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Toy Retailer Chooses Sun Servers, Storage, Software, Service for a One-stop Solution

2009-12-22T17:00:00+01:00

Berlin-based myToys.de is a retail company that sells merchandise for children and their families. Distributing its goods online, in stores, and through a mail-order catalog, the company initially relied on Linux for most of its computing systems. In time, the IT environment at myToys.de became heterogeneous and support became an issue. To increase system security and receive technical support, myToys.de replaced its Web site and order-processing system from multiple manufacturers with a new infrastructure based on Sun SPARC Enterprise servers, StorageTek storage systems, software, and technical support services.

Retailer Upgrades Business Analytics Software, Receives Complete ROI in Less than Two Months

2009-06-29T16:00:00+01:00

Retailer Ivan Smith Furniture found working with Sun to deploy a business-analytics solution generating real-time reports not only reduced the amount of time reports needed to run from minutes to seconds, but it also cut the business' yearly licensing costs by more than $127,000 per year and provided a complete return on investment in less than two months.

Sun Java Integration Suite to Enhance Harrods' Multi-channel Retail Operations

2006-01-17T17:00:00+01:00

The Sun Java Integration Suite will help support and enhance the world famous London department store Harrods in its growing multi-channel retail operations. Announced during the National Retail Federation Conference held January 15-18 in New York City, Harrods selected the Sun suite to help preserve existing IT investments while enhancing business agility and improving customer experience.

B&H Photo Selects Sun to Power Growing Internet Business

2006-01-17T17:00:00+01:00

Strengthening their more than 10-year business relationship, B&H Photo has chosen Sun to power its rapidly growing Internet business. The high-end professional photo, video and audio company expects the Sun StorEdge 9985 systems to be a cornerstone to their data-centric enterprise compute environment and "always on" Internet presence.

Sun to Power New Distance Learning Web Site for NRF Foundation

2006-01-17T17:00:00+01:00

Sun has committed its Sun Fire X2100 servers to power a new distance learning web site for National Retail Federation (NRF) Foundation members as well as non-members. The new NRF Universitywired/e-learning solution has been created by the NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation (NRF), and Sun.

Two Customized Sun Solutions for Retailers Introduced

2006-01-16T17:00:00+01:00

Sun introduced two new solutions designed specifically for retailers during the National Retail Federation Conference held January 15-18, in New York City -- the Sun Retail Store Processor, designed to rapidly rollout new capabilities to many stores across a retail chain, and the Sun Retail Integration Architecture software, an implementation for the development and deployment of retail applications.

Solaris Operating System Attracts Retailers

2004-06-07T16:00:00+01:00

The Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) is attracting retailers who are looking to upgrade their infrastructures to a more cost-effective, highly reliable and scalable operating system, according to Sun Industry Director Bob DeLaney. Benjamin Moore Paints, Ultimate Electronics and Sportsman's Warehouse have recently converted to Solaris OS.

Retailers Search for RFID Solutions

2004-06-07T16:00:00+01:00

The benefits of RFID technology for retailers range from quick and accurate inventory counts to a significant decrease in shrinkage to immediate product location and movement. With retailers and suppliers searching for reliable RFID technology, Sun responded by releasing the Sun Java RFID software this month and opening an RFID testing center this spring.

Sun Says RFID Technology is Retail-ready

2004-06-07T16:00:00+01:00

RFID is retail-ready, it's just a matter of determining what specific RFID technology is suited for a particular deployment and how to incorporate RFID within a corporation's infrastructure, explained Jim Clarke, chief RFID architect at Sun. Clarke states that revenue gains from the deployment of RFID are inevitable.

Web-based Course from Sun: Discovering RFID

2004-04-05T16:00:00+01:00

The introductory course Discovering RFID provides an overview of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to executives in the retail and manufacturing industries.

Enhancements to Fresh Market Manager Software

2004-04-05T16:00:00+01:00

The Fresh Market Manager solution from Park City Group contains enhancements that are aimed at helping supermarkets be competitive against Wal-Mart.

The RFID Market and Sun's Strategies

2004-04-05T16:00:00+01:00

Sun aims to capitalize on an estimated market of $1 trillion by 2012 in deployment of RFID tags with a new RFID Network project that will include the RFID tags, middleware and applications and with its new RFID testing center in Dallas, Texas, to address complexities.

RFID Infrastructure Solution from ProdexNet and Sun

2004-04-05T16:00:00+01:00

NetGather software from ProdexNet Inc. is a centralized management and operational console that will be built on Sun's RFID Infrastructure Software. The goal of NetGather is to simplify the administration and management of RFID devices and related infrastructure deployed across the enterprise through a simple, easy-to-use interface.

Sun and iForce[SM] Partner IT Solutions for Mid-market Retail

2004-02-23T17:00:00+01:00

Sun solutions can benefit mid-market retailers in a variety of ways: increased ROI, enhanced customer satisfaction, improved competitiveness, optimized business processes and increased efficiency. Sun and its iForceSM retail partners offer right-sized solutions designed specifically for mid-market retailers.

Wincor Nixdorf, Sun and Retek Deliver JavaPOS Retail Solution

2004-02-23T17:00:00+01:00

Wincor Nixdorf, Sun and Retek have teamed up to develop an integrated JavaPOS technology-based solution that delivers a low-cost, secure, scalable offering to the retail industry. Based on Java technology, the end-to-end solution offers retail customers all the benefits of the only standards-based platform for developing and deploying secure, robust, interoperable enterprise applications.

Yankee Group Projects Burgeoning Market for RFID Vendors

2004-02-23T17:00:00+01:00

A report from the Yankee Group projects revenues of up to $3.8 billion in 2004 from retail and defense spending on RFID implementations based on electronic product codes (ePC). The report, "Unlocking the ePC RFID Opportunity Requires Migration Management," suggests that revenues will reach $4.2 billion in 2008.

GeometricSCM Chosen to Run Dallas RFID Deployment Center

2004-02-23T17:00:00+01:00

SIS Technologies, DC Logistics and Transport Industries have selected Geometric Solutions Inc. to provide GeometricSCM, a warehouse management systems (WMS) solution, for their RFID Deployment Center. The RFID Deployment Center offers end-to-end RFID outsourcing and solutions and runs on Sun technology.

The Men's Wearhouse Builds Web Portal for Secure, Fast Intranet Links

2004-01-13T17:00:00+01:00

The Men's Wearhouse called on the combined resources of Sun, ICSynergy and FatWire Software to connect its 500 stores nationwide, allowing employees to integrate and securely share information on such corporate matters as employee benefits and business-critical operational data while also leveraging the company's substantial investment in PeopleSoft HR applications.

360Commerce Software Supports MySQL

2004-01-12T17:00:00+01:00

The 360Store application suite now supports the open source database, MySQL. This gives retailers the ability to leverage existing technology and lower costs. With 360Store, retailers can deploy next-generation, Web-enabled POS functionality quickly.

Sun and Aldata Collaborate on Real-time Retailing Solution

2004-01-12T17:00:00+01:00

Sun and Aldata Solution S.A. are collaborating on a solution that will allow enterprises to seamlessly link into the EPC Network to track the movement of goods moving through the supply chain. The new solution should align Aldata's G.O.L.D. software with Sun's enterprise-class RFID infrastructure software for managing EPC events.

Sun and Retek Open the iForce[SM] Competency Center

2004-01-12T17:00:00+01:00

Sun and partner Retek have opened the world's first iForceSM Competency Center for Retek in Menlo Park, California. The center will provide personalized assistance to retailers for free, including technical architecture assessments, Proof of Concepts (POCs), sizing, tuning and other customer specific benchmarking.

Sun and Tomax Retail Solution Implemented in 83 Days

2003-10-28T17:00:00+01:00

Retailer Sportsman's Warehouse chose technology from Sun and Tomax to provide a real-time, total view of its store operations. The retailer is using Retail.net from Tomax on Sun systems, the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and Java technology.

Benetton Group Turns to Sun for its Next-generation Information System

2003-10-28T17:00:00+01:00

The Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and Java technology have been chosen by the Benetton Group, a worldwide fashion manufacturer and retailer, to add innovation, performance, robustness and security to the company's network computing environment. Benetton has based its IT infrastructure and strategy on open standards such as UNIXR, Java technology and XML.

Business Portals Offer an Alternative to Tired Legacy Retail IT Environments

2003-10-27T17:00:00+01:00

Forces like shrinking margins, a continuously evolving competitive situation and mega-retailers looming in the background have made dinosaurs of the sluggish mainframe, client-server and proprietary legacy environments retailers have been accustomed to rely on. A promising answer to this pressing need is the business portal, which can deliver numerous services to retail users.

A.S. Watson Group - Success Story

2003-10-27T17:00:00+01:00

A.S. Watson, a major player for 175 years in the retail and beverage-manufacturing industries in Asia and Europe with over 3,000 outlets in 16 countries has recently modernized its IT infrastructure, moving from a legacy VAX environment to a Web-based architecture. Watson chose Sun as its server vendor.

W. Pauley and Company Shaves Costs with StarOffice Suite

2003-06-30T16:00:00+01:00

W. Pauley and Company, a British food distribution firm, switched its office productivity applications from five PCs running Microsoft Office to 80 StarOffice software suite seats serving 200 users. The implementation includes 80 Sun Ray 100 appliances and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) running on Sun Enterprise 3500 servers, Sun Enterprise 450 servers and Sun Enterprise 250 servers.

Blue Martini Software and Retek Collaborate

2003-06-30T16:00:00+01:00

Blue Martini Software Inc. and Retek Inc. have entered into an alliance to deliver a complete in-store operations solution that will assist retailers with the design and delivery of optimal customer experiences. The pair will integrate Blue Martini Clienteling and Blue Martini Messages@POS applications with the Retek Integrated Store Operations applications and store framework.

Sun Wins New Retail Customers Worldwide

2003-06-30T16:00:00+01:00

Sun continues to make significant headway into the worldwide retail market as a result of a number of global account wins and partner alliances. Major U.S. customers currently include Gap Inc, Wegman's Food Markets, Office Max, Ross Stores, Ratner Company LLC, Men's Wearhouse and Home Depot Design Expo, as well as others.

Sun Designs Disaster Recovery Center For Kookmin Credit Card

2003-06-30T16:00:00+01:00

Kookmin Credit Card recently turned to Sun to create a disaster recovery site after the Korean government agency of Financial Supervisory Services mandated that all financial institutions create data backup centers to protect against the possibility of a catastrophic loss of customer account information.

Sun, ProfitLogic Deliver Solution for Markdown Optimization

2003-05-19T16:00:00+01:00

Northern Group Retail Ltd., a Canadian specialty apparel retailer, now has a solution that enables its management to determine markdown practices, processes and the bottom line. Developed by ProfitLogic and running on Sun Fire servers and the Solaris 8 Operating System (Solaris OS), Pricing4Profit gives Northern Group Retail the tool it needs to make the most profitable markdown decisions.