More than just PCs, BEETLE appliances are rugged, designed to withstand the rigors of retail environments. Built on Embedded Intel(R) motherboard technology, all models include standard retail interfaces, accept a wide range of peripherals, and are compliant with established retail software standards. Standard operating systems include Red Hat(R) Linux(R), the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) family, and Microsoft DOS. The BEETLE appliances also offer the most expansive and complete set of OPOS(tm) and JavaPOS(tm) drivers for POS peripherals.
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February 19, 2002 10:41
Wincor Nixdorf, Sun Microsystems Sign Partnership Agreement
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002--
Wincor Now Authorized as Sun Reseller for the Retail Market;
Agreement Furthers Relationship Between Industry Leaders
Wincor Nixdorf Inc., the leader in the delivery of open systems solutions to the retail and banking industries, today announced that it has been authorized by Sun(tm) Microsystems Inc. as a Global Solutions Provider (GSP) under Sun's iForce Reseller Program.
This allows Wincor to offer Sun server products and services to North America's leading retailers as part of a complete solution that substantially lowers the costs of acquiring, managing and maintaining retail store systems. Working together, Wincor and Sun will actively promote their partnership and products to the retail community.
Designed to customer specifications, the Wincor-Sun solution includes a Java-enabled point-of-sale (JavaPOS) system from Wincor's BEETLE family of POS appliances at the point of service, combined with a Sun Netra(tm) or Cobalt(tm) server in the back office. The solution, which can be delivered in Linux or Solaris, can be deployed on any scale and in a wide range of thin and thick client configurations. The combined power of Wincor and Sun technology provides retailers with an integrated solution that meets today's most important requirements for retail systems: freedom-of-choice, ease-of-use, high reliability, exceptional price/performance, and simple maintenance.
A choice of Java-based POS applications software -- meeting retail requirements such as general merchandise, c-store, grocery and more -- is available through Wincor's network of leading independent software vendors. Because of Wincor's industry-leading support for the Association of Retail Technology Standards' JavaPOS device drive, numerous retail peripheral options are also available. Wincor rounds out its retail offering with consulting, project management, integration, and support services.
"Wincor Nixdorf shares Sun's deep commitment to industry standards, and now Wincor can deliver standards-based, best-of-breed store solutions for the front and back end," said Jeff Soisson, president and CEO of Wincor Nixdorf USA. "Wincor's philosophy is to offer retailers the very best in open systems, and our partnership with Sun exemplifies this."
"The retail industry has embraced Sun's Java programming language, and Wincor continues to lead the retail industry with its unmatched support for the JavaPOS standard," said Bob DeLaney, director of World Wide Industry Solutions for Sun. "The relationship between Wincor and Sun is an important partnership to help drive industry standards, and retailers will be the real winners."
Retailers can get a first-hand look at the new Wincor-Sun offering at Sun's iForce Ready Center in Menlo Park, Calif. On display is a reference architecture that combines a Wincor Nixdorf BEETLE NetPOS thin-client terminal running ADS Retail's Nextor POS application, powered by a Sun Cobalt server appliance. Known as SmartClient, the architecture on display is a recommended solution for zero-maintenance, thin-client POS. The SmartClient solution architecture serves as a guide for retailers to select appropriate servers, terminals, and software according to their unique requirements. Additional reference architectures are planned in the near future.
Sun in Retail
Sun's global retail clients include hard and soft goods specialty businesses, discount and mass merchandisers, department stores, food service, grocery chains, convenience store chains, chain drug stores, electronic retailing merchants, catalog and home shopping. Fast growing retailers are building their technology foundations on Sun Enterprise servers, Sun Cobalt server appliances and Sun StorEdge. Sun offers the scalability to ensure retailers can meet the extreme load demands they experience in seasonal peaks throughout the year.
About Sun Microsystems Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- the Network is the Computer -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the 'net and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to the nth. With $19.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at www.sun.com.
The BEETLE Family of POS Appliances
Wincor Nixdorf's BEETLE family of POS appliances addresses the complete spectrum of customer touch points in the retail store environment. With solutions that encompass thin-client POS terminals, lean-and thick-client POS systems, kiosks, lottery terminals, and mobile POS devices, the BEETLE family is the industry's most comprehensive POS product line. An open design supporting commonality of components across the entire BEETLE family substantially simplifies software deployment and hardware maintenance, keeping costs down and productivity high.
More than just PCs, BEETLE appliances are rugged, designed to withstand the rigors of retail environments. Built on Embedded Intel(R) motherboard technology, all models include standard retail interfaces, accept a wide range of peripherals, and are compliant with established retail software standards. Standard operating systems include Red Hat(R) Linux(R), the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) family, and Microsoft DOS. The BEETLE appliances also offer the most expansive and complete set of OPOS(tm) and JavaPOS(tm) drivers for POS peripherals.
The BEETLE family of POS appliances is the industry's first and only complete line of customer-proven, Linux-ready POS systems in production. The family is also the first in the industry to be certified for Windows XP Embedded.
About Wincor Nixdorf
Worldwide, Wincor Nixdorf Inc. is one of the fastest growing providers of IT products and solutions for the retail and banking industries. Wincor Nixdorf's offerings include hardware, application software, professional services and a complete range of multi-vendor service programs including on-site support, depot service and Advanced Exchange. Wincor Nixdorf is the world's third largest provider of POS systems and automated teller machines. Employing more than 4,400 people, Wincor Nixdorf operates in 40 countries with manufacturing plants in Germany and Singapore. North American headquarters are in Austin, Texas, and Boston, Mass. For more information, visit www.wincor-nixdorf.com/usa.
BEETLE is a registered trademark of Wincor Nixdorf GmbH. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Wincor Nixdorf Inc., Austin
Dave Murphy, 512/252-5630
dave.murphy@wincor-nixdorf.com
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