Informix Software and Apropos Streamline Fulfillment Needs for Leading Retailers; Informix Software to power Apropos' Ascent Retail and Fulfillment System.Business/High Tech Editors Retail Systems 2001 Booth No. 106 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001 Informix(R) Software, the database company(TM), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Informix Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), and Apropos(R) Retail Management Systems, the leading provider of fully integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. systems for mid-size chain retailers and e-tailers today announced the release and rollout of the Apropos Ascent suite of products. Powered by Informix Software's Informix Dynamic Server (IDS), Apropos Ascent provides a fully integrated retail fulfillment suite including point of sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ), e-commerce, catalogue, store and head office functionality for retailers wanting a single integrated fulfillment solution. Apropos Ascent is available for demonstration at the Informix booth No. 106. "Apropos has been able to leverage the customizable and extensible features of Informix Dynamic Server to give their customers a distinct advantage over the competition," said Brian Staff, vice president of marketing at Informix Software. "With the help of Informix Software, Apropos Ascent unifies what traditionally has been a three pronged prong n. 1. A thin, pointed, projecting part: a pitchfork with four prongs. 2. A branch; a fork: the two prongs of a river. tr.v. approach to retail fulfillment." Past retailers have built independent fulfillment systems for store POS, catalogue and e-commerce solutions that have functioned separately from one another, creating silos of retail functionality rather than a fully integrated retail system. The lack of integration had each system operating independently of one another, creating inconsistencies in pricing and inventory tracking. Apropos recognized the problems associated with fractional fractional size expressed as a relative part of a unit. fractional catabolic rate the percentage of an available pool of body component, e.g. protein, iron, which is replaced, transferred or lost per unit of time. fulfillment suites and created Apropos Ascent. Apropos Ascent integrates the retailer's store, catalogue and e-commerce systems into one fulfillment solution. Apropos Ascent eliminates silos of retail functionality by providing a single integrated retail fulfillment solution. With the extensibility and scalability of IDS, Ascent is able to provide services in credit card billing, shipping, receiving, purchasing and order tracking for all of their customers in one single integrated solution. "The power of Apropos technology coupled with Informix Software's powerful database technology gives a competitive advantage to all of our customers," said Kent McNall, president of Apropos. "Informix Software and Apropos are able to streamline the needs of retailers giving them options that were not available before." About Apropos Retail Management Systems Founded in 1989, Apropos Retail Management Systems has become the leading supplier of advanced technology retail software and system solutions to the growing market of small to mid-size chains, from 5 to 250+ store locations. Apropos provides complete software systems for growing chain retailers who want to be more profitable and productive. Apropos is a suite of retail applications built on the advanced SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. database environment. Apropos provides a complete, one-stop solution from POS to Back Office to E-Commerce to Accounting and Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse -- all built on the most advanced technology, and tied together with full professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . For more information, contact Apropos at info@aproposretail.com or visit our Website at www.aproposretail.com. About Informix Software Informix Software, the database company, is a leading provider of database-management systems for data warehousing, 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. and e-business applications. With more than 100,000 customers worldwide, Informix Software delivers high-performance database systems in markets including retail, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, healthcare, manufacturing, media and publishing, and telecommunications. For more information, visit the Informix website at www.informix.com. Informix Corporation and 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) recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire the assets of Informix Software in a cash transaction valued at $1 billion. The acquisition is subject to Informix shareholder and regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001. (c)2001 Informix Corporation. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R), the database company(TM), Informix Dynamic Server(TM). |
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