XProtean Partners With NCR to Offer Point-of-Sale Solution for Convenience and Fuel...

XProtean Partners With NCR to Offer Point-of-Sale Solution for Convenience and Fuel Stores

Solution Delivers Increased Accuracy, Ease of Use and Visibility
Into Store Operations
MILPITAS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
XProtean today announced that it has joined NCR Corporation's NCR
RealPartner program as a reseller of NCR RealPOS(TM) point-of-sale
(POS) workstations. The XProtean solution pairs NCR RealPOS hardware
with its integrated retail management software solution to optimize
operations for small format retailers -- from the point of sale and
the back office to corporate.

"NCR's innovative, customizable POS platform is a perfect match
with XProtean's software," said Vikas Jain, executive vice president
of marketing and business development for XProtean. "The result is a
flexible, easy-to-use solution that gives retailers the tools they
need to run and grow their business."

XProtean is designed specifically for the fast-growing segments of
mixed environment retail, convenience stores, restaurants and retail
fuel. Retailers using the solution are able to increase revenue by
improving speed of service, order accuracy, customer loyalty, product
availability and sales per visit while lowering overall costs by
reducing inventory shrink, fraud and employee training time.

NCR RealPOS workstations offer a variety of configuration and
hardware options including space-saving designs and enhanced
serviceability tailored for nearly any retailer.

"NCR is proud to include XProtean in our family of retail
partners," said John Saccomanno, NCR director, Food, Drug and
Petroleum Industry Marketing. "Their industry knowledge and hands-on
experience, combined with the hardware quality of NCR, raises the bar
for retail management solutions."

Bonfare Markets, a chain of convenience and fuel stores in
Northern California, relies on the XProtean and NCR solution to manage
its business. "Before XProtean, our stores used time-intensive manual
processes to manage operations. With XProtean and NCR, we have a
system that keeps an automatic eye on inventory, prices and
promotions," said Bonfare Markets Regional Manager Danny Arcayena.
"That automatic eye also helps us comply with liquor laws. Some
Bonfare Markets are open 24 hours a day and by local law we can't sell
alcohol after 2 a.m. Sometimes when employees are busy they don't
notice the time, however now that our system is automatic, our
scanners won't register an alcohol purchase after hours."

About XProtean

XProtean provides innovative store solutions that optimize
operations for small format retailers -- from the point of sale and
the back office to corporate. With hands-on retail experience across
key segments like convenience, restaurant, retail fuel and mixed
environment retail, XProtean solutions include features that could
only come from "behind the counter." XProtean levels the playing field
for small format retailers by giving them advanced tools previously
only available to large retailers. XProtean solutions give retailers
complete visibility into their business, enabling them to grow revenue
by improving speed of service, order accuracy, customer loyalty, and
sales per visit while lowering overall costs by reducing inventory
shrink, fraud and employee training time. XProtean is headquartered in
Milpitas, California. For information, please visit www.xprotean.com.

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