FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PLEASANTON, Calif., January 14, 2003 - ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), announced today that it has acquired all assets of AGS Software, Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including the point-of-sale (POS) software developed by AGS. The POS application offers extensive storefront automation, an intuitive web-based interface and support for multi-site operations. An addition to ACCPAC’s suite of end-to-end business management applications, the product is fully integrated with ACCPAC Advantage Series accounting software. The product will be marketed as ACCPAC ePOS. AGS Software President Marc Cashman is joining ACCPAC as Director, ePOS Strategic Sales, and all former AGS employees have been offered positions at ACCPAC.
ACCPAC ePOS automates the point-of-sale customer checkout process. The product makes customer and product information instantly accessible, and handles discounts, layaways, automated electronic payment processing, reporting and more. Engineered to run from a Web browser, it is able to automate multi-site retail operations and integrate into a centralized deployment of ACCPAC Advantage Series.
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ACCPAC ePOS is engineered for use via the Internet and built with the latest Internet technologies. The product is accessed from a Web browser and comes with the complete information security of ACCPAC iConnect™ for integration with ACCPAC Advantage Series™.
ACCPAC iConnect enables developers to write thin-client applications such as ACCPAC ePOS that directly access the Advantage Series business logic and inherit the Advantage Series extensive security and data integrity capabilities. ACCPAC ePOS enables users to access the POS system as they would any Web page via a browser while having real-time access to customer and inventory data.
A company needs just a single installation of ACCPAC ePOS, plus browser access at the POS sites. An Online/Offline Mode ensures uninterrupted use of POS terminals. The overall design provides for rapid implementation, a high degree of security, low training costs and a lower overall cost of ownership.
Complete Point-of-Sale Management – ACCPAC ePOS supports a full range of retail point-of-sale requirements including barcode scanning, price discounts, layaways, customer and inventory lookup, multiple payment methods, receipt printing and extensive reporting.
Multi-site Operations – ACCPAC ePOS provides support for POS terminals either located at a single site or dispersed throughout multiple sites, all accessing a central POS server. POS transactions are continuously updated in real time, with immediate customer and inventory data validation. Unlike other POS systems that reconcile at the end of the day or manually at the end of the week, ACCPAC ePOS enables users to access every store's inventory and purchases online and as they happen -in real time.
Automation – ACCPAC ePOS is designed to integrate and function easily with touch screens, bar code readers, magnetic card readers, cash drawers and other devices, increasing staff efficiency at the checkout line. The product is compatible with ACCPAC Advantage Series Enterprise, Corporate, and Small Business Editions, 4.1 and higher, and supports IBM® DB2®, Pervasive™ P.SQL 2000, Microsoft® SQL Server and Oracle® databases.
About ACCPAC
Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, South Africa, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 customers and more than 6,500 business partners in more than 130 countries worldwide.
About A. B. Computer Systems, Inc.
For more information: Joe Keller, 800-440-4082, joekell@abcsi.com.
ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), provides small and mid-size businesses a broad range of end-to-end business management applications designed to enhance customers’ competitive advantage. Product lines include ACCPAC Advantage Series, ACCPAC Pro Series, ACCPAC HR Series, ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite, ACCPAC eTransact, ACCPAC Exchange, ACCPAC eCRM, ACCPAC Warehouse Management System, ACCPAC ePOS, Simply Accounting, FAXserve and ACCPAC Messenger.
A. B. Computer Systems is a leading provider of turnkey business solutions that include software, hardware and services. Established in 1989, the company specializes in Accounting, Distribution and Manufacturing Systems, Internet Commerce and Custom Designed Business Software. With offices in Melville, Manhattan and Saddle Brook, the company caters to mid-size businesses that invest in technology in order to improve productivity, efficiency and their bottom line.
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