DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/08 -- Xterprise Incorporated, a leading global
supplier of Solutions for the High Definition Enterprise (TM) and a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, announced today a new suite of solutions
for retail applications, which introduce advanced inventory management and
execution capabilities for the fashion apparel, specialty and high tech
retail industry segments. Store Inventory Management, the initial offering
of Clarity-ARS(TM) (AdvancedRetail Solutions), leverages RFID and Microsoft
technologies to enable storewide inventory management and integrated
security at the individual garment or item level.
Clarity-ARS(TM) provides up-to-the-moment visibility and control of
storewide inventory at the item and location level and automates many of
manually intensive processes such as receiving and matching of merchandise,
cycle counting, and restocking the sales floor from back-stock. The
solution greatly reduces out-of-stocks, missing items and shrink while
moving the retailer much closer to the "One Touch" goal for store inventory
management.
"RFID in retail has been the buzz for many years, yet actual
implementations are few, and adoption of the technology has been slow,"
said Dean Frew, founder and chief executive officer of Xterprise. "We have
been quietly deploying item-level inventory systems over the last three
years and are excited to announce Clarity-ARS(TM) which provides a new
level of life-cycle inventory management for retailers. We expect this to
be the first of a number of retail products. "
Highlights of the Clarity-ARS(TM) solution:
-- Store-wide and location specific inventory control of merchandise at
the individual garment level
-- Rules-based and directed stocking of back-stock to the sales floor
eliminating the guesswork typically involved in proper assortment decisions
-- Automated receiving and matching of store receipts to ASN information
to increase accuracy and get merchandise on the shelf more quickly
-- Greatly increasing the accuracy and speed of store cycle counting
using handheld readers or mobile carts
-- Tracking the disposition of individual items as they move through the
store, offering integrated merchandise security and monitoring to control
shrink.
-- Highly scalable Clarity(TM) architecture already leveraged by multiple
customers which are using the technology to manage millions of garments
across multiple locations
-- Integration to POS, back office and Retail ERP solutions
"Customers across a number of retail segments are looking at how to improve
item-level inventory management at the store level," said Vic Miles, Retail
Technology Strategist at Microsoft Corp. "The retail store inventory
management capabilities of Clarity-ARS(TM), built on Microsoft's scalable,
services-oriented architecture platform, helps deliver a store-wide RFID
integration framework at the lowest possible total cost of ownership."
Clarity-ARS(TM) has been developed on the Microsoft software platform
featuring Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2, Microsoft BizTalk RFID and
Microsoft SQL Server, offering enterprise class scalability and performance
at the lowest possible total cost of ownership.
ABOUT XTERPRISE
Xterprise Incorporated was founded in 2002 as a provider of RFID (Radio
Frequency Identification) applications. Today our solutions combine
Microsoft platform technology, continuous improvement and lean supply chain
expertise, enterprise supply chain systems integration along with RFID
technology to deliver previously unachievable levels of visibility,
assurance, accuracy, process improvement and value to clients. The
growing list of Xterprise customers includes Alcon, Allergan, Chicken of
the Sea, Corning, Continental, Dairy Fresh, Dial, Eureka, ExxonMobil,
General Mills, Georgia Pacific, Kraft, iGPS, Intel, L'Oreal, Nokia,
Samsung, SchoellerArca Systems, ShopVac, The Libman Company, The US
Department of Veterans Affairs, TIMCO Aviation Services, TNT Express,
Toyota Motors N.A. and many others. The Xterprise headquarters is located
in Carrollton, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) and its European office is located
in Beverley, UK. For additional information call +1-972-690-9460 US, email
info@xterprise.com or visit www.xterprise.com.
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