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Synchrologic Increases Efficiency of Retail Store-to-Headquarters Data Communications
Data synchronization is key technology in retail industry's move to more modern client/server architecture
ATLANTA, GA (November 16, 1998) -- Synchrologic, Inc. (www.synchrologic.com), the
leading developer of client-to-server data synchronization technology,
today announced its entry to the retail industry technology market. With its data
synchronization software, application developers in the consumer retail and
food service markets can dramatically improve their store-to-headquarters
data communications. The company also announced a partnership with ParTech,
Inc., a top developer of point-of-sale systems for the restaurant industry,
who is planning to use the Synchrologic technology within its own commercial
applications.
Synchrologic components are already widely used within the mobile sales
force automation (SFA) market, where they have been integrated with a dozen
SFA applications. These same components can be used within the retail
industry to keep information up-to-date between the corporate office and
hundreds or thousands of geographically dispersed, occasionally-connected
store locations.
With Synchrologic's data synchronization, retail organizations can benefit
from increased data integrity and the decentralization of business-critical
information - useful for decision-making at the regional or individual store
level.
"The opportunity is fundamentally the same within both the SFA and retail
markets - remote workers need access to accurate, up-to-date information to
make better decisions and operate more competitively," said Bill Jones, vice
president of marketing for Synchrologic. "We believe data synchronization
will be an important technology for retail corporations as they seek to move
to more efficient client/server architectures."
According to Jerry Weimer, ParTech's vice president of professional
services, "The integration of Synchrologic components will provide our
customers with a unique
competitive advantage - better store-level decision-making will be possible,
and our software will gain advanced back-end data administration
capabilities. We selected Synchrologic because of their experience in
solving this complex problem."
Synchrologic Components
Synchrologic SyncKit provides a data-synchronization middleware component
that reduces the time and effort required to build client/server
applications that are intermittently connected to a central database server.
SyncKit transmits field-level updates only, reducing connection times and
simplifying back-end data management. Guaranteeing full data integrity,
SyncKit supports popular client and server databases, including Oracle,
Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Microsoft Access and Adaptive Server
Anywhere. SyncKit is scalable to thousands of remote installations and
comes with an administrative tool set for comprehensive support and
maintenance.
For systems with legacy data-integration requirements, Synchrologic SyncPump
provides robust data transformation and distribution capabilities for use
with ERP or supply-chain systems. Synchrologic SyncPipe offers a reliable,
secure and high-performance data-transport option.
About ParTech, Inc.
ParTech, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation
(NYSE: PTC), focuses on the design, development, manufacture, sales and
support of transaction processing systems. ParTech is a leading global
solutions provider to the quick-service restaurant market with more than
25,000 systems installed in 93 countries. The company also supplies systems
to the manufacturing/warehousing industries.
About Synchrologic, Inc.
Founded in 1995 and based in Atlanta, Synchrologic builds software that enables application developers to support remote sites and mobile workers. The
company's focus is on providing components that easily plug into and handle
all data synchronization needs within existing or new client/server
applications.
Synchrologic has assembled an accomplished management team of top-level
executives from corporations such as Lotus, Informix, and Sales Technologies.
The company's development team has over 75 years experience in building
synchronization solutions.
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