| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 2, 2005
The 2005 Microsoft Partner Program Awards
recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered
exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.
With nearly 2000 entries submitted from
around the globe, Microsoft announced DigiPoS Systems Retail Blade
as their choice for their 2005 Global Technology Innovation Award,
Global Partner of the Year. The awards ceremony took place on
July 9th at the Minneapolis Convention Center during their annual
Worldwide Partner Conference.
"The past year has been unparalleled in terms of the level
of innovative solutions Microsoft Partners have developed and
delivered to our mutual customers," said Allison Watson,
vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group
at Microsoft. "Those at DigiPoS Systems have set themselves
apart from an extremely competitive field, and we applaud them
for this well-deserved victory. Their achievement is exemplary
of the kind of vision that will help take us beyond the solutions
of today to realize the full potential of technology in business."
"Retail Blade technology epitomizes the spirit of this innovation
award by delivering a change in POS. Its been our goal to address
genuine customer needs, which is the same approach of the development
of Microsoft’s WePOS and RMS - developed to reduce the number
of things that keep retailers up at night," says Graham Worsfold,
founder of DigiPoS Systems Group.
DigiPoS Systems Retail Blade is the first and only stand alone
"point of service" (POS) system with the benefits of
Blade technology. This enables retailers using the Retail Blade
to upgrade or repair their systems by sliding out the tray (blade)
that is currently in the system, and sliding in a replacement
or upgraded blade in literally minutes. This is all without the
need for a technician, change of software, or having to disconnect
all the cables and send it back to the manufacturer.
The most common POS installations require retailers to tear up
and rip out all of their existing systems in order to bring in
the power needed to run the most popular POS applications (including
customer relationship management applications, loyalty programs,
stock control, merchandising, and much more). The DigiPoS Retail
Blade is designed to enable retailers to upgrade components, software
and applications without a full-scale replacement. Simply replace
only the incremental components to bring it to the desired level
of performance. The cost is only a fraction of a full replacement,
ultimately meaning Retailers can have the same POS installed for
ten years or more and not suffer when technology moves forward.
This puts the control back into the hands of Retailers, who are
able to leverage a ten year warranty on the Retail Blade Host.
" The total cost of ownership rises significantly when an
upgrade requires hardware to be replaced and all the peripherals
have to be taken off and re-connected and application software
has to be reinstalled. DigiPoS Systems' Retail Blade should give
retailers a 30% to 40% savings on their cost of ownership, since
the longer they can keep their core investment working for them,
the better their return on investment," says Rob Marano,
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mark Leaper, President of DigiPoS Systems Group says: "Being
recognized for this prestigious award is very exciting for us.
It is evident that the industry is truly acknowledging and embracing
the benefits Retail Blade technology has to offer Retailers and
partners like Microsoft."
DigiPoS provides cost-saving service enhancing POS solutions
to Retailers around the globe such as Claires, Laura, NEXT, Harvey
Nichols, Majestic Wine, ESCADA, Swarovski, Merkur Chocolates,
and many others.
|
