Retail Web Services
Retail Web Services® are the aKite brain and heart, an intelligent Hub connecting each Store to the chain HQ. It resides in the “clouds” but is constantly managed by our developers and engineers who guarantee smooth operations and evolution. Delivery from Microsoft Windows Azure assure a Service Level Agreement (SLA) and security much higher than the best private data-centre.
Central resources sharing facilitates access to common data and advanced functionalities (eg.: logistics, EDI, Business Intelligence …), simplify co-operation with other companies regardless of their hardware/software platform, and eliminates complexities from stores and HQ, reducing distractions and costs.
Sales documents arriving from stores in XML format, are immediately forwarded to the central ERP through normal Internet connections, but with maximum security by WS-* protocols.
POS.net®
Is the Front Store Smart Client that manages a wide range of customer services at the POS (Point Of Sale), by ensuring maximum reliability and service speed by means of a compact database in each workstation and direct control over different peripherals, including touch screens.
Transactions carry on also in case of external failures as documents are queued, waiting for the re-connection to the central services.
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SHOP.net®
Is the Back Store Smart Client for use in Stores as well in the chain HQ to analyse sales data through dashboards and reports, print labels, and eventually update articles, prices, promotions and ranges, when such data are not already maintained by the central ERP and provided that the user has the appropriate authorization.
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Connect a PC and start selling !
POS.net and SHOP.net are installed from a web page and are automatically updated via the Internet, ensuring efficiency and evolution over the years, with minimum running costs.