Queensland Fuel Group Selects Radiant Systems POS and Back-Office Solutions.MELBOURNE, Australia -- Radiant's industry-leading functionality enables distributor of ChevronTexaco to simplify POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale operations and improve centralized control 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. 2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of Queensland Fuel Group (QFG QFG Quest for Glory (Series of Computer Games) QFG Queensland Fertility Group (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) ) has deployed point-of-sale (POS) and back-office technology from Radiant radiant: see meteor shower. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : RADS RADS Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (type of occupational asthma) RADS Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale RADS República Árabe Democrática Saharaui ) to approximately 40 related sites. South East Queensland South East Queensland (SEQ) is a rapidly growing region of the state of Queensland, Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population. The SEQ region covers 22,420 square kilometres and incorporates 18 Local Government Areas, extending 240 km from Noosa in Fuel and Central Queensland Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland (a state in Australia) that centers on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional center is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Petroleum Pty. Ltd., two subsidiaries of QFG, are combined one of the largest fuel distributors of CalTex -- the Australian arm of ChevronTexaco. "QFG has a proud history of constantly striving to improve customer service and operational excellence," said Don Stieler, chief executive officer of QFG. "We were ready to take the next step in enhancing our retail site operations and after an extensive review, we were convinced that Radiant had the right answer - both in terms of their proven systems and their people. The outcome of our project with Radiant has proven that point." The Australian market has been dynamic and highly competitive over the past few years with the entry of the country's largest retail companies into the petroleum retail sector. Traditional petroleum retailers like QFG and its subsidiaries have responded to this intense competition by further improving operational efficiency and by focusing on their core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
"Our solution for QFG helps them run their business better in two important ways," said Gary Landers, general manager of the Radiant Petroleum and Convenience Retail Division in Asia-Pacific. "Our intuitive touch-screen point-of-sale significantly reduces training time and enables sales associates to serve consumers faster and with a higher level of customer service. And the centralized controls and management reporting assist QFG to ensure they have the right products at the right price available in their stores." The solution for QFG includes Radiant's "Total Care" service which comprises Help Desk support and on-site parts and technician hardware maintenance. This service complements the benefits inherent in the robust Radiant touch-screen POS terminal, which is purpose built for the convenience store environment and delivers style, ease of use and reliability. Radiant's advanced exchange service methodology caters for all components of the retail system, POS and Back- office, and provides fast return to service that minimizes disruption to the business and further extends the life of the technology solution. Radiant has been actively serving the Australian market for more than 20 years. Radiant's local team of more than 80 staff, along with Radiant's strategic service and solution partners, care for the needs of clients of all sizes across the continent. Company Information Founded in 1985, Radiant Systems, Inc. provides innovative store technology for the hospitality, petroleum and convenience store, and entertainment industries. Radiant's point-of-sale, self-service kiosk The self-service kiosk rose with the development of the ATM and adoption by consumers coupled with advanced technologies such as touch-screens. Self-service kiosks are hardware devices that work in combination with self service software, allowing users to perform any number of , and back-office technology enables operators to drive top-line growth and improve bottom-line performance. Headquartered in Atlanta, with regional organizations in Australia, SE Asia, and Europe, Radiant (www.radiantsystems.com) has deployed its solutions in more than 50,000 sites worldwide. Queensland Fuel Group and its subsidiaries operate both wholesale and retail fuel businesses across a broad region of Queensland, Australia. Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, such as statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. These statements appear in a number of places in this release and include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations; including the ability to integrate the operations of acquired businesses; (iii) the Company's growth strategy and operating strategy; (iv) the Company's new or future product offerings, and (v) the declaration and payment of dividends. The words "may," "would," "could," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plans," and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the key risks, assumptions and factors that may affect operating results, performance and financial condition are the Company's reliance on a small number of customers for a larger portion of its revenues, fluctuations in its quarterly results, ability to continue and manage its growth, liquidity and other capital resources issues, competition and the other factors discussed in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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