Ace Hardware Nails Down Results With Perle Systems Serial Servers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. & OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003 Perle JetStream8500 Enables Ace Hardware to Implement New Inventory and POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale Solution to Drive Down Supply Chain Costs and Increase Sales Perle Systems Perle Systems is a Canadian company based in Markham, Ontario that develops and manufactures serial communications products. Product lines include terminal servers, device servers, serial console servers, serial cards, USB to serial adapters and remote access products. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : PERL)(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension : PL), a developer and manufacturer of networking products for IP and e-business access, and Ace Hardware Corporation, a co-operative of independent home hardware stores, today announced that Perle JetStream8500 Serial Servers are being deployed in Ace Hardware stores. The 24-port JetStream8500 serial server from Perle is an integrated multifunction solution that provides Ace Hardware with serial connectivity necessary for their upgraded POS solution. Ace Hardware selected the JetStream8500 serial server after the company chose to implement a robust and updated Linux-based point of sale and inventory management system. The objective was to improve operational efficiencies and provide a real-time link from its stores to a central inventory database. Given the extent of the rollout, Ace Hardware required a solution that would connect existing HP UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). serial servers to the network and allow for remote equipment maintenance. Since the JetStream8500 can act as a Terminal Server, Remote Access Server, and Modem Pool A collection of modems and software that let users dial out and remote users dial in on the next available modem. The modem pool may be internal or external to the remote access server. See network access server. , Ace Hardware realized it would deliver the required connectivity, and cut its cost of ownership by eliminating the need for multiple types of connectivity devices. "We needed a solution that was cost effective, compatible with our existing and future systems, and could be delivered to each of our independent locations ready to 'plug and play'," said Laura Montesantos, project manager at Ace Hardware. "We chose the JetStream8500 because it provided the flexibility we required for a legacy-friendly gradual changeover. Perle Systems really worked with us to find a solution that met all of our needs." "By working closely with Ace Hardware, we were able to identify their needs and deliver a single solution that allows them to economically address the challenge of changing their environment to a more efficient operational infrastructure," said Joe Perle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Perle Systems. "The JetStream8500 is a particularly flexible unit and given the extent and nature of this project, Ace Hardware is well positioned to take full advantage of its capabilities." About Perle Systems Perle Systems is a leading developer, manufacturer and vendor of high-reliability and richly featured networking products. These products are used to connect remote users reliably and securely to central servers for a wide variety of business applications. Perle specializes in Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) connectivity applications, including a focus on mid-size IP routing solutions. Product lines include routers, remote access servers, serial/terminal servers, console servers, emulation adapters, multi-port serial cards, multi-modem cards, print servers and network controllers. Perle distinguishes through extensive networking technology, depth of experience in major real-world network environments and long-term distribution and VAR channel relationships in major world markets. Perle has offices and representative offices in 13 countries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia and sells its products through distribution and OEM/ODM channels worldwide. Its stock is traded on the OTCBB (symbol PERL) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (symbol PL). For more information visit www.perle.com. About Ace Hardware Founded in 1924, Ace Hardware Corporation, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., is a cooperative wholly owned by its 5,100 independent hardware, home center, lumber and building materials retailers. Known as one of the nation's leading "helpful hardware" stores, Ace currently has over 5,100 locations in all 50 states and 68 countries. For more information visit www.acehardware.com. |
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