Sun & Tomax

The Retail.net data model holistically supports each store operation from an enterprise perspective enabling point of sale (POS), back office, and enterprise business processes in realtime.

Welcome to the future of retail. Welcome to retail-in-realtime!

Sun Microsystems and Tomax team together to create Retail.net solutions that help retailers displace the costs and complexity of legacy store systems with centrally managed Sun Enterprise servers and open architecture. The Retail.net data model holistically supports each store operation from an enterprise perspective enabling point of sale (POS), back office, and enterprise business processes in realtime.

Instead of running thousands of silos of disconnected information and cumbersome local software installations, the retailer experiences a unified view of the entire chain. The Retail.net solution uses a single Oracle 9i database that acts as a repository for activity throughout the chain — from store to region to headquarters. The Tomax solution employs JavaPOS, a standard used by retail POS applications to access and control POS devices. With retail-in-realtime, retailers can finally see and control chain wide enterprise activity as it happens, when it happens, wherever it happens.

The Tomax retail solution decreases costs and increases individual store and headquarters productivity. Sun provides the secure environment that helps ensure data integrity, availability, and lower system administration costs. Utilizing open standards such as Java technologies, XML integration, and Linux, Sun helps retailers effectively run mission-critical retail operations while meeting their business needs.

The Tomax solution supports almost every software function necessary to run retail brick and mortar chain stores, as well as in store and online commerce. Applications can be delivered either through their ASP hosting service, on a self-hosted basis, or as a combination of services.

Standards-based retail solutions that grow with you.

Sun and Tomax understand that the retail industry is composed of companies of various sizes. Together they deliver solutions that scale virtually infinitely by simply adding Sun servers. Additionally, the Sun Partner Advantage Program brings together Sun and its best of breed partners worldwide to deliver proven solutions that reduce cost and time to market. The Sun Partner Advantage Program addresses business objectives by helping to reduce risk and speed time to implementation.

As an Sun Partner, Tomax provides its customers access to Sun's global network of Sun Solution Centers. These centers are designed to help customers make informed investment decisions, and build and test prototype solutions before going to market. Each center represents a brain trust of knowledge, all in one location. Sun Solution Center resources help minimize the risks and costs associated with architecting, developing, and deploying solutions.

Treat your customers the same, wherever you meet them.

By combining the retail strengths of Tomax, and leading networking infrastructure technology by Sun, the two companies offer a complete solution for managing every customer-facing activity from a centrally hosted Sun environment. Tomax Retail.net is an integrated solution for all customer touch points: point-of-sale and point-of-service, in-store kiosk, call center, and Web site. The joint solution is highly scalable and customizable, consistently supporting the retailer's distinctive brand across every sales channel. Together, Sun and Tomax offer efficient XML-based interfaces with other specialized software solutions for online shopping and customer relationship management. All of these functions reside on the Sun platform and are delivered via secure and fast wide area networks.

Addressing retail industry-specific business needs.

Tomax has been delivering leading edge technology for both mid-size and large-scale retail enterprises since 1981. Today the company is an industry leader, with over 100 retail chains running Tomax solutions. The company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, has regional sales offices in Philadelphia, PA, Medford, OR, Houston, TX, and Toronto, Canada.

• disparate systems running across stores and at headquarters
• lack of integration between purchasing, pricing and POS
• inaccurate and untimely information
• the lack of true multi-channel integration
• no personalization for employees and customers

Sun: We make the net work.

Sun delivers the network computing and Internet technology expertise along with the raw power, massive scalability, and rock solid reliability needed to deliver high-quality retail service levels to anyone, anywhere, on anything.

With the Sun platform, retailers can manage stores, increase collaboration, and cut costs — at the same time. Customers can deploy their retail solutions on a platform that keeps pace with their requirements today and in the future.

Get the details. To find out more about Tomax and Sun, contact your local Sun or Tomax sales representative, or visit sun.com, tomax.com, or retail.net