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Retail Anywhere Integrates Cognos 8 BI to Provide SMB Retailers with Top-Notch Business Intelligence

Atascadero, CA., July 26, 2007 – Retail Anywhere, a leading developer of point of sale and retail management solutions, today announced its OEM partnership with Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions.  The new partnership allows Retail Anywhere to integrate Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) into its Retail Anywhere Enterprise application, delivering a robust solution for reporting, analysis, scorecarding, and dashboards.

Retail Anywhere’s Enterprise solution is used by small to mid-size retail chains for complete retail management – from inventory control and merchandising to store operations, sales information, and customer relationship management. Tightly integrating Cognos 8 BI with Retail Anywhere Enterprise gives retailers a clear and accurate view of their entire retail organization.  The new functionality will streamline analysis and reporting of inventory, sales, and customer data and provide retailers with key performance indicators that help to maximize sales opportunities while controlling expenses.

“By incorporating Cognos 8 BI, our customers will gain quick and easy access to the insight and business intelligence they need to make timely and strategic decisions that deliver greater productivity and operational effectiveness to their business,” said Branden Jenkins, CEO of Retail Anywhere.  “Creating partnerships with industry leaders like Cognos allows us to deliver a more robust and comprehensive retail solution, significantly increasing the value we provide to our customers.”

“Partnering with Retail Anywhere as an OEM for the Cognos 8 BI solution gives small and mid size retailers the opportunity to have a tier 1 type solution without the potential high cost or strain on IT resources”, said Patricia Vekich Waldron, Global Retail Industry Director, Cognos.  “Cognos looks forward to working with Retail Anywhere to deliver the benefits that our combined solutions can bring to SMB retail customers.”

About Retail Anywhere

Retail Anywhere is a leading developer of point of sale and retail management technologies, supplying solutions to retailers worldwide since 1981.  Flexible in-store, enterprise management and supply chain management solutions are seamlessly designed to enhance the customer experience, increase revenue and reduce the cost of doing business for retailers. Built upon leading Microsoft technologies and conformance with Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS), its full-service solutions provide the foundation for retail success. For more information, visit www.retailanywhere.com 

Contact: Brenda Whisenhunt | Retail Anywhere | 805.546.2900 | www.retailanywhere.com