Darden Picks NCR for POS; World's Largest Casual Dining Operator to Deploy NCR RealPOS in 1,300 Restaurants.ATLANTA -- NCR Corporation (company) NCR Corporation - Electronics company mainly active in the midrange server market. NCR was founded 1884 as National Cash Register Company. It joint the computer industry in th 1950s. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :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 ) today announced that Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator. The firm owns several casual dining chain store, most notably Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1,300 restaurant locations throughout North America and has more than 150,000 (NYSE:DRI See Digital Research. ) has selected NCR as its point-of-sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) provider for its Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Smokey Bones branded locations throughout the United States and Canada. Deployment for the more than 1,300 locations will begin in the coming months. NCR will provide NCR RealPOS(TM) 70 POS terminals as well as printers and cash drawers as part of a technology refresh of Darden's existing PC-based POS systems. NCR was also awarded the maintenance contract. "Darden pioneered POS technology in the casual dining industry," said Val Collins, Darden's chief information officer. "We believe in leveraging technology as a strategic point of difference and are constantly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to improve systems and processes in our restaurants that lead to better dining experiences for our guests." Offering a stable, industry-standard POS platform and readily accessible components, the NCR RealPOS 70 is designed to be easy to upgrade and service. "The NCR RealPOS 70 offers unique serviceability, which greatly improves the system's overall availability and is one of the key components in our strategy to offer a POS system that provides both value and differentiation," said NCR Vice President of Hospitality Sales Tracy Flynn. About NCR Corporation NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,000 people worldwide. NCR, NCR EasyPoint, NCR FastLane, NCR RealPOS, NCR RealPrice, NCR RealScan, NCR RealSolutions and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. |
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