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Enable real-time information sharing across your enterprise, and employees to work at peak efficiency to ensure exceptional customer service. POS solutions are built for reliability and long life, and can withstand high volume, spills, heat and other exposures.
Total cost of ownership for POS and PC cash drawer solutions (143KB)
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IBM Retail Solutions for the Independent Grocer (109.3KB)
IBM Retail Store Solutions for Specialty Retail (95.8KB)
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The advantage
We have developed business partner* relationships with established, best-of-breed retail POS solution providers. Their solutions, coupled with IBM products and services, deliver cost-competitive, scalable and secure retail solutions for your business.
Next steps
Learn more about the broad range of IBM and IBM Business Partner POS solutions designed for the Retail industry by contacting IBM Business Solution Specialist to discuss which solution best matches your business needs.
POS solutions
IBM and Equis

Our highly functional point-of-sale (POS) module ensures that your customers are served effectively and efficiently while relieving staff of routine maintenance functions. This module works effectively in off-line and on-line environments and helps you connect remote retail locations directly to your central system. Modules combine seamlessly with our Distribution Suite, allowing you to manage the wholesale and distribution part of your business as well.

IBM and Markinson Business Solutions
IBM and MomentumPro offer a fully integrated solution with modules that encompass inventory management, sales processing, importing, distribution, warehouse management, pricing, purchasing, light-manufacturing, service and business intelligence – all supported by an integrated suite of financial modules.
IBM and Oracle

The IBM and Oracle relationship allows you to benefit from joint IBM/Oracle development, technology integration and services collaboration. This includes a vast array of solutions and offerings that both organisations jointly provide. Applications offered include Oracle eBusiness Suite, G-Log, Retek, iFlex, ProfitLogic, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and most recently Siebel range of product lines-to create insight-driven enterprises that stay competitive by basing their decisions on accurate, timely information.

IBM and Pronto Software

IBM and Pronto Software solutions always use thin client architectures to minimise network and desktop resources. Pronto Software utilises IBM server and retail hardened infrastructure to maximise reliability and deliver the performance and stability its applications rely on. Pronto Software clients see rapid Return On Investment (ROI) and smoother, more efficient implementation using IBM's proven industry experience and support.

IBM and SAP®

IBM and SAP offer the 'SAP for Retail' portfolio of solutions that are tailored to the specific standards, processes, and challenges of the retail industry. They can deliver rich functionality and productivity-building tools throughout your organisation and because they're modular in nature, our solutions give you the flexibility to select the building blocks you need and implement them quickly. And because they offer easy integration and scalability, SAP for Retail solutions are an investment you can't outgrow.

IBM and Transacta

Transacta and IBM work closely to supply Customer Careware on IBM SurePOS hardware running the IRES Linux operating system, to produce the only Java POS system sold and supported in Australia and New Zealand that runs on Linux. Our partnership brings you the flexibility and agility of Customer Careware POS, the robustness and security of Linux, and the quality and reliability of IBM hardware.

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*'Business Partner' is used informally and does not imply a legal partnership.
The information on this page has been provided by IBM business partners. IBM is not in a position to verify the accuracy of the information or any claims made by third parties. Subject to any rights which may not be excluded or limited, IBM makes no representations or warranties regarding non-IBM products or services.
 
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