BOCA RATON, Fla. – July 16, 2008 – Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions announced today that it has received an Innovative Solution Award for its NextManager™ software solution, winning for the supermarket category in the first annual award presented by the Retail Solutions Provider Association (RSPA) and Vertical Systems Reseller (VSR). The award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in technologically advanced multi-vendor solutions serving small to medium businesses, was presented to Agilysys on July 15 at an awards banquet during the RetailNOW expo in Las Vegas, Nev.
“Enhancing the shopping experience through improved customer satisfaction is critical in today’s competitive retail environment,” said Paul Civils, vice president of Agilysys Retail Solutions Group. “NextManager is a unique product, allowing retail managers to expedite several functions from within their store, all from a hand-held device. We are honored to be recognized for this technology, which has proven to be instrumental in boosting both productivity and customer satisfaction.”
“We have been very pleased with the functionality of the NextManager solution and it has enabled us to run our front-end store more efficiently,” said Alan Aront, vice president of the Technology Division at Wakefern Food Corporation, who uses the NextManager solution in a number of ShopRite supermarkets located throughout their trading area.
Judging criteria for the RSPA/VSR Innovative Solutions Awards were based on creativity, uniqueness, the ability to enhance the industry as a whole, cost-efficiency and impact on end user.
About Agilysys
Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology – including hardware, software and services – to help customers resolve their most complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management, identity management and business continuity; and provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., Agilysys operates extensively throughout North America, with additional sales offices in the United Kingdom and China.
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Contact:
Maureen Morreale, Agilysys, Inc., 440-519-8161, maureen.morreale@agilysys.com