Informix and Sun Join Forces To Address Retail Business Problems With Turnkey Internet Solutions.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- i.Informix on the Sun(TM) Platform Gives Retailers the Power To Connect with Consumers Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the technology leader in enterprise database-powered solutions, and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. (SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), the leader in enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. today announced they have joined forces to deliver strategic Internet solutions for retail business problems. This announcement was made at NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française .com, the annual show of the National Retail Federation being held September 26-29, 1999 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . Informix and Sun are working together to connect retailers to consumers easily and quickly through E-commerce software solutions, combined with the industrial strength Sun platform. To minimize the impact of the revolutionary change in the retail industry, Informix has developed two turnkey solutions, i.Sell(TM) and i.Reach(TM), which will be demonstrated at Sun's booth (no. 439) at the show. This alliance further solidifies Informix's commitment to providing innovative database products that can assist major companies in attaining a competitive advantage without excessive cost and risk. Together, Informix software and Sun's cost-efficient, high-performance and highly scalable Sun Enterprise(TM) servers improve online customer services with fast response times and the reliability needed for retailers' web storefronts, avoiding costly downtime and lost customers. Informix and Sun Microsystems have a long history of success in serving customers together, including such companies as Sears, Roebuck and Co., Circuit City, Conforama, JC Whitney J.C. Whitney is the largest direct marketer of auto parts and accessories. The company began life in 1915 as The Warshawsky Company, a scrap metal yard on the South Side of Chicago. The company's founder was a Lithuanian immigrant named Israel Warshawsky. & Co. and SKECHERS USA, Inc. "Our alliance with Sun is paramount as it allows us to provide solutions for retail business problems, while also meeting our goal to help customers succeed in the i.economy," Kenneth Leung, Informix manager, global retail industry marketing. "Together, we can produce the most comprehensive and optimized solutions, while providing customers with a best-of-breed platform offering stability and consistency." "Since Informix develops its solutions on Sun systems, we are in a great position to provide retailers with an optimized solution that delivers the best price performance possible, and the industry-leading scalability and reliability that will help handle the seasonal peaks retailers face," said Bob DeLaney This article is about politician. For the basketball referee, see Bob Delaney (basketball referee). Bob Delaney is a politician in Ontario, Canada. , worldwide market development manager, retail and distribution, Sun Microsystems. "This is another example of how Sun and its allies like Informix can dot com dot com - com our customers' business and help them complete in the Net Economy." i.Sell Solution Informix offers a complete end-to-end e-retailing solution with i.Sell. This solution combines the most powerful database transaction engine, Informix Dynamic Server(TM), with a best-of-breed e-retailing application suite, and consulting services from i.Informix or third-party systems integration partners, with global support. With i.Sell, Informix is the first to offer a solution that is a complete package of products and services at a fixed price. It combines all the necessary components to build an online storefront A store on the Internet that offers items for sale and is capable of handling the financial transaction online. See cybermall and digital money. . i.Reach Solution Informix also offers i.Reach, a combination of Web technology and Informix's industry-leading database technology to form a comprehensive content management system. With this solution, end-users can use a familiar Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interface to search for and retrieve information that is up-to-date and relevant, and is organized and presented in a consistent fashion. Teaming with Sun enables Informix to provide retailers with a new i.economy giving retailers the power to connect online with consumers. The alliance helps provide low-risk deployment in 8-16 weeks to become "Click and Mortar" and compete with Internet-only startups, develop multiple channels of communication to the customer and improve customer services online with fast response times and personalize web shopping experiences. It also enables customers to avoid costly downtime and manage the exponential explosion of data generated by Electronic Retailing, from transactions to customer information. About NRF.com National Retail Federation gives exhibitors a new and exciting opportunity to discuss, network and learn how to be a successful Internet Retailer. NRF.com is designed to help retailers identify the opportunities and challenges of the next great retail channel and to show attendees what is current, best of breed and what to expect in the future. Panel discussions addressing challenges facing Internet-only retailers will be held during the event. Sun in Retail Sun's global retail clients include electronic retailing merchants, department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , soft and hard goods specialty chains, discount and mass merchandisers, grocery chains, convenience store chains, chain drug stores, catalog and home shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. organizations as well as hotel and restaurant chains The following is a list of restaurant chains. See also: Fast-food restaurant, Casual dining, List of reference tables. International
About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $11.5 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. About Informix Informix Corporation, based in Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif., provides innovative database solutions that assist the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. applications. Informix's database server, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing, high performance OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and Web/E-commerce. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at http://www.informix.com. Note to Editors: 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), i.Sell(TM), i.Reach(TM) and Informix Dynamic Server(TM). Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun Enterprise, the Sun logo, and "The Network is the Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. |
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