Aubuchon Hardware Goes Live with SQL-Retail; SQL-Retail Driving Aubuchon's 147 Stores and 7 Acre DC.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999-- Transatlantic Software Corporation announces the successful implementation of SQL-Retail at Aubuchon Hardware Aubuchon Hardware, founded in 1908, is a hardware store chain in the Northeastern United States. It consists of 140 paint and hardware stores and one lumber yard store throughout Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, and upstate New York. , the largest privately owned hardware retailer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . SQL-Retail, with its integral Compaq Proliant 6000 NT Server running the Microsoft(R) SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. (TM) 7.0 database, replaces Aubuchon's legacy Unix/Progress based applications. With 147 stores throughout New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and a seven acre distribution center, Aubuchon is using SQL-Retail to manage its merchandising and distribution. SQL-Retail's integral data warehouse technology is also being used to improve the level of management information available to top decision-makers. Commenting on the implementation process, William E. Aubuchon, III, Chief Executive Officer of Aubuchon Hardware, says, "the implementation team from Transatlantic Software has been highly professional and diligent in getting our new systems up and running as smoothly as possible. The team has shown dedication to customer service and has really become part of our company team over the course of the implementation." Reflecting on the selection of SQL-Retail, Donat C. Aubuchon, Comptroller and Project Manager says, "We selected SQL-Retail because it stood out as the best solution on the market compared to products from more established vendors. SQL-Retail provides us with rich functionality in a data warehouse centric solution. We'll use the package to streamline our business and deliver even better value to our customers. The quality of the overall solution was very important to us. A big factor in the decision was the quality of the vendor. We elected to work with a company that clearly understands our needs and is willing to be open with us. Transatlantic Software demonstrated a very high level of integrity and we have developed respect for the organization and the people." Aubuchon implemented SQL-Retail in a very aggressive time frame. The fact that SQL-Retail is a pre-configured, out-of-the-box solution helps to reduce the implementation timeframe. SQL-Retail is interfaced to Aubuchon's existing financial applications utilizing Microsoft's Message Queue A storage space in memory or on disk that holds incoming transmissions until the computer can process them. See messaging middleware. middleware within Windows(R) NT(TM) Server. Aubuchon will utilize SQL-Retail to manage and control its new POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale systems which are planned to be deployed this year and in 2000. "By moving to Microsoft SQL-Server and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , we have simplified our operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. and significantly reduced the cost of our hardware investment. In addition the new system is better able to support the growth of the business," commented Eric S. Dahlberg, Systems Manager. "Although we have introduced client server technology to the business for the first time, SQL-Retail greatly simplified the process for us." About Aubuchon William E Aubuchon, Sr. founded Aubuchon Hardware in 1908. After 90 years of service to homeowners and professionals the company is now the largest privately owned hardware retailer in the United States with 147 neighborhood stores throughout New England and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The company has grown strongly over the years, dedicated to providing superior customer service in conveniently located stores. Aubuchon customers are treated as friends. Many regular customers like the feeling of being on first name terms with the store manager and staff. It's this personal touch that creates what the company refers to as "The Aubuchon Difference". The company still employs over twenty family members ensuring it remains a family business with family values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. and offering family value. About SQL-Retail SQL-Retail was launched at the NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française Conference in New York in January as the definitive merchandising and supply chain management solution designed for Microsoft's SQL-Server 7.0 platform. Derived from its sister product, OpenRSA, SQL-Retail has been developed specifically for small and mid size retailers wanting exceptional functionality and performance in a value package. SQL-Retail provides retailers with an out-of-the-box solution for merchandising and inventory control, complete with a fully integrated data warehouse and Executive Information System (EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. ). Open, message-based interfaces to financial applications such as Great Plain's Dynamics(TM) package, and to Active Store(TM) POS solutions, provide retailers with a complete enterprise solution, with the flexibility to select the best components for their business. About Transatlantic Software Corporation Transatlantic Software Corporation (formerly Radius Retail, Inc) develops and implements high quality software packages for the retail industry. The company has been engineering retail applications for 18 years and proudly boasts one of the best records of satisfied customers in the industry. Transatlantic Software Corporation prides itself on the excellence of its service to clients around the world, with the emphasis on personal service and developing long-term partnerships. The company continues to develop OpenRSA for larger retailers seeking the flexibility of customizing a package architecture to their business requirements, and SQL-Retail for retailers wanting an out-of-the-box solution that can be quickly implemented. Transatlantic Software Corporation, www.t-a-s-c.com, is a closely held company Closely held company A company who has a small group of controlling shareholders. In contrast, a widely-held firm has many shareholders. It is difficult or impossible to wage a proxy battle for any closely-held firm. with established relationships with Microsoft, Compaq, NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , Sun, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Hewlett Packard, MicroStrategy and Computer Associates. Further information about OpenRSA can be found at www.openrsa.com and SQL-Retail at www.sqlretail.com. OpenRSA and SQL-Retail are trademarks of Transatlantic Software Corporation, Inc. 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