Bartell Drugs Extends Life of POS Hardware with Transactionware and Transnet; Triversity Solution Enables Bartell Drugs to Add Debit Card Function without New POS Hardware.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 Triversity Inc., a leader in customer-centric software and services for the retail industry, today announced that Bartell Drugs has implemented a DOS Thin Client version of Triversity's Transactionware point-of-sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) software along with Transnet, Triversity's file and message transfer solution for credit and debit transactions. The solution allows the Seattle-based drugstore chain to accept debit cards debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. at the point of sale while extending the life of its existing 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 POS systems. "Over the past few years' customer usage of debit cards has grown significantly at Bartell Drugs, with 32 percent of our customers now using debit," said George D. Bartell, Chairman and 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 Bartell Drugs. "Bartell Drugs wanted to begin offering integrated debit transactions to provide our customers greater convenience with the ability to get cash from their account with their purchase." Bartell Drugs was willing to upgrade its existing DOS-based software to accommodate debit, but the company's POS hardware could not handle the additional memory and storage requirements of a Windows-based solution. The family-owned drugstore chain wanted to preserve its hardware investment and migrate to Windows on its own timetable. The solution for Bartell Drugs was a DOS Thin Client version of Triversity's Transactionware POS solution. Transactionware is a flexible, highly configurable Microsoft-centric transaction management and POS solution that allows retailers to make changes without custom development. DOS Thin Client Transactionware requires far less memory and disk space than the Windows-based version allowing the solution to run on Bartell Drugs' existing POS hardware. Bartell Drugs also chose Triversity's Transnet, which connects POS applications to external databases and remote credit, debit, EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes and settlement services. As part of the upgrade, Bartell Drugs is replacing its previous dial-up connections with a frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. network for faster debit and credit authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. . Customer feedback has been positive as Bartell Drugs rolls out the new solution. "Our customers enjoy the fast transactions and the ability to get cash back," Bartell said. "And the company will realize savings from the lower bank transaction fees of debit cards compared to credit cards." "Bartell Drugs has built its business on providing outstanding service and the Triversity solution addresses a key customer requirement," said David Thomas, President and CEO of Triversity Inc. "Bartell Drugs now has the freedom to upgrade POS hardware and migrate to Windows on its own schedule." About Bartell Drugs Established in 1890, Bartell Drugs is the nation's oldest drugstore chain. With over 1,600 employees, the family-owned company currently owns and operates 51 stores in the greater Seattle, Wash. area. With a commitment to delivering superior customer service, all stores offer a full-service pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. , a wide selection of health and beauty items, household sundry sun·dry adj. Various; miscellaneous: a purse containing keys, wallet, and sundry items. [Middle English sundri, from Old English syndrig, separate. and convenience food items. Customers can also visit the company's Web site and shop online for more than 5,000 health and beauty items, as well as fill prescriptions. For more information, please visit http://www.bartelldrugs.com. About Triversity Inc. Triversity is a leading global provider of customer-centric solutions for the retail industry, providing market-leading solutions for Point-of-Sale/Point-of-Interaction (POS/POI), Loss Prevention, Retail CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , and improved operational efficiencies. Triversity's solutions give retailers the capability to offer a consistent shopping experience across all channels enabling them to effectively manage the customer lifecycle on a one-to-one basis. Triversity is a single source for empowering retailers to extend existing traditional transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. to multiple points of interaction, including the Internet, kiosks and wireless devices. Triversity's retail solutions are installed in over 500 retailers in 32 countries, processing billions of transactions a year. Triversity is headquartered in Toronto, with U.S. headquarters located in Philadelphia. Triversity Asia Pacific Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . For more information, please visit http://www.triversity.com. |
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