Microsoft Technology to Power Retailer's 600-Plus Stores
Posted by Tom Warren on 19 May 2003 - 14:46 · 7 comments & 392 views
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#1 Posted by DjmUK on 19 May 2003 - 14:54
- M$ powering bar-code readers..? (or I am off topic here)
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#2 Posted by episode on 19 May 2003 - 15:25
- LOL thats good that Circuit can spend money on this, but their stock is hovering between 4 and 8 and they are in danger of bankruptcy.
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#3 Posted by dougkinzinger on 19 May 2003 - 15:58
- sweet, back when i worked there in 1997, our pos sucked.....as most did/still do.
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#4 Posted by GwaRGuITaR on 19 May 2003 - 16:20
- I worked there from 97-99. THe POS were horrible so this will be good for them.
However that doesn't mean the company still doesn't suck
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#5 Posted by RangerLG on 19 May 2003 - 16:43
- POS? Thought that was referring to the software.
ED: I know it stands for Point of Sale
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#6 Posted by Quick Reply on 20 May 2003 - 04:56
- I think this [B]piece[/B] of software is brilliant! [B]Of[/B] course many will disagree, But I would invest [B]sh¡t[/B]loads of money for this to run my store so well
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#7 Posted by Scorched on 20 May 2003 - 07:56
- Circuit city has to be one of the worst computer related stores around.
Microsoft Corp. today announced that Circuit City Stores Inc., one of America's leading consumer electronics retailers, will deploy Microsoft® technology in the new point-of-sale (POS) solution it is developing for Circuit City's more than 600 retail stores in the United States. The decision to use Microsoft technology is part of Circuit City's strategic initiative to implement a next-generation POS platform in all its retail locations.
After successfully piloting the new store architecture in select Circuit City stores during the peak holiday season, the Virginia-based retailer is rolling out Microsoft Windows® XP Embedded, the componentized version of the leading desktop operating system customized for the retail industry, on its POS registers and will run a server platform of Microsoft SQL Server (TM) and Windows 2000 Server in each store.
"Our goal has been to implement a POS platform that helps us deliver better service to our customers while allowing our sales staff be more productive," said Dennis Bowman, CIO of Circuit City Stores Inc. "With Microsoft, we are entering into a strategic relationship to accomplish that goal. We were encouraged by Microsoft's strong commitment to the retail industry, and after a careful evaluation of several operating systems, we chose Microsoft Windows XP Embedded for its reliability, functionality, strong vendor support, and ability to flexibly integrate with other key tools used by our store associates. Our new POS devices are intuitive and easy to use and will deliver vast amounts of Web-based and store-specific information to both associates and customers."
And not just any fingerprint recognition: Steve Morton built fingerprint recognition into the trigger of a gun so it could be fired only by its owner or by any group of people whose fingerprints were programmed to be recognized by the gun. That product development decision, which on its face makes a lot of sense in a violent world where children sometimes play with guns, almost killed the company. It wasn't that the project was too ambitious: Morton built successful prototypes that could have been produced at a reasonable cost. But the gun makers wanted no part of it. "The fingerprint business was frustrating," Morton recalls. "Nobody would partner with us for liability reasons. There was just no support, and of course, the National Rifle Association hated it. People would see our demonstrations and predict we'd soon be rich, but it never happened. We got lots of good press, and I was on national TV several times, but we couldn't sell a thing."