KSS Joins SAP Partner Ecosystem to Deliver Integrated Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry.MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- KSS KSS Kearns-Sayre Syndrome KSS Komunistická Strana Slovenska (Slovak Communist Party, Slovakia) KSS Kelowna Secondary School (Kelowna, BC, Canada) KSS Kirby Super Star (SNES game) , a global leader in retail and wholesale pricing automation and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. solutions, announced today that it has joined the recently announced SAP Industry Value Network (IVN IVN Interactive Video Network IVN Intravenous IVN Internationale Vereniging voor Neerlandistiek IVN Intravenous Nutrition IVN Integrated Voice Network IVN Intervening Networks IVN in Vehicle Network ) for oil and gas as an Independent Software Vendor member. This follows the recent certification of its KSS RackPrice wholesale fuels pricing application on the SAP NetWeaver[R] platform. The SAP Industry Value Network for oil and gas brings together a select group of key independent software vendors, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. and technology vendors with SAP and executives from 17 oil and gas companies representing major integrated, large national and mid-sized company that are thought leaders, such as Conoco Phillips, Holly, Petrobras, Shell, Statoil, Tesoro and Valero. The IVN will address the most pressing industry business challenges by accelerating the solution innovations the industry needs and leveraging investments in SAP and partner solutions to optimize optimize - optimisation asset utilization and lower IT investment risk. Through its PriceNet retail fuels and RackPrice wholesale fuels pricing applications, KSS will work with other members of the IVN to provide fully integrated solutions for price optimization and margin management for the downstream hydrocarbon hydrocarbon (hī'drōkär`bən), any organic compound composed solely of the elements hydrogen and carbon. The hydrocarbons differ both in the total number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in their molecules and in the proportion of hydrogen supply chain. By delivering pre-integrated, standard, end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. and services based on the SAP NetWeaver[R] platform, customers can avoid costly integration projects. "We are delighted to be a member of the IVN and to focus on the key industry challenges in collaboration with SAP, oil and gas companies and other key technology providers to rapidly deliver the innovative and integrated pricing solutions customers need," said Mark Hawtin, KSS vice president of business development About KSS KSS is the leading supplier of comprehensive pricing intelligence, optimization and execution solutions to the convenience retail, grocery, chain drug and petroleum industries, helping retailers manage in excess of $50 billion annual revenue from more than 20,000 outlets. Retailers use KSS solutions to add discipline to the pricing process, help make better-informed pricing and promotional decisions and implement decisions more efficiently, driving more profit to the bottom-line. KSS software is available as an on-site, fully integrated system configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: by experienced consultants from US headquarters in Florham Park, N.J. and European headquarters in Manchester, United Kingdom. For more information visit www.kssg.com. About PriceNet KSS PriceNet provides retail fuels price automation and optimization to help retailers more effectively manage pricing to consistently achieve volume and profit goals by site, by grade, and by day. About RackPrice KSS RackPrice automates the pricing process and applies advanced decision support capabilities to help wholesale fuels suppliers control price volatility, deliver more rateable rateable Adjective 1. able to be rated or evaluated 2. liable to payment of rates Adj. 1. rateable - liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes; "the ratable value of property" ratable volume and optimize margin performance. KSS Limited KSS Inc 7th floor 25-B Hanover Road St James's Buildings Florham Park 79 Oxford Street New Jersey Manchester M1 6SS 07932 UK USA Tel: +44 (0)161 228 0040 Tel: +1 (0)973 549 1850 www.kssg.com www.kssg.com |
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