Datavantage/CommercialWare Introduces Comprehensive Turnkey Retail Offering

Cleveland, Ohio, January 15, 2007— Datavantage/CommercialWare, a leading provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, today introduced the Datavantage/CommercialWare Integrated Suite, a comprehensive retail solution. Companies may visit Datavantage/CommercialWare and see product demonstrations in booth number 2104 at the National Retail Federation Convention & Expo in New York beginning January 15, 2007.

 

Building upon Datavantage’s proven retail solutions— Xstore™ Java POS , Relate™ Retail CRM, Enterprise™ Java Merchandising, and XBR® Store Analytics—the Integrated Suite delivers point of sale, marketing, merchandising, and analytic capabilities with out of the box integration and pre-configured hardware. The solution leverages the power of Java for configurability and flexibility, and allows retailers to quickly deploy a low risk solution in any environment.

 

“Our Integrated Suite is a Java-based, turnkey solution for retailers looking for a comprehensive management system from an established provider,” said John E. Gularson, senior vice president of Retail Systems for MICROS. “By combining sophisticated technology, robust product functionality and customer-focused usability, Datavantage/CommercialWare offers retailers a complete solution with integrated and configurable applications.”

 

A central element of the Integrated Suite is Enterprise Java Merchandising with inventory, purchase order and price management capabilities. Through Enterprise Java Merchandising, both push and pull inventory allocation, and order and price management are supported. Enhanced sales and positive inventory turns are the results for retailers, thereby growing margins, decreasing out-of-stocks and lowering administrative costs.

To support transaction activity, Xstore is the point of sale solution that ensures customers always enjoy a satisfying experience. Xstore provides point of service to the store with full customer history, custom messaging at the register, location-based inventory, and consistent pricing models.

 

Relate, a retailed focused customer relationship marketing solution, further compliments and extend the customer experience as part of the Integrated Suite. Relate enables retailers to track and report on customer buying habits, and thus create loyalty programs, target sales to a specific market segment, and increase customer sales.

Loss prevention and analytic functionality is offered via XBR. Using exception-based reporting methods to easily identify, track and respond to store events, XBR reduces shrink, ensures security compliance, and provides a significant return on investment.

“Retailers of all sizes and across all segments are articulating the need for integrated multi-channel applications,” said Paula Rosenblum, vice president, research and content at Retail Systems Alert Group. “Solutions like Integrated Suite promise to take the pain out of integration and provide rapid time to value. This is especially important for smaller retailers with limited IT staffs”.

 

As a Web-based solution, the Integrated Suite is accessible from anywhere, including stores, field offices and other remote office locations, and thus simplifies and accelerates otherwise time intensive processes. Tested to run on certified hardware, the suite enables emerging retailers around the globe to quickly implement a complete solution that meets their needs today and scales to accommodate their evolving requirements of tomorrow. For detailed product specifications, please visit www.datavantagecorp.com or call 888-328-2826.

 

About Datavantage/CommercialWare

Datavantage/CommercialWare provides best in class retail solutions worldwide, enabling retailers and direct marketers to deliver an exceptional customer experience. From any transaction point, merchants can easily provide superior customer service while optimizing operational efficiency across all channels. Working with over 450 brands, and leveraging open standards and Java powered technology, Datavantage/CommercialWare retailers can employ cutting-edge analytics, reduce shrink, eliminate bottlenecks, manage data, and maximize customer value. For more information visit www.datavantagecorp.com or www.commercialware.com.