Ace Hardware selects Dataware Technologies for hybrid electronic retail catalog; Best of CD-ROM and online technologies in advanced ordering system.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1996--In response to retailers demands for an improved electronic product catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , Ace Hardware Corporation (Oak Brook, IL) selected Dataware Technologies advanced software to create a high-performance CD-ROM/electronic commerce solution. The new product, CD Checklist, is now shipping to over 500 dealers across the US, with plans to widen wid·en tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens To make or become wide or wider. wid  en·er n. the distribution to approximately 5,000 in the next three to four years. CD Checklist offers highly searchable look ups with links to an online system for fast and accurate ordering. The new solution replaces Ace Hardware s online-only checklist application, ACENET, after retailers requested a faster and less expensive solution. Ace Hardware, a dealer-owned cooperative of more than 5,000 hardware stores in the US and across 55 countries, has over 60,000 item categories available for retailers to purchase, from plumbing and power tools, to paint and electrical supplies. The paper-based catalog, Checklist, consists of nine binders with a total of 10,000 pages. Dataware incorporated the catalog onto one CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). to create CD Checklist, making it available to Ace retailers as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. , or as part of the ACENET+ online system via an integrated link. ACENET+ is the network between Ace Hardware and its retailers. Combining CD Checklist with the ACENET+ system provides a significant enhancement for Ace retailers. After locating any item on CD Checklist, the retailer can order it online for next day delivery. Over 800,000 records of all Ace s specialty products are contained in the quarterly updated CD Checklist. CD Checklist offers detailed methods of searching for Ace-stocked items, with information available on retail prices, order multiples, retail units, item descriptions, and graphics. The CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory also provides almost 50,000 graphic images to help locate items. Searching options include; item search; wildcard See wild cards and wildcard mask. search; commodity group search; checklist browse; and vendor search. CD Checklist has allowed Ace retailers to enhance their business using the latest technology, explains Frank Murphy For other persons named Frank Murphy, see Frank Murphy (disambiguation). William Francis (Frank) Murphy (April 13, 1890 - July 19, 1949) was a politician and jurist from Michigan. , Ace Hardware s Electronic Services Manager. With the help of Dataware, we were able to produce a powerful electronic catalog for our retailers, giving them the power to find items spending minimal time. Because the items appear with a graphic, CD Checklist has also been able to increase ordering and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. of special orders. We have been pleased with the results from CD Checklist, and have received the same praise from our retailers. Using Visual Basic, Dataware Technologies was able to offer high performance retrieval on CD Checklist using its leading CD-ROM authoring and retrieval software, CD Author?/CD Answer?. With Dataware Technologies custom software development services, Ace was also able to minimize the cost and risks by first developing a prototype, which was delivered complete within 60 days. Dataware Technologies (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DWTI DWTI Dienst voor Wetenschappelijke en Technische Informatie (Belgium) ) develops and markets software for the new information age. Dataware s innovative software products and solutions enable customers to manage and distribute a very wide variety of information via the Internet, CD-ROM, enterprise networks, commercial online services, print-on-demand, and combinations of these media. Today, Dataware s software is used by more than 2,000 organizations worldwide -- including publishers, corporations, government agencies, professional firms and educational institutions -- serving over 380,000 end-users in more than 20 countries. Dataware, CD Author, and CD Answer are registered trademarks owned by Dataware Technologies, Inc. Other product or company names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. CONTACT: Dataware Technologies, Inc. Ann Hawkins, 617/621-0820 x1755 ahawkins@dataware.com http://www.dataware.com OR Ace Hardware Corp. Frank Murphy, 708/990-7617 |
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