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Greetings from the
President
We are very pleased to
announce our new monthly News Brief. The purpose of the
News Brief is to keep you informed on new products,
events, useful technical information, company news and
changes in the industry. Our goal is to present an easy
to read format that is brief and to the point. As
always, your input, comments and suggestions are
welcomed.
Talking about news, last month the long awaited
completion of the merger between Island Pacific (IP) and
Retail Technologies International (RTI) was completed.
The joining of these two companies along with Island
Pacific's acquisition of Page Digital will have a huge
and positive impact on retailers small and large.
Island Pacific is committed to the ongoing development
of Retail Pro®. The newest version of Retail Pro® called
Retail Pro Enterprise Management System (EMS)® has just
entered the Beta cycle - we will be releasing
information on EMS and its features on a regular basis
in the News Brief. More information on the IP RTI
merger follows in this month's News Brief.
Bruce Klepper,
President
Advanced Retail Management Systems, Inc. |
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New Referral Program
We have streamlined our
new business referral program to make it attractive to
you and show our thanks for sending us new business.
Here are the Details of the new plan.
Advanced Retail Management Systems Lead Referral Plan:
Receive $500 credit on account or 4 Client Service hours
every time you refer a new customer that purchases
Retail Pro®.
Retail Pro® has grown to be the premier Inventory
Control/POS software for small to mid-tier retailers.
Whether you know a single store or a 100 store chain,
Retail Pro® provides the technology for retailers to
excel.
Call your sales person today or click on the
link below to refer another retailer and start earning
valuable rewards!
http://www.armsys.com/referralreq.htm. |
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Video Surveillance Systems protect you from
theft!
Retailers are
challenged by theft and store liability. Customer and
employee theft as well as worker's compensation claims
eat into a retailer's profits. RemoteManager.IP
integrates Retail Pro® point-of-sale with video
surveillance systems to provide an efficient and
effective means of managing these challenges.
With RemoteManager.IP, you can:
• Monitor employee performance from the store or
remotely
• View customer transactions
• Investigate security and liability issues
RemoteManager.IP allows you to store and retrieve
information easily and is scalable. Retailers can view
synced video and sales information on one screen. This
helps retailers determine if items were rung up/scanned
correctly. RemoteManager.IP also allows the retailer to
store an unlimited number of transactions.
Call our sales department for more info on
Remote Manager
800-305-0461 or e-mail
sales@armsys.com |
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Retail Pro Version 8.5
Retail Pro® is the
leading point-of-sale and inventory management software
used by specialty retailers worldwide.
Retail Pro® Version 8.5 is a Windows based system
offering touch screen POS; user-defined layouts,
navigation and documents; multi-store management;
integrated e-commerce; customer relationships; extensive
retail business analytics; serial number tracking;
off-line mode; multi-vendor; multi-UPC; and much more.
Retail Pro® is highly scalable and comes in different
editions designed for single stores up to large
multinational chains.
We offer a turn
key upgrade package.
Hardware upgrade, installation and data conversion!
Contact us for more info:
sales@armsys.com |
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Retail
Technologies, Inc. is acquired by Island Pacific
Island Pacific
(AMEX:IPI), a leading global provider of multi-channel
application software technology and services for the
retail industry, announced the completion of the
acquisition of Retail Technology International, a
leading provider of retail management store solutions.
RTI currently has over 9,000 customer sites representing
25,000 stores in 70 countries using its flagship product
Retail Pro®. The product is distributed via 64
resellers.
New Island Pacific Leadership
"Following the RTI acquisition, Island Pacific has
appointed RTI co-owner, Chief Executive Officer and
President, Mike Tomczak, as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Island Pacific. Mr. Tomczak will
also join the Island Pacific Board of Directors. Jeff
Boone, RTI co-owner and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
has become Island Pacific's new CTO." |
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Global POS and Store Operations Summit to Bring
Retailers Together.
Island Pacific is
pleased to announce the first ever Global Point of Sale
and Store Operations Summit, which will be held at the
Westin Casuarina Hotel in Las Vegas September 19-21,
2004. Island Pacific's Retail Pro® team is a primary
organizer of the Summit, which is a new retail industry
event dedicated to exploring the latest consumer trends
and technology in the POS and Store Operations arena.
Attendees will be able to explore the latest industry
trends, learn about the hottest new technologies, and
discover the secrets to customer and store success as
they meet some of the most successful retailers from
around the world. With RIS News as the exclusive North
American media partner and many key retail executives on
the advisory council, this new annual event is expected
to become the definitive source for retail information
worldwide.
For more information about the first ever Global
POS and Store Operations Summit, visit
www.pos-summit.com, or
www.retailpro.com/userconference |
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Meet our Staff
Jim Porter, our
in-house programmer. The most recent addition
to our offering of products and services is custom
programming for Retail Pro®. Jim has completed several
special projects for our customers and is looking for
new projects. Jim has a BS degree in Computer
Information Services and has a retail background with
Software City in New York. Recently Jim was the
database administrator for Ocean Journey here in Denver.
Contact your sales
representative for more information on Custom
Development for Retail Pro.
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Teresa Klamm,
Certified Retail Pro® Trainer/Technician. Many
of our customers already know Teresa; she has been with
us since January, 2000 and has trained many of you on
Retail Pro®. Prior to joining ARMS, Teresa was a System
Administrator for a 35 store chain using Retail Pro®.
She also has an extensive retail background, having been
a store manager and buyer for Mercantile Stores and
Zale's. Teresa is fully certified on Retail Pro®
Versions 7 and 8, and is currently specializing in
Version 6 to 8 conversions. |
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Randall Diederich,
Team Lead - Customer Support. You may have
talked to Randall on occasion; he is responsible for the
support team and ensuring that your issues get resolved.
Randall came to us in April, 2002 after he relocated to
Colorado from Sacramento, California where he was
working for Retail Technologies, Inc. as a software
product specialist. Randall has over 20 years in
computer information systems including many years with
IBM. He is certified on Version 8 and is also a
Microsoft Certified Professional. |
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Online Support Services @
www.armsys.com
Sign up
today for our new Online Support Services available to
Gold Support Service customers. This advanced suite of
services will allow you to place support calls online,
check the status of your support calls as they are being
handled by our technicians, help you in finding
solutions to your questions through our Knowledge Base
and allow you to communicate with other Retail Pro®
users in the Newsgroup forums. These features and more
are available when you create an account!
For
more information on support plans from Advanced Retail
Management Systems, contact
Marta at 303-738-1800, Ext 323.
Support tips and
more info
Anti-Virus software:
I am sure we do not have to tell you that
anti-virus software is a must if you use the internet
and have e-mail. We like Trend Micro™ PC-cillin™
Internet Security 2004, we use its big brother, Office
Scan. This is available at retail or
www.trendmicro.com. We also like McAffee, but have
had problems running Retail Pro® with Norton. Please
check with our technical department if you have any
questions. At this time we do not sell or support these
products.
Tips from the
trainers:
Always check your system date when you sign on so all of
your documents are dated correctly.
Backup
Reminder:
It is important that you back up every night and make
sure that your back up is working and that you know how
to restore. Who is in charge of your backups?
Need labels or
other supplies:
We sell all of the correct labels to work with Retail
Pro® and we can help design them for you. Pease call
Rosalba at Ext 315 when you need merchandise labels
or tags.
Billing
Questions:
You can call
Marta at Ext 323 with any questions you have on your
account.
Percon Rental:
Plan ahead and schedule your Percon portable data
collector for taking physical inventory. Call
Scott at Ext 326.
Support Calls:
When calling us for software or hardware
support, please enter option 2 to be connected to our
support coordinator. Your call will be handled in the
fastest possible way. |
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BusinessWorks Gold Accounting Software
We prefer and recommend
BusinessWorks Gold for your business financial
reporting.
BusinessWorks Gold is the software that links smoothly
with Retail Pro to make your job easier. From the same
company that makes MAS90, Accpac, Peachtree and DacEasy,
BusinessWorks Gold is a solid, easy to learn and
affordable accounting program, Sold and supported by our
retail accounting software specialist. For more
information, call Doug at 303-738-1800, Ext 318 or
doug.hubka@armsys.com. |
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The New Denver Convention Center Bear
Just grin and
bear it: Convention center's looky-loo big 'n'
blue
The 40-foot "big blue bear" that will stand outside the
main entrance of the expanded Colorado Convention Center
at 14th and Stout streets downtown will appear as if
it's peering inside the building. The blue bear will
make its debut next spring.
Construction of the $400,000 bear is taking place in
American Canyon, 35 miles northeast of San Francisco,
said Denver artist Lawrence Argent, the bear's creator.
Argent said inspiration for the bear came from his
curiosity about convention visitors who have a variety
of interests.
Thanks to Kim Nguyen,
Rocky Mountain News June 17, 2004
© Lawrence Argent |
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8100 Southpark Way Unit A-10, Littleton, CO 80120
303-738-1800 | Fax 303-738-9563
Denver - St. Louis - Chicago
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