PCATS, NACS, and 1SYNC(TM) Collaborate to Synchronize Price Data for the Convenience and Petroleum Retailing Channel.Solution Leverages a Single Industry Standard LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS PCATS Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards PCATS Maintain Personal Computer-Based Automated Test System ), NACS NACS National Association of Convenience Stores NACS National Association of College Stores NACS North American Catalan Society NACS North American Catalysis Society NACS Network Access Control System NACS National Advisory Committee On Semiconductors , and 1SYNC jointly announced today they will collaborate to pilot a service offering, PCATS Gateway that supports the synchronization of price book data between trading partners in the convenience and petroleum retailing channel. The announcement was made during the NACS Show 2006 in Las Vegas, which began today and runs through October 11. The pilot is scheduled to be conducted during the first quarter of 2007. The initial retailers and suppliers scheduled to participate in the pilot include The Pantry Inc., Town & County Food Stores, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) is a unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc that handles its parent's core United States beverage business. It is the largest division of Cadbury Schweppes. CSAB is the successor to Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. , The Coca-Cola Company, and PepsiCo Inc. Results from this pilot are expected to be reported to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably. See also: Report at the NACStech 2007 tradeshow. "The PCATS Gateway will create a pipeline that will allow retailers and suppliers of all sizes to exchange business transactions enabling critical mass for the industry," said Ann Dozier Dozier may be: People:
The pilot solution, PCATS Gateway, approved by NACS, will utilize PCATS' eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (NAXML NAXML NACS XML Data Interchange ) message standards, and 1SYNC will be the technology solution provider. "This project affirms our synergy with NACS and will further demonstrate the value of deploying PCATS' NAXML message standards within the convenience and petroleum retailing channel," said PCATS Executive Director and 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. John Hervey John Hervey may refer to:
The expected benefits from this pilot for trading partners of all sizes that operate in the convenience and petroleum retailing channel include: * Improved efficiencies in exchanging price information facilitated by a cost-effective solution that leverages a single petroleum/convenience industry standard * Expansion and acceleration of the commercial value of data synchronization in the petroleum/convenience channel * Elimination of technology barriers that have previously stalled implementations * Simplified integration to retailer back office solutions "We are excited about the pilot. It is a standards-based solution to electronically synchronize price book data and will provide great value to the convenience store industry. We expect suppliers, particularly small- to mid-size companies, to benefit from having a cost-effective, single solution that lowers their overall supply chain costs. For back-office solution providers, this solution will create a gateway for the data they need to provide value-added solutions for retailers to run their businesses," said NACS President and CEO Hank Armour. "Our objective is to assist retailers and suppliers in the convenience and petroleum retailing channel in achieving supply chain benefits associated with electronic price book synchronization, and the best way to achieve that is by partnering with NACS and PCATS," said 1SYNC CEO Bob Noe, "we are extremely excited about conducting this industry standard pilot and anticipate positive results through utilizing this cost-effective Gateway," he added. About NACS: NACS, the association for convenience and petroleum retailing, is an international trade association representing more than 2,200 retail and 1,800 supplier members. The U.S. convenience store industry, with over 140,600 stores across the country, posted $495.3 billion in total sales in 2005, with $344.2 billion in motor fuels sales. For additional information regarding NACS, please visit www.nacsonline.com About the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS): The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) was founded in September 2003 to continue the development and maintenance for standards work initiated under the National Association of Convenience Stores' (NACS) Technology Standards project. With over 170 retailer and supplier members, the group's membership represents more than 22,000 convenience stores. Membership is open to any petroleum marketer, convenience store owner/operator, other retail channels, or any of their suppliers or vendors. For additional information regarding PCATS, please visit www.pcats.org About 1SYNC[TM] 1SYNC is a newly-formed subsidiary of GS1 US[TM]. 1SYNC offers a range of data synchronization services that eliminate costly data errors, increase supply chain efficiencies, and promote the advancement of next-generation technologies, such as the Electronic Product Code[TM] (EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). ). GS1 US is a not-for-profit member organization of GS1 and is dedicated to the development and implementation of standards-based, global supply chain solutions. 1SYNC is headquartered in Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,081. Lawrenceville is located roughly halfway between Princeton and Trenton. with offices in the U.S., Brazil, and United Kingdom. Visit www.1SYNC.org for more information. |
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