360Commerce First to be Designated ARTS Compliant; Leading Java Software Vendor Shows High Level of Compliance During Testing.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002 The current leader in J2EE-based retail software technology, 360Commerce has become the first company to complete the Association for Retail Technology Standards The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) is an international membership organization dedicated to reducing the costs of technology through standards. Since 1993, ARTS has been delivering application standards exclusively to the retail industry. (ARTS) Data Model Conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and Program. The assessment of 360Commerce software, performed by the ARTS Senior Technical Architect, found a high level of compliance with all of the business functions tested. "We're excited to have this opportunity to demonstrate adherence. 360Commerce has been a strong proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. of the ARTS Data Model since 1998 when we first started designing our Java-based applications and saw the emerging demand for standards," said Jerry Rightmer, 360Commerce's chief technology officer and chairman of the IXRetail Process Subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun and Stored Value Work Team. "Demonstrating conformance is especially important to us now for two reasons," Rightmer continues. "First, more and more retailers are adopting the ARTS standard and other key standards we support, such as JavaPOS and J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. , because it gives them increased flexibility and reduced costs. Secondly, we are building a new application now, 360Enterprise(tm) Central Office, that resides at the enterprise where the impact of standards on integration costs is even greater." Effective Nov. 1, 2002, only software application vendors that are audited under the Conformance Program and found to be in compliance with the Data Model will be able to use the "ARTS Compliant" designation. "We are delighted with this latest indication that conformance to our standards is becoming more significant to retailers and vendors," said Richard Mader, executive director of ARTS. "Ten years ago, at the first meeting of ARTS, the question of how to prove compliance was asked. Today we have the answer." Compliant vendors will also be identified as such on the ARTS Web site, which is available to the public. About 360Commerce 360Commerce software enables retailers to capture and leverage real-time operational intelligence across the enterprise to optimize optimize - optimisation store profitability. Leading multi-channel retailers on 360Commerce's customer list include Apple, Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 360 stores in 42 states (as of 2006). In early 2007, the first location to be opened in Canada will be at the Vaughan Mills mall in Toronto. , Circuit City, The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Gap Inc. and K B Toys. The vendor with more Java store systems customers than any other in the retail 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, proven solutions that maximize both existing and future investments. 360Commerce products include 360Store(tm) Point-of-Sale, Unleashed(tm) Mobile POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale , Back Office, Gift Registry and 360Enterprise(tm) Central Office. About ARTS The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) of the National Retail Federation is a retailer-driven membership organization dedicated to creating an international, barrier-free technology environment for retailers. ARTS was established in 1993 to ensure that technology works to enhance a retailer's ability to develop store level business solutions and avoid situations that limit a retailers' ability to implement change while providing industry standards designed to provide greater value at lower costs. On the Net: 360Commerce site: http://www.360Commerce.com On the Net: ARTS site: http://www.nrf-arts.org Trademarks: 360Commerce, 360Store, 360Enterprise and Unleashed are trademarks of 360Commerce Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Inc. NOTE TO EDITORS: There should be a bullet between "K" and "B" in the company name, "K B Toys," above. It was removed for transmission purposes only. |
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