Future Shop to Link ERP Applications With STC's DataGate Integration Technology; Software Technologies Corp. Wins $1.9 Million Contract.MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Software Technologies Corp. (STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club ), a leader in enterprise integration technology, Tuesday announced that Future Shop Ltd., the largest Canadian retailer of computers, consumer electronic products and a major retailer of appliances and music software, has standardized on the DataGate enterprise integration solution from Software Technologies Corp. The $1.9 million contract specifies copies of DataGate and STC's PeopleSoft and Oracle DataGateways, to link Future Shop's corporate office systems with their distribution centers and stores throughout Canada and the U.S. Software Technologies Corp. was selected over competitor CrossWorlds Software after an intensive review by Future Shop Ltd. "We did a survey of the most significant vendors and products in the enterprise application integration market, and found the STC DataGate solution offered the capabilities to most effectively address our immediate needs," said Larry Needham, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Future Shop Ltd. "We chose the STC solution because it offered rapid implementation, excellent database access for our Oracle applications, and proven service and support capabilities, with over 1,000 sites up and running." "The market for application integration engines, in which STC's DataGate is a key player, grew in excess of 80% in 1997," said Ed Acly, middleware analyst, IDC. "STC is well positioned to take advantage of this rapid growth and to further evolve its product capability to serve the emerging businessware marketplace." Future Shop: Integration for Shopping Network The Future Shop ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. application links legacy applications with numerous new systems being implemented this year, including the full suite of Oracles financials; PeopleSoft's payroll, H.R. and benefits; Retek's retail management, data warehouse, SKU (StockKeeping Unit) The number of one specific product available for sale. If a hardware device or software package comes in different versions, there is an SKU for each one. SKU - stock-keeping unit planning and warehouse management; inhouse-developed POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale utilizing Microsoft's WinTerminal ("Hydra") technology; a customized Oracle e-Commerce solution; Clarify's customer service and call center solution; and several smaller initiatives such as Help Desk and Problem/Change management systems. DataGate: Linking the Enterprise Supporting multiple integration and messaging capabilities in a single product including data conversion, translation, transformation, encryption, routing and monitoring, STC's DataGate product suite is well qualified to address the needs of enterprise customers. "With links to popular ERP applications such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle and SyBase, STC is aggressively moving to service the quickly growing ERP integration market," said James T. Demetriades, chairman and chief executive officer, Software Technologies Inc. "The Future Shop sales win confirms our expertise in the enterprise integration market, and demonstrates the value we can bring to large enterprise customers." About STC Software Technologies is a leading provider of integration technology, providing real-time or batch enterprise-integration of applications, databases and legacy systems. DataGate, the premier integration product suite, is currently installed in more than 1,000 sites worldwide. DataGate supports multiple messaging capabilities, including data conversion, translation, transformation, encryption, monitoring and routing. It also supports electronic-data interchange (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ) and SAP R/3, and offers full international standards compliance, including S.W.I.F.T., EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange For Administration Commerce and Transport) An ISO standard for electronic data interchange (EDI) that was proposed to supersede both X12 and TRADACOMS as the worldwide standard. See EDI. , AL3, HL7 and X12. In addition to its product line, STC offers a full range of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. including consulting, training and support. Software Technologies has headquarters in Monrovia, with offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Additional information about STC and its products is available on the company's Web site: http://www.stc.com or by calling 626/471-6000. About Future Shop Future Shop is the largest Canadian retailer of computers, consumer electronic products and a major retailer of appliances and music software. The company has 76 Supercenters and 6 Express stores in Canada and 28 Supercenters 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. . C0NTACT: Software Technologies Corp. Ellen Libenson, 626/471-6000, ext. 6021 libenson@stc.com or Above the Noise Communications Sandra Hawker Livinghouse, 408/296-8430 fax: 408/249-1578 slivingh@atnpr.com |
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