Retail Solutions
Optimize bandwidth consumption and data transmission rate on a private wide-area network of regional distribution offices and retail locations. Implement automated server image build, configuration and provisioning based on a modern DevOps framework of open-source tools.
Industry Solution Highlights
Retail Payments and Wide-area Networks
We provided network and infrastructure architecture consulting on a number of retail projects for a national pharmacy chain. Our architecture professionals have been able to optimize the design of private WAN solutions connecting hundreds of retail locations using quality of service (QOS) and policy-based routing (PBR) techniques.
Our professional services architected and directed the implementation of a leading-edge Continuous Delivery solution automating retail server image management. System and application packages have been built, provisioned and maintained using Linux-based DevOps tools, allowing to match the release frequency with the market demand.
We provided Information Security guidance on maintaining PCI and HIPAA compliance with respect to managing payment card transactions and patient health records.
Our most recent retail solutions include Linux Image Management, Prescription Records Archiving, and Distributed Backup Infrastructure.
Industry Standards
GS1
GS1 is a non-profit organization that develops and maintains global supply chain standards for business communication and product tracking, helping the retail sector integrate omni-channel operations, delivery and inventory management.
UPOS
Unified Point-of-Service (UPOS) is an architecture standard maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG) that defines common application interfaces and certification mechanism for POS devices used in the retail environment.
EMV
EMV is a series of standards managed by EMVCo, a consortium of financial companies, to facilitate worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions using smart cards and their contactless protocol extensions.