Aspeon Inc. Selected as Provider of Point-of-Sale Touchscreen Systems for Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants.Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 Aspeon Inc. (Nasdaq:ASPE ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (US Department of Health and Human Services) ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers ASPE American Society for Precision Engineering ASPE Association of Standardized Patient Educators ) today announced that it has become an approved supplier of PC-based point-of-sale touchscreen technology for Allied Domecq Allied Domecq PLC was an international company, headquartered in Bristol, UK that operated spirits, wine, and quick service restaurant businesses. History Allied Domecq was the result of a 1994 merger between Allied Lyons and Pedro Domecq.[1]. Quick Service Restaurants (QSR QSR Quick Service Restaurant QSR QoS (Quality of Service) Satisfaction Rate QSR Quality System Regulations QSR Quality Status Report QSR Quality System Review QSR Quarterly Status Report QSR Quality System Requirement ), which encompasses Dunkin' Donuts Sources: Dunkin' Donuts is an international coffee and donut retailer founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. by William Rosenberg. Corporate Profile History , Baskin-Robbins, and Togo's Eateries. As an approved vendor, Aspeon will begin supplying its products to franchised-owned Dunkin' Donuts or Baskin-Robbins locations as well as franchised locations that offer a combination of Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's products. The approval follows several months of successful pilot programs within Allied Domecq QSR. In addition, the company indicated that it is expected to deliver touchscreen systems to approximately 1,000 Baskin-Robbins locations as part of an initiative projected to be completed in late Summer 2000. Financial details were not disclosed. "Aspeon is providing Baskin-Robbins a solution combining Javelin hardware with Aloha software. Aspeon's experience in managing large-scaled projects will allow us to implement this technology at the store level, supporting our aggressive POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale enterprise-wide strategy," said Jack Vinchesi, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Allied Domecq QSR. "We are excited to be able to work with Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's -- all widely recognized foodservice franchises -- in providing them with point-of-sale systems that will further enhance their operations," said Robert Nichols Robert Nichols may refer to:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Aspeon Inc. Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants (ADQSR ADQSR Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants ) is the worldwide owner and franchisor of Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's Eateries, among America's best and most loved brands. Headquartered in Randolph, Mass., ADQSR is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of U.K.-based Allied Domecq PLC, one of the world's largest spirits and retailing companies. About Aspeon Inc. Aspeon Inc. operates in two lines of business. Aspeon Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is the first "Next Generation" Application Service Provider (ASP) focused on delivering pre-integrated mission-critical business applications customized to meet industry-specific needs. Javelin Systems, a division of Aspeon Inc., is the leading provider of integrated touchscreen computers and system integration services to the global foodservice industry. Visit Aspeon at www.aspeon.com. Certain matters discussed in this news release relating to the Allied Domecq QSR approval of Aspeon Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries are forward-looking statements. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in product demand, the availability of products, changes in competition, economic conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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