Bozzuto's Selects TCI Retail; Headquarters Pricing Solution to Improve Price Image.IRVINE, Calif. -- TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. Solutions Inc. today announced that Bozzuto's Inc. has chosen TCI HQ(TM) to provide price management and hosting for their Adams Super Food Stores. Bozzuto's, a wholesale grocer based in Cheshire, Conn., with annual sales in excess of $1 billion, plans to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. their existing processes with TCI HQ for centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. price management and hosting, including using POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale eXchange to interface with Adams' new point-of-sale (POS) system. A key component in the company's retail support and solution plan is the Integration Workbench, part of RES Tools, TCI's Developer Package. This powerful toolset allows Bozzuto's to easily tailor, extend and personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. TCI's software to meet their specific requirements and to add new capabilities as business needs dictate. RES Tools deliver the flexibility of a custom solution and seamlessly support retailers' customizations through future versions of TCI HQ. "The ability to offer improved Item Hosting services to all our retail customers is exciting. We are working to address the immediate needs of some of our customers with TCI HQ and have plans to use TCI's software solutions to meet these requirements," stated John Keeley, vice president of information technologies, Bozzuto's. "I look forward to growing a business partnership with TCI and have high expectations for the future as we work together to help our customers operate more efficiently." Bozzuto's will use a phased approach to implement their new headquarters platform which will initially help to improve price image for Adams, a chain that operates 11 stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The wholesaler also serves nearly 700 supermarkets throughout the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states Mid-At·lan·tic States See Middle Atlantic States. Noun 1. Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland U.S.A. . "By implementing a centralized pricing platform, Bozzuto's will have the power and flexibility needed to make and quickly execute strategic decisions that improve operations and profitability," stated Dave Butler, president 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 TCI Solutions. "We are delighted to be working with this leading wholesale grocer, and believe that our solutions will enable even faster deployment of their innovative pricing, marketing, and merchandizing programs." TCI Solutions Inc., founded in 1983, empowers grocers to speed decisions into action through strategic pricing and inventory management solutions. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , TCI Retail(TM), consists of headquarters (TCI HQ(TM)), and store-level (TCI Store(TM)). These solutions provide supermarket operators with the flexibility, control, automation and execution capabilities necessary to respond and compete in today's complex retail environment. With more than 400 customers and 15,000 installations worldwide, the company offers a full range of software solutions, consulting, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , as well as technical support. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TCI maintains sales and support offices nationwide. For more information, visit www.tcisolutions.com. |
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