService International. Most recently with First Data Corporation, he brings with him 10 years of Merchant Acquiring expertise and Product Development experience for the retail merchant sector, including Wireless Mobile Payments, QSR over IP and Petroleum markets. Prior to joining the electronic payments industry, Shirey gained more than 15 years of computer industry transactional experience. He was the founder of FRS, Inc., a venture capital funded global inventory management company with over 100,000 square feet of specialized outsourcing services, repair & remanufacturing and direct-to-location deployment services of computer peripherals inventory for all of the major computer and peripheral manufacturers and OEMs. After serving five years in the US Navy Submarine service, Shirey began his career in the electronics industry and attended California State University, Fullerton, where he majored in Marketing and Economics.

GrayLin also announced the appointment of Ben Pumphrey as Vice President, Program Management. In this role, Pumphrey will be responsible for project and change management processes within the company. Additionally, he will oversee and direct the newly created Project Management Office. Pumphrey will be responsible for the implementation of the critical areas of process improvement throughout the company and the establish of policies, procedures, metrics and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) supporting core competencies throughout the company. Pumphrey has a BS in Production Management and a Masters in Business Administration and comes to WAY Systems with an extensive background in program, project, product, configuration management and systems engineering experience from various industry leaders, including First Data Corporation, CardService International, LinkPoint International, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.

About WAY System, Inc.
WAY Systems is a leading global service provider of mobile phone based Point of Sale solutions designed for millions of unwired merchants worldwide. WAY Systems has gained recognition for its award-winning end-to-end payment solution for acquirers, payment processors and POS resellers that work out-of-the-box, virtually anywhere. WAY Systems licenses Accessor™ -- a patented terminal technology application from Fractal Commerce Inc.

Nulogx Inc., a leading supply chain execution provider of Transportation Management Software (Nulogx Inc., a leading supply chain execution provider of Transportation Management Software (TMS) and Services, announced today it has been named to the list of Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners published in the July 2006 Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies (GL&SCS) magazine.

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) July 9, 2006 -- Nulogx Inc., a leading supply chain execution provider of Transportation Management Software (TMS) and Services, announced today it has been named to the list of Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners published in the July 2006 Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies (GL&SCS) magazine.

 Nulogx provides timely consulting to support our evolving transportation and logistics business requirements.  
"Nulogx provides timely consulting to support our evolving transportation and logistics business requirements." said Frank Sokol, Systems Implementation Manager, at a major logistics services company. "This support has helped us to transition from reactive administered transportation to an optimized transportation network that provides superior service and reduced costs to our internal and external customers."

During the past six months, logistics and supply chain professionals were asked to complete a survey nominating top-performing vendors and service providers based on 10 common qualities: value / cost savings, reliability, exceptional performance, expertise and knowledge base, problem-solving abilities, continuous improvement, support, positive culture, global capabilities and comprehensive service. The Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners were chosen from over 1,800 nominations from over 400 different companies based on their ability to make a significant impact on their company's efficiency, customer service, and overall supply chain performance.

"Nulogx is committed to delivering leading-edge technology solutions that enable our customers to differentiate their business value." said Travis-James Smith, VP Consulting Services, Nulogx Inc. "We are honored to be acknowledged as a global logistics leader."

About Nulogx
Nulogx is the leading innovator of Transportation Management Solutions built for the IBM iSeries. The objective to Deliver Real Return on Logistics is realized every day by companies from 3PL, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, retail, and life sciences industries.

Nulogx enables customers to significantly reduce operational costs and improve service by automating processes that combine inbound and outbound shipment data with real-world business constraints. With visibility across the entire transportation business cycle, Nulogx customers manage planning, routing and load optimization, execution and financial settlement activities. 7 of the top 10 leading North American 3PLs depend on Nulogx Solutions every day, managing over 2 billion dollars of transportation movements annually.

Nulogx Services utilize the proven TRACK Implementation Methodology, which significantly enhances customer service, reduces total cost and accelerates profitability. Nulogx professionals provide practical, world-wide experience and expertise that Deliver Real Return on Logistics.

Contact: Doug Colter, 416-915-9100 ext. 225
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Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) May 9, 2006 -- Global Export Marketing Company, the parent company behind American Garden, one of Middle East’s fastest growing FMCG brands has bagged the prestigious Retail News Annual Award for ‘Best Distributor of the Year – Middle East’. Over 250 retail executives attended the awards ceremony and gala dinner at The Fairmont Dubai held 19th April to celebrate innovation and achievement within the world of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in the Middle East. The awards honored 13 categories – ranging from food products to hot and cold beverages to service related awards for best producer, distributor and marketing strategy across 23 Middle East countries. With an industry panel comprising of senior management from major retailers such as Carrefour, Panda, Geant and Lulu; retail analysts from AC Nielsen and editors of Retail News Middle East, the awards criteria and selection methodology was both rigorous and stringent. The company owns the popular grocery brand, American Garden in addition to representing several multi-national US brands: Diamond Foil, Keebler Cookies and Crackers, French’s, Sue Bee Honey, among many others. Established in 1988, Global Export Marketing ships US-manufactured products ranging from mayonnaise to plastic zipper bags to charcoal to more than 40 countries across the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. American Garden is a market leader in several key categories such as mayonnaise, peanut butter, salad dressings and a wide variety of other quality food products across the Middle East. Similarly, Diamond Aluminum Foil is a household brand in the Middle East and a clear market leader with 30% volume share in Saudi Arabia and 66% in the UAE. (Source: MEMRB Retail Audit Data) The award has been the icing on the cake for Global Export Marketing Company which has enjoyed double-digit sales growth for the past five years. “We have been in the FMCG food industry for the past two decades. During this time, we have fostered strong relationships with our key suppliers in the US and our distributors in the field – this has given us the real competitive advantage to be awarded the Middle East’s best distributor of the year,” explained Mohamed Somji, Marketing Director, Global Export Marketing Company. Somji also credits the award to various strategic distribution deals inked in the past year. One such initiative was to set up exclusive sales and merchandising team with Al Maya Trading, the company’s distributor in the UAE of American Garden, Diamond Foil and Keebler Cookies and Crackers. The New York based firm is now working on expanding this successful strategy with other regional partners. “For companies that are prepared to work with their suppliers and key customers as business partners, the rewards can be high,” added Somji. “Global Export Marketing has both the experience and expertise of building brands offering a wide access to distributors and retailers − this award only confirms our dedication and commitment.” Editor’s Notes: Judges Panel: The judging panel for the awards comprised of some of the leading players in the Middle East’s retail sector including Mohammed Adil, CEO of Geant Saudi Arabia; Mark Mortimer Davies, Purchasing Director at Panda; Ashraf Ali, EMKE Group’s Executive Director; Boudi Ghandour, Carrefour’s GM for marketing and sourcing; George Mojica, GM of the Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society; Roger Field, the Editor of Retail News Middle East and Hubert Lobo, Retailer Services Manager at AC Nielsen. Methodology: Winners were selected using AC Nielsen’s exclusive market research, an industry panel and inputs of Retail News Middle East readers. This was done by combining the top three selling products in a segment and two or more wild card entries, which were selected by the judges. From there, the judging panel voted on the shortlist of five and the product with the most votes won. For each product award category a shortlist of five nominees was created. About Global Export/American Garden: www.globalxport.com / www.americangarden.us Global Export Marketing is the brand owner for American Garden in addition to representing several high profile international brands such as Diamond Foil, Keebler, French’s and Sue Bee Honey. The company also represents food products from over 30 leading US suppliers across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The company’s headquarters is based in New York, USA.

ClearStar.net to provide access to the Vincera Intelligent Protection™ service for retail screening firms to protect personally identifiable information (PII). Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 20, 2006 -- Vincera, Inc., the business process improvement company whose software yields predictive analytics, behavioral monitoring, and information distribution technology to enable their clients to track and manage access to all content and products they provide over the Internet, today announced its partnership with ClearStar.net. ClearStar.net is the first 100% Internet based application service provider (ASP) of the retail screening industry, providing strategy, services, and technology infrastructure to retail screening firms. To fulfill the partnership, ClearStar.net will offer Vincera's VAM! Intelligent Protection service to their retail screening customers, enabling them to protect, monitor and manage their e-distributed content containing personally identifiable information (PII). Stated Robert Vale, CEO of ClearStar.net, "ClearStar.net's customers require ready access to services that engender the smooth operation of their retail screening business, and we've been vigilant to include only the highest-caliber services for each business need. Increasingly, we find that retail screeners are aware of their obligations to protect the integrity of the personally identifiable information they distribute; they are asking ClearStar.net to point the way to their distribution and data integrity solution. We are pleased to meet this need by endorsing and providing access to Vincera's Intelligent Protection service." VAM! Intelligent Protection (VIP) is an information distribution technology that greatly reduces the risk of inappropriate access inherent in the e-distribution and storage of sensitive data by enabling consumer reporting agencies (CRA) to set business-driven rules to secure, track and manage the distribution of content that contains PII. With VIP, the CRA can easily customize distribution according to the desired business rules of their customers. For instance, a CRA or an HR department may decide to track that the documents containing sensitive information are being distributed, and track the number of machines that the document is being accessed by (potentially identifying a “breached” document); or, with the click of a button, the VIP customer can protect sensitive information from being indefinitely available by setting expiration rules thereby ensuring document destruction meets legislative requirements and simultaneously preventing the further distribution of such data. Concluded Dave Malmstedt, CEO of Vincera, "The e-channels so necessary for the distribution of personally identifiable information are also the likely nexus of PII alteration, theft, and illicit distribution. Background screeners are increasingly aware of their legal responsibilities for the prevention of these negative outcomes. We are excited to be at the forefront in offering CRA's in the retail space an easy to use and affordable way to protect and control access to documents containing personally identifiable information, and we are delighted to announce ClearStar.net as our Premium VIP ASP Partner as they offer our VAM! Intelligent Protection service to their clients." About Vincera, Inc. Vincera, Inc. is the business process improvement company, whose software monitors businesses' end-user web-based behavior, subsequently delivering predictive analytics that enable businesses to retain and upsell existing customers. Vincera's software also allows their clients to track and manage the distribution of intellectual property and content that contains personally identifiable information in a process Vincera labels "business friendly distribution," because businesses are in charge of how they use the resulting information. Based in Austin since its launch in 1999, Vincera's core team emerges from the information technology industry with extensive go-to-market expertise and has delivered a solution with more than 75 staff-years of development investment. Consequent to their expertise, Vincera combines three vital business process improvement services-- behavioral monitoring, predictive analytics, and information distribution technology--in one software tool. Vincera's clients include research publications, background screeners, healthcare industries, and other businesses that use web-based technology. Vincera's clients share a need to track and predict how their own customers are using their licensed software products or other intellectual property, as a revenue-generating sales tool for acquiring, retaining, and upselling customers; and/or to guard intellectual property and personally identifiable information. Vincera is a member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners. For more information, please visit: www.Vincera.com About ClearStar.net ClearStar.net is the retail screening industry’s first 100% Internet based system and serves as the worldwide leader in providing strategy, services, and technology infrastructure to retail screening firms. ClearStar.net empowers public record companies with the ability to gather information from sources of their choosing either manually or through the Internet. Each company can specify if a source is to have an account on their system. Ordered information is automatically routed to the desired source that can enter results directly, with the option for a quality control review prior to making the information available to your customers. With offices just outside of Atlanta, ClearStar.net has provided service to some of the premier retail screening companies around the world since 1995. ClearStar.net is a founding member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). For more information, please visit: www.ClearStar.net Safe Harbor Statement Matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those indicated by any forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Some of the things that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company and its operations, markets, product, and channel performance, the impact on the national and local economies resulting from terrorist actions, and U.S. actions subsequently; and the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and other factors detailed in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed in the Company's SEC filings. These risk factors may not be exhaustive. The company operates in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on the company's business or events described in any forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to actual results. ###

Knowledge Infusion consulting experts leverage deep expertise in the HCM industry to deliver sessions at the Oracle® Human Capital Management Users Group spring conference.

Las Vegas (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- Leveraging its deep expertise in the human capital management industry, Knowledge Infusion today announced its consulting experts will deliver several presentations to PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM customers at the Oracle® Human Capital Management Users Group (OHUG) spring conference kicking off today in Las Vegas.

Taking place from April 19-21, the conference will feature 64 sessions delivered exclusively for PeopleSoft customers, three of which will be lead by Knowledge Infusion experts. In addition to leading a session featuring Capital One, Knowledge Infusion CEO Jason Averbook will moderate a thought leader panel that will address the numerous surveys surrounding the human capital management industry today.

What: Knowledge Infusion CEO, Jason Averbook; Vice President of Strategic HCM Services, Stavros Liakakos and Principal Consultant, Betsey Snopel will participate in conference sessions as part of the PeopleSoft exclusive track. Averbook, Liakakos and Snopel’s scheduled sessions include:

• Transforming HR Through Technology at Capitol One -- Presented by Capital One and OHUG conference co-chair, Jason Averbook
• Thought Leaders Panel – Moderated by Jason Averbook
• Leverage PeopleSoft HelpDesk for Human Resources to Optimize Your Workforce Service Delivery -- Presented by Betsey Snopel
• The HR Transformation Equation -- Presented by Stavros Liakakos

For more information on Knowledge Infusion’s presence at the spring OHUG, please visit: http://www.knowledge-infusion.com/press/view/?id=6&" title="http://www.knowledge-infusion.com/press/view/?id=6&" target="_blank"http://www.knowledge-infusion...;type=event

Who: Jason Averbook, CEO of Knowledge Infusion, co-founded the HCM consultancy to help organizations realize “the other side of the equation”™ -- the true strategic value that can drive an enterprise by leveraging HR and talent management technologies. With more than 15 years of experience in the HR and technology industry including nine years at PeopleSoft, Averbook has worked with industry leading companies around the world to help them transform their HR organizations into strategic partners.

Betsey Snopel, Principal Consultant for Knowledge Infusion, brings more than 12 years of experience in the HR and technology industry. In her current role, Snopel is focused on helping Knowledge Infusion customers develop and execute their talent management and workforce service delivery strategies.

Stavros Liakakos, Vice President of Knowledge Infusion Strategic HCM consulting service, has more than 15 years of experience in the HR and technology industry with a significant focus on workforce performance and organizational development. Liakakos leverages his intimate knowledge of how HRIS technologies, products, and HCM strategies can deliver true strategic value to work closely with customers to help them ensure they have effective strategies in place in order to drive true business results.

Why: Knowledge Infusion experts will leverage their deep domain expertise in PeopleSoft solutions to present sessions as part of the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM track along with other customers and vendors delivering presentations on topics such as core HRMS, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Enterprise Learning Management, Recruiting Solutions and more. Focusing on Oracle E-Business suite (EBS) customers as well as PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM customers, OHUG attendees will have the opportunity to hear more than 120 sessions ranging from strategic to technical in nature. This event will mark the first time the PeopleSoft and Oracle HCM customer communities have been brought together in one location since the PeopleSoft acquisition was completed last year. Sponsored by a collection of OHUG members and vendors, the OHUG has two events per year for Oracle and PeopleSoft users. The spring OHUG will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to interact and communicate directly with Oracle Development and Support. For more information on the OHUG, please visit http://www.ohug.org" title="http://www.ohug.org" target="_blank"http://www.ohug.org

Where: The conference will be held at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. For Knowledge Infusion session locations, please visit http://www.ohug.org/meetings/AgendaPeople SoftTrack.pdf" title="http://www.ohug.org/meetings/AgendaPeople SoftTrack.pdf" target="_blank"http://www.ohug.org/meetings/...

When: The spring OHUG event is taking place from April 19-21, 2006. There will also be pre-conference vertical sessions for Retail, Education and Compensation and Benefits taking place on Tuesday, April 18th. Knowledge Infusion session times are as follows:

Transforming HR Through Technology at Capitol One
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Thought Leaders Panel
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Leverage PeopleSoft HelpDesk for Human Resources to Optimize Your Workforce Service Delivery
Thursday, April 20, 2006 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

The HR Transformation Equation
Thursday, April 20, 2006 from 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

About Knowledge Infusion
Knowledge Infusion is the consulting authority on Human Capital Management (HCM) technology. Formed in 2005 to meet a growing market need, the firm provides strategic management consulting services to help organizations drive true business value from HCM technology via its integrated Strategy-Plan-Action methodology. Working collaboratively with clients, Knowledge Infusion assists in forming and executing decisions that allow organizations to maximize the value of current and future technology assets in supporting human resource and talent management strategy. The Knowledge Infusion consulting team is composed of industry leaders from product vendor, market analyst and consulting firm backgrounds, respected for their trusted advisor approach to assisting clients. Additionally, Knowledge Infusion thought leadership and concentrated focus on HCM technology enables access and close coordination with industry analysts and HCM product vendors that provides further capability in supporting clients. For more information, please visit: www.knowledge-infusion.com

Knowledge Infusion and the Knowledge Infusion logo are registered trademarks of Knowledge Infusion, LLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Hubbard created a management technology that has been used to improve thousands of businesses.

From WISE: 

Recognizing that what all too often passes for life in the modern workplace is endless drudgery, inefficiency, insecurity and bureaucratic entanglements, individuals began to utilize the same administrative principles L. Ron Hubbard developed for use in Scientology churches to improve their own businesses, organizations, groups and even their personal lives.

Their reasoning was simple: As Mr. Hubbard’s administrative policies are based on natural laws of life and living, they certainly could be applied to bring sanity, stability and expansion to any organization outside of a church. Why, for example, must any individual suffer sleepless nights worrying about the future of his business or favorite club or other organization when Mr. Hubbard has so plainly outlined practical means of survival in group endeavors?

Why, too, must anyone—employee, executive or volunteer—suffer from continual infighting, backbiting and day-to-day duress when Mr. Hubbard so precisely lays out rules for group harmony? Moreover, many had long been utilizing principles from such books as The Problems of Work to help resolve problems in group and work situations. Some even compiled their own manuals using some of Mr. Hubbard’s material for use in training their employees, while others used what they knew to assist colleagues.

With such knowledge so readily available, it was only natural that businesspeople and professionals would begin implementing these discoveries to better relationships within their fields of practice and with their friends and families. Today, this technology is utilized by tens of thousands of individuals, groups and organizations, many of whom have reported excellent results. There are many reports that its use has resulted in assisting these groups to flourish and prosper.

WISE members share a keen interest in L. Ron Hubbard’s administrative technology, and through WISE they are able to reach others who share that interest and discuss projects and matters of mutual concern.

Energy Investor Portals:

NaturalGasStocks.com and OilandGasStockNews.com Expand Content Offering News and Article Submission for Public and Private Companies Point Roberts, WA, Delta, BC

(PRWEB) April 13, 2006 -- www.OilandGasStockNews.com (OGSN) and www.NaturalGasStocks.com (NGS), global investor Web sites providing content for the natural gas, energy and oil industries, announce a new service for public and private companies to submit press releases to visitors following the energy sector.

In addition, www.OilandGasStockNews.com (OGSN) and www.NaturalGasStocks.com (NGS) have added a new feature for freelance journalists and industry experts to contribute articles. The additional content will build upon the portal articles, audio interviews, stock directories, audio conferences RSS feeds and links. With rising energy costs, and interest in alternative energy, the portals are also addressing energy portfolios in the upcoming April 26th Online Energy Conference - “Opportunities in Renewable and Clean Energy, Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal”.

The online audio conference will provide a comprehensive overview of industry trends for interested investors and industry researchers. Upcoming Online Energy Conference - “Opportunities in Renewable and Clean Energy, Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal” Public Companies and Industry Experts provide a comprehensive energy sector overview as they discuss renewable and clean energy, oil, natural gas and coal. Investors and media can gain insight into market movement and opportunities within the diverse and rapidly growing energy sector as we move towards a diversified energy portfolio. Format: Audio Presentations and Power Point Presentations, April 26th, 2006

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Public relations is often underused and misused. You need to know how to use public relations to boost your company's image and to promote your company. Here is a great article about public relations: "Public relations is marketing's most misunderstood child. It isn't having your corporate name on Little League uniforms or putting a brave face in front of cameras when lawsuits or disasters hit." Read more at: Jon von Gunten - the importance of public relations

Helene Kress is a topnotch videographer in the southern California area. If you live in Sunland, Tujunga, Glendale, Eagle Rock, Hollywood, Los Angeles, or the Los Feliz area, and are planning a wedding, barmitzvah, or something like that, check her out: Los Angeles Videographer Wedding Videography

A good place for information on a business is: Edgar Online. Take a look. This report on Omni Energy Corp (Burton Zaunbrecher) is just one sample of the reports you can find there.

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Omni named Mr. Eckert as the new CEO.

 

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This isn't a point of sale issue, but I like this resource for anyone who is ready to buy their own home.

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This site contains info on Real Estate Appraisals, Escrow and Title Fees, Home Inspections Advice and more.

 

Businesses and individuals from all over the country - and the world - are assisting the victims of these hurricanes.

Your help is needed. 2,000 volunteers are needed on the ground in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, immediately.

Please contact 1-800-HELP-4YU

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POSGlobal.com Receives Outstanding Sales Recognition From Microsoft for 2005 POSGlobal.com recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft® Business Solutions President's Club for 2005. (PRWEB) August 26, 2005 -- POSGlobal.com recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft® Business Solutions President's Club. This recognition honors Business Solutions reselling partners whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement and customer satisfaction. "Microsoft congratulates POSGlobal.com on achieving President’s Club status," said Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Craig McCollum. "POSGlobal.com truly understands how important customers are to Microsoft and has gone out of their way to make the customer’s experience a positive one." "It is rewarding to see our hard work amount to this achievement," remarked Vincent Wen, President of POSGlobal.com. "The combination of excellent customer service and in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Retail Management System is the key to success in this competitive market." POSGlobal.com provides complete point-of-sale (POS) and automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) solutions for nationwide small, midmarket and corporate businesses using business applications. It specializes in Microsoft Retail Management System (Point of Sale, Store Operations and Headquarters) business applications. Founded in 1998, POSGlobal.com is a leading source for POS and AIDC software and hardware. For more information, please visit www.posglobal.com # # #

SCB Solutions, Inc. Announces Solution to Payment Card Commoditization

Banks’ control over electronic payments is under attack. Banks are losing contact with their customers and are relegated to differentiating themselves by pricing. SCB Solutions can help them leverage their untapped resources.

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) August 9, 2005 -– Banks’ control over electronic payments is under attack. Much of the industry power historically held by established banks is shifting into the hands of processors and merchant associations. Banks are losing contact with their customers and are relegated to differentiating themselves by pricing. SCB Solutions can help them leverage their untapped resources.

Financial institutions and payment associations such as Visa and MasterCard are spending billions of dollars on infrastructures that are mainly used to fight fraud or prevent misuse of cards. At the time of a payment transaction, a link is established between the cardholder and the issuing bank, but currently this sophisticated link is only used to communicate transaction approval to the cardholder. “What a waste in a market where payments cards are seen more and more as commodity items. Our solutions leverage the underused IT investment to establish a richer link at the time of the transaction,” said Ronan Lapie, President of SCB Solutions.

The channel of communication between the issuer and the point of sales terminal offers a variety of new options. For example, a bank could use the solution to provide instant cash-back, rather than waiting till the end of the month or the end of the year. Or, the customers could redeem their miles on regular transactions. And those are just enhancements to current payment schemes. In addition, this new communication channel in the hands of marketing people will likely spark the development of new concepts.

“SCB Solutions has always promoted products that combine high security on the one hand and a better and richer experience for the end-users on the other hand. We are now just applying those concepts to the banking world,” added Lapie.

About SCB Solutions, Inc.
SCB Solutions, Inc. is a provider of smart card, identity and secured transaction technologies. The company portfolio includes integrated smart card applications and products for the enterprise, government and banking markets. SCB Solutions allows its customers to enhance and secure their digital world and provide an easier and richer experience to the end-users. SCB Solutions' offerings include SCB Access™ logical access, secure logon, and single sign-on applications, and Sm@rtSite™, an integrated multi-application smart card system with modules for card management, identification, payment services, security and loyalty. The SCB Solutions consulting practice is designed to provide strategic, technological and logistical support to organizations considering new identification, authentication and advanced payment. For more information on SCB Solutions, Inc., visit www.scbsolutions.com. For more information on Advanced Payment, visit http://www.scbsolutions.com/w...

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Chick-fil-A and USAT Corp. Win Technology Award for Innovative M2M Project

Chick-fil-A and USAT Corp. were recently awarded a prestigious 2005 Value Chain Award at the M2M United conference in Chicago. The award recognized the companies' work in implementing a portable POS solution that could be used at grand openings for new restaurant locations.

Atlanta, GA. (PRWEB) July 27, 2005 -- Chick-fil-A was recently awarded a 2005 Value Chain Award at the M2M United conference in Chicago. M2M Magazine, the leading publication covering machine-to-machine communications, awarded Chick-fil-A the Silver Prize in Retail Innovation for the company's work in implementing a portable POS solution that could be used at grand openings for new restaurant locations.

Also accepting a Silver Prize with Chick-fil-A was solutions provider USAT Corp., a company that specializes in using wireless data for remote asset management. USAT Corp. provided wireless data hardware, integration advice, and wireless data plan activation services to the internal Chick-fil-A Information Technology team that managed the project.

M2M Magazine created the Value Chain Awards to honor the most successful adopters of M2M technology and their enablers, the teams of solution providers that made their successes possible.

In summing up the benefits reaped from his department's M2M project, Chick-fil-A Senior IT Supervisor Tony Letts, says “… Using wireless technology, Chick-fil-A can begin processing credit cards as soon as we open a new location, and we do not have to worry about delays caused by lags in getting the landline POS infrastructure in place. This helps to ensure that our new restaurants open on schedule every time.”

About Chick-fil-A Inc.:
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc., the nation's second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain (based on sales), currently has more than 1,200 restaurants in 38 states and Washington, D.C. Credited with inventing the chicken sandwich and first introducing the chicken nugget concept, Chick-fil-A serves nutritious and freshly prepared food products in malls, free-standing units, drive thru-only outlets, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House® and Truett's Grill® full-service restaurants, and through licensed outlets in college campuses, hospitals, airports, businesses and industrial sites. More information about Chick-fil-A is available on the chain's websites, located at www.chick-fil-a.com, www.chick-fil-apressroom.com or www.truettcathy.com.

About USAT Corp.:
Based in Chapel Hill, NC, USAT is a mobility systems integrator dedicated to maximizing the uptime of employees working outside of the conventional office setting. A full-service technology partner, USAT can procure, implement and support the components needed for wide-area Remote Asset Management (RAM) initiatives. More information about USAT Corp. is available on the company's website, located at www.usatcorp.com.

Zunch to Provide Search Engine Marketing for DueMaternity.com High End Maternity Fashion Boutique Switches to Dallas Company

Zunch Communications, Inc. has announced an addition to its client roster with the recent signing of Due Maternity, an online retail boutique specializing in maternity clothing for the fashionable mother-to-be. Zunch will provide search engine optimization and search engine marketing for the site located at www.DueMaternity.com. In addition to a full online store, the company also has boutiques in Santa, Barbara, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas and a new store soon to open in San Francisco.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 12, 2005 -– Zunch Communications, Inc. has announced an addition to its client roster with the recent signing of Due Maternity, an online retail boutique specializing in maternity clothing for the fashionable mother-to-be. Zunch will provide search engine optimization and search engine marketing for the site located at www.DueMaternity.com. In addition to a full online store, the company also has boutiques in Santa, Barbara, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas and a new store soon to open in San Francisco.

Tony Wright, Zunch’s Chief Interactive Marketing Officer, whose wife is an expectant mother, is excited about the opportunity to work with Due Maternity.

“As the husband of a mother-to be, I know how hard it is to find maternity clothing that isn’t – how do I say this nicely – frumpy,” says Wright, “There are plenty of expecting women like my wife, or like our own Carrie Tinsley, Co-Director of Zunch’s SEO Division, who don’t think you have to sacrifice fashion when you become pregnant.”

Due Maternity’s clothing lines extend from jeans and fashionable tops to sleep-ware intimates and dresses. Also featured on the website are diaper bags, swimwear and nursing clothing.

Wright explained the difference between search engine marketing (SEM) and organic search engine optimization (SEO).

“SEM is also known as pay-per-click. Those are the search results on Google, for example, that are over on the right side of the page, or the ones at the top highlighted in blue. With PPC, you are buying keywords that you know your potential market is searching for. In the case of Due Maternity, an obvious keyword phrase might be “maternity fashions,’” Wright continued, “Organic search engine optimization makes use of your web content. We try to make sure that your website is optimized with keyword rich content, thus bettering your ranking when potential customers search those keywords. We go about this scientifically, of course, researching the phrases most searched. But with this many expectant moms around me, I think we’ll be able to intuitively come up with a few phrases relating to maternity fashion – or lack thereof.”

Due Maternity has plans to begin an Interactive Public Relations campaign with Zunch in the coming months. Company representatives for Due Maternity cited Zunch’s ability to provide all of their services in-house as one of the reasons they recently switched interactive agencies.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) is a search engine optimization, website design and Microsoft Certified application development company dedicated to achieving measurable results for its clients. Top-ranked worldwide in search engine optimization, Zunch Communications is a member of DFWIMA, SEO Consultants, seopros, DFWSEM, topseos and a Circle Member of SEMPO.

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BBM Canada Increases IT Efficiency With INSYSTEK® Inventory Manager

Canadian provider of ratings for television and radio, increases their IT efficiency with a leading US IT management solution.

Topeka, KS (PRWEB) July 21, 2005 -- BBM Canada a leading supplier of radio and television audience ratings services across Canada, recently implemented INSYSTEK® Inventory Manager, the leading Agentless™ IT management solution, resulting in increased IT efficiency and a lowered total cost of IT ownership across the organization.

The company is one of the largest and most experienced research suppliers in Canada, and its services include a digital broadcast-ready TV people meter system, diary surveys for more than 100 radio and television markets, and a variety of syndicated and custom research studies.

Real Time Audits
BBM Canada deals with real time data, and the need to efficiently manage this data translates into a very time-consuming task for the BBM Canada IT staff, who are on call 24/7 as a result. In addition to this, BBM Canada’s IT department also manages around 500 Windows-based desktops and server systems on a daily basis.

"Given the fact that we work with real time data, and very tight deadlines, we need to be flexible with what the users install on their systems so they can do their job in a timely fashion. However, we still need to be able to quickly and accurately determine the presence of unauthorized applications for immediate removal" says Brice Samulenok, Security Officer in the IT division of BBM Canada. "INSYSTEK® Inventory Manager allows us to do just that. In fact, our primary use for Inventory Manager is to get an accurate up-to-date picture of the software installed on the systems to determine what patches need to be applied, and what users are in violation of our Acceptable Use policy."

Reducing IT Manpower Hours
With an always-on-call IT department, and just 14 IT staff members to manage the 500 Windows desktops and servers in the user segment, as well as additional Linux, Tru64, Solaris, and Novell systems in the data processing segment, manpower hours are a valuable commodity in the IT department at BBM Canada. With the help of Inventory Manager, BBM Canada has been able to significantly reduce the number of IT manpower hours they usually require, particularly in the realm of system audits. "Prior to acquiring INSYSTEK® Inventory Manager it would take a full week of manpower to audit all our 500 systems. It now takes us only 4 hours to accomplish this same task" explains Samulenok.

Corporate Compliance
BBM Canada conducts audits on an on-going basis to verify if necessary security patches are in place, as well as to determine if end-users are in compliance with corporate mandates for permitted software applications.

"We use Inventory Manger to ensure that the user desktop systems only have corporate-approved software installed and that the latest patches are installed on both our server and desktop systems" details Samulenok.

BBM Canada commonly uses Inventory Manager to remove data-mining programs that inevitably get installed (such as IE hot bars). "This operation is run as a scheduled task to clean up our desktop systems. In addition, we use the report functions to keep up-to-date with our Dell service tag and hardware support. This enables us to quickly identify the service tag or serial number of the hardware to provide support for these systems remotely."

Software Savings
The INSYSTEK® Report Wizard is used by BBM Canada to view software trends by department, and easily communicate any software license violations or non-approved corporate software to the relevant department heads. "This enables us to minimize software 'overlap' between departments which wastes resources on redundant software solutions" Samulenok explains.

With Inventory Manager, BBM Canada is able to reduce the time and money they previously spent on managing each individual Windows system, and effectively enforce user policies, ensuring their environment remains both compliant and secure.

"There is more focus on software compliance than ever before," says Richard Carlsen, CFO of INSYSTEK, "and software asset management (SAM) policies have become a necessity in today’s business-place. BBM Canada understands the need for solid SAM, and our solution provides them with the capabilities to comprehensively manage this aspect of their IT assets and much more; driving down the cost traditionally associated with the ownership and management of software."

About INSYSTEK
INSYSTEK, Inc. has established itself as a leader in Agentless™ IT management software, supplying solutions that enable system auditing/inventorying, software distribution/removal, and server performance & availability monitoring capabilities to clients in business, government, education and healthcare in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and South Africa.

More information on INSYSTEK and the full range of INSYSTEK Agentless™ IT management solutions, including free trial versions, can be found at www.insystek.com or by sending an e-mail to info at insystek.com or calling toll free 1-877-467-9783.

New West Technologies Completes Mobility Line of Software for Microsoft Retail Management System with 'Mobile POS'

Today New West Technologies, Inc. announced release of the keystone application in its line of mobility software partnering with the Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) platform. Mobile Point-of-Sale (POS) enables users to tender sales without the necessity of a physical cash register or retail lane. Mobile POS brings the world of retail software to an even pace with the hardware built to support it. Handheld wireless devices equipped with scanners and card readers have long been on the market, yet until now they have been almost exclusively used by larger 'box' retailers. Mobility solutions from New West Technologies tie these devices to software in a way that is practical for all retailers.

SWWPC 2005, Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 20, 2005 -- Today New West Technologies, Inc. announced release of the keystone application in its line of mobility software partnering with the Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) platform. Mobile Point-of-Sale (POS) enables users to tender sales without the necessity of a physical cash register or retail lane. Complete with credit card processing capabilities, Mobile POS handles complete retail transactions from any location with wireless access. Users scan or key in the item SKU number using a handheld device equipped with Microsoft Windows Pocket PC operating system. Transactions are tendered through the device, which captures the customer’s signature for credit card transactions and calculates change for cash transactions. Afterwards, transaction items are automatically deducted from the main inventory and a receipt with the signature or change amount prints from a wireless printer carried on the hip of the cashier. Devices equipped with scanners and magnetic card swipes enhance the utility of the module, but are not a necessity.

Mobile POS brings the world of retail software to an even pace with the hardware built to support it. Handheld wireless devices equipped with scanners and card readers have long been on the market, yet until now they have been almost exclusively used by larger 'box' retailers. Mobility solutions from New West Technologies tie these devices to software in a way that is practical for all retailers.

"Finally, a dream of the retailer has come to fruition. The ability to provide in-depth customer service on demand without being tethered to a cash-wrap or computer has finally been achieved. Mobile POS gives them that ability while delivering ease of use and flexibility that is well within the price point of the independent retailer, " says Dan King, President- New West Technologies, Inc.

The release of Mobile POS is accompanied by the rollout of Mobile Suite 4, the latest incarnation of New West Technologies' popular Mobile Suite, and introduces the added functionality of Mobile Label Printing. This newest feature allows for rapid deployment of merchandise labeling as well as work order ticket printing, handing the customer a slip that can be scanned for quick work order retrieval. Applications included in the Mobile Suite are: Mobile Inventory Count, Mobile Purchase Order, Mobile Work Order, Mobile Transfer, and Mobile Label Printing.

Other development announcements included the release of X-Cart compatibility with Web Integrator: Standard Edition. Users of Microsoft RMS will be able to have orders automatically downloaded from X-Cart, an online shopping cart, to the point-of-sale system. Items ordered, customer name, shipping, and credit card number are automatically populated in RMS, preventing errors in order handling and credit card processing. The announcement comes as online shopping gains more popularity and retailers look to bolster their brick and mortar stores with an online presence.

Mobile Suite 4, Mobile POS, and Web Integrator: Standard Edition for X-Cart can be purchased through New West Technologies or any Microsoft RMS partner in the New West Technologies Partner Network. Information on pricing and other extensions for the Microsoft Retail Management System can be found at http://www.newestech.com

New West Technologies is a Portland, Oregon based Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in ISV Software Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions, and Networking Infrastructure Solutions.

Microsoft and Pocket PC are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. New West Technologies logo is property of New West Technologies, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Valutec Announces Global Gift Card Functionality with Microsoft Retail Management System


Valutec Card Solutions, Inc. today announced global functionality with the Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS). Now retailers operating RMS can select Valutec as their gift card provider with the assurance that the cards will work across their entire chain.

Franklin, TN (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 18, 2005 -- Valutec Card Solutions, Inc. today announced global functionality with the Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS). Now retailers operating RMS can select Valutec as their gift card provider with the assurance that the cards will work across their entire chain. Assisting in the integration was New West Technologies, a Microsoft Gold Certified Business Solutions Partner and Microsoft Retail Solutions Reseller.

Valutec provides end-to-end stored value card services including card design and production, merchandising displays, transaction processing, reporting and toll-free support to each merchant location. Coupled with the functionality of RMS, Valutec cards may be purchased, redeemed and recharged in real time across multiple store locations within the same chain.

The trend towards gift cards has accelerated dramatically over the past few years. In 2004, consumers spent $55 billion dollars on plastic gift cards, as opposed to $5 billion on paper gift certificates. The Microsoft RMS integration with Valutec opens the door for many more merchants to generate similar sales gains with their own high-quality gift card programs.

Valutec integration for RMS is free to new Valutec customers. For information visit: http://www.valutecinfo.com/

About Valutec Card Solutions
Valutec Card Solutions is the leading provider of comprehensive gift and loyalty card services to small and mid-market retail, restaurant and hospitality merchants. Web address: www.valutecinfo.com