KURANT EXPANDS STORESENSE E-BUSINESS PLATFORM.Kurant Corporation, a provider of e-business software for organizations that serve the small and medium-size business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) market, has unveiled the next generation of StoreSense, its award-winning e-business software suite. Leveraging its experience with thousands of small business users, Kurant's new StoreSense 5.0 offers a set of powerful, easy-to-use tools that extends the opportunity of e-business to more small and medium-sized businesses than ever before. Kurant markets StoreSense to small and medium-sized business through a series of strategic partnerships with large corporations, including banks, financial service providers and other professional service companies. These strategic partners have existing trust-based relationships with more than five million small and medium-sized business and serve as an excellent channel for the efficient delivery of StoreSense software. Some of Kurant's existing partners include First Data Merchant Services Merchant services is the name given in the United States to a broad category of financial services intended for use by businesses. In its most specific use, it usually refers to the service that enables a business to accept a transaction payment by use of the customer's credit or , a subsidiary of First Data Corp.; Homestead Technologies This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ; Paymentech; S1 Corporation; Smart Online; and Website Pros. "Kurant has developed an unmatched expertise on the business and technical needs of both our enterprise partners and small business users, which is why we've been so successful," said Curtis Pierce, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Kurant Corporation. "While others have been distracted dis·tract·ed adj. 1. Having the attention diverted. 2. Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught. dis·tract , we've been very focused -- on delivering the right product for the market through the right channels. StoreSense 5.0, which is designed to make getting started and managing an e-business easier than ever, further cements our market leadership." "A long time ago, Kurant had the vision to connect the dots between large organizations, who are constantly under pressure to grow revenues and profits, and their small business customers, who need new ways to market, sell and compete in the new economy," said Dan Charron, Chief Development Officer at Paymentech. StoreSense offers small businesses a full range of site-building and e-commerce functionality, beginning with catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , shopping cart and real-time 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 extending to high-end inventory management and sophisticated supply chain communication. The product is fully integrated with QuickBooks Pro 2002 and QuickBooks Premier 2002, allowing seamless, two-way transfer of critical business data between a merchant's online store and his or her desktop financial system. StoreSense has garnered a wide range of editorial and industry awards for excellence, including "Editor's Choice" from Computer Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. News, "Best of Show" at Internet World and "MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. " from Smart Business Magazine. "We're a Web designer, service provider and small business ourselves, so we look at StoreSense from several points of view. Without a doubt, it excels across the board," said Shelly Gardner-Alley, Partner of Chimera Studio, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "StoreSense provides extraordinary performance and design flexibility, allowing us to offer unique and compelling services to our merchant customers. For the merchants themselves, StoreSense provides all the tools they need to be successful online. Whether big or small, our merchants just love StoreSense." While small and medium-sized retailers have been the primary targets for online commerce, StoreSense 5.0 offers new features that extend e-business to previously untapped segments of the small business market. StoreSense 5.0 is designed to assist even the most novice users in building an effective online business.[sections] |
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