CRS Retail Systems and Planet Technology Solutions Partner to Add Radio Frequency Functionality to the CRS Product Line.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWBURGH, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000 CRS CRS Course CRS Certified Residential Specialist (real estate certification) CRS Central Reservation System CRS Can't Remember Stuff (polite form) CRS Cost Reduction Strategy CRS Consumer Relations Specialist Retail Systems, the award winning store systems provider, and Planet Technology Solutions, the premiere developer of wireless and telephony solutions for the retail industry, have partnered to add wireless functionality to CRS' point of sale products. CRS is focused on creating retail solutions that significantly improve customer service while reducing operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales for the retailers they serve. Planet Technology Solutions has partnered with CRS Retail Systems to develop portable point-of-sale and line busting functionality to complement CRS' Retail Ovation POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale application. CRS and Planet software engineers designed the mobile solutions such that CRS' existing customers, as well as new customers, can take advantage of the mobile solutions. Future development may include wireless gift registry and inventory management functions. David Schmeltzle, VP of Product Development at Planet, comments, " We are very proud of the synergistic effects Synergistic effect A violation of value-additivity in that the value of a combination is greater than the sum of the individual values. of bringing together two leaders, in their areas of expertise, to develop unrivaled mobile retail solutions. Rather than trying to tackle a new technology, CRS opted to leverage the expertise and core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
CRS Retail Systems, a premier developer of store systems, has been providing Point of Sale solutions to major retailers for over 40 years. With installations in over 30 countries, CRS has earned a reputation for providing state-of-the-art products and unparalleled service. CRS is committed to leveraging technology to automate the retail environment and facilitate multi channel commerce. The company is privately held and has over 170 employees. Information about CRS Retail Systems can be found at www.CRS-Retail.com. Planet Technology Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless and telephony solutions that leverage the Company's converged communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry in the areas of wireless & mobility, wide area networks, wireless cellular, computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration and Internet applications. Enhancing each solution are various services, such as consulting, software development, resold products and customer care. Planet offers innovative solutions that extend enterprise business processes by providing connectivity between an enterprise's applications and a wide range of mobile and telephony devices; Planet is also a leader in strategic network design and networking architecture. Planet Technology Solutions partners with AT&T, Cisco, Compaq, 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) , Intel and Symbol Technologies. The company was founded in 1998 and is privately funded. Information about Planet Technology Solutions can be found at www.PlanetTechs.com. |
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