Micros forms new division

Micros Systems, a provider of IT solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has formed Micros-Retail, its new retail solutions division, which includes its subsidiary companies Datavantage, CommercialWare and eOne Group, reports Reuters.

By combining the three businesses and their respective product lines into a single entity, Micros-Retail will provide customers worldwide with one source for their technology infrastructure needs.

Micros-Retail solutions are installed in over 20 000 stores in 10 countries, processing over 10 million consumer transactions annually.

ProfitBase, an easy-to-use configurable data warehousing company, will demonstrate its retail business intelligence (BI) solution, which supports the Association for Retail Technology Standards data standard, at the National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention and Expo, from 13 to 16 January 2008, in New York City, says Earthtimes.

ProfitBase has teamed with Microsoft to deliver this out-of-the-box, standards-based BI solution for the retail industry, which will be demonstrated in Microsoft's booth.

The solution includes standard key performance indicators, metrics and dimensions tailored for the retail industry.

Soft Solutions will exhibit at the NRF Retail's Big Show 2008 from 14 to 15 January at the Jacob K Javits Convention Centre, in New York, states Ad-Hoc-News.

The company solutions will showcase the various applications during the show, with emphasis on its latest offerings: ibs Analytics, Retail Operations Suite, Retail Master Data Management Suite and Embedded SOA - mobile technology.

Soft Solutions will also unveil its latest roadmap for ibs Referential that is implemented at various retailers such as Carrefour, Canadian Tire Retail and CVS Pharmacy.