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Samsonite Chooses Polaris "iStore Linux"
GURGAON, Feb. 15 / PRNewsire-AsiaNet / --
- ...Guarantees 50% Lower Setup & Running Cost on Retail Store Software
Polaris Retail Infotech Ltd. (PRIL), a leading Retail Software provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Polaris Software Lab Ltd, today announced the launch of Linux powered Retail Store Management solution
"iStore Linux". PRIL has signed up Samsonite to rollout iStore Linux in its 60 exclusive brand outlets across
India. iStore is available on all Linux flavors present in the market. The combination of SOA based iStore
application on Linux system can potentially bring down the set-up and running cost of retail store software by
50%.
Samsonite in India chose PRIL's iStore bundled with IBM's Retail Integration Framework to gain advantages
of scalability and flexibility that a next generation retail solution and an open operating environment could
provide. With iStore available on Linux, Samsonite was convinced of the benefits of robustness, high
availability and low TCO.
iStore was jointly launched by PRIL and IBM in 2009. It is the first SOA-based Retail solution in India that is
built on the open-standards-based Java(TM) Platform, Enterprise Edition and is bundled with IBM's Retail
Integration Framework. iStore has revolutionized the Retail Store management application marketplace with
its rich back office functionality and operations friendly POS capabilities. The iStore POS interface is touch
screen enabled with L-design for maximum sales user comfort. The POS supports multi channel and self
service capability. iStore back office has pre-integrated enterprise module with retail ERP functionality and
pre-built SAP integration capability. Owing to its SOA architecture, Intellect Store can easily integrate with
retailer's software and hardware legacy systems.
Commenting on the launch of iStore Linux and the recent wins, Mr. Mohit Oberoi, CEO, PRIL, said, "Modern
format retail requires scalability, performance and flexibility to address the rapidly growing business
operations. Last year we partnered with IBM to benefit from their flexible and scalable J2EE platform for
iStore, our next generation Retail POS application."
"We have now made iStore available on Linux. This can significantly bring down the set up and run costs of
POS application software to as low as 50% of the exiting costs. This is particularly useful for the large retailers
with expanding network of brand outlets as every distribution of store software will be available at half the
cost," he added.
Going by its recent success in India subcontinent, PRIL is now foraying in the US and Eastern Europe
market to enhance its global footprint with Intellect Store. PRIL is a market leader in Indian POS market with
over 35,000 POS counters across India.
About Polaris Retail InfoTech
Polaris Retail Infotech Ltd (PRIL) is a leading retail technology player in India having launched India's first
SOA based retail solution. PRIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Software Lab Ltd, a leading Financial
Technology Company. Retail Excel is the flagship solution from PRIL, which is deployed at leading retail
chains in India and South East Asia across multiple retail categories and formats. Retail Excel is also
successfully integrated with various enterprise solutions at the backend like SAP, Oracle Apps, BaaN,
For further information, please contact:
Shailesh Dhawla
Polaris Software
+91-99620-23124
shailesh.d@polaris.co.in
SOURCE: Polaris Software
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