ARTS
MEMBERS UPDATE - October
2003
Exclusive
retail standards information for Members Only
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ARTS -NRF Retail Standards Summit a Success |
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The Retail Standards Summit, which took place October 1
in London, was a great success. More than 80 people attended the Summit to
hear presentations on the value of standards and how to implement them.
Keynote speaker Peter Burrows, senior vice president and CIO for Reebok International, provided the opening presentation, Why Reebok Selects Standards-Based Solutions. Reebok insists that applications - such as their recently selected POS and Digital Asset Management systems - follow standards to ease integration and provide flexibility for the future. Brian Kilcourse, director of research for RSA Advisory Services, made a compelling case that the infrastructure is the IT strategy, and an infrastructure built on standards provides maximum flexibility and return on investment. Simon Langford, Manager of Global RFID Strategy for Wal-Mart, closed out the conference with a presentation that provided attendees with the latest information about Wal-Mart's plans and expectations for RFID in enhancing retail operations for both suppliers and retailers. The message of the Summit was that standards do make a difference. Standards helped Reebok achieve lower IT costs. A standards-based infrastructure is the underlying critical success factor for businesses to manage change and to use IT as a strategic advantage. The enormous potential of RFID depends on a single worldwide standard. All presentations are posted on nrf-arts.org and will be sent to attendees and ARTS members on CD. ARTS would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors 360Commerce, Kurt Salmon Associates, Manhattan Associates, PCMS International and Triversity for making the Summit possible. |
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| ARTS Data Model Conformance Moves to the Next Level | |
| IBM and NCR have both stated their intention to take the Data Model Conformance test. Testing is available to all vendors that have used the Model as a base for development and can be preformed on selected parts or on the entire Model. | |
| London IXRetail Meeting September 29-30 Hosted by NCR | |
| The meeting advanced the development of POSlog conformance testing and infrastructure requirements. The development of version 2 of REMC schema has begun based on enhancements suggested by Shell and the Customer schema was reviewed and enhanced based on comments and suggestions from both Waitrose Supermarkets and Shell. Members can monitor progress of all items on the ARTS Webboard in the members-only area of nrf-arts.org. | |
| IXRetail Conformance Test Procedure available November 15 | |
| The test procedure, as revised in the London meetings, will be posted to the Webboard for member comments. Development is in progress with completion expected by November 15. | |
| The UnifiedPOS Meeting September 23 and 24 Hosted by IBM and BearingPoint | |
| The meeting launched development of UnifiedPOS 1.9 to potentially include RFID readers for POS, Payment Data to complement the smartcard reader, and Biometrics. Assistance is needed on defining biometric importance and connectivity requirements. If you would like to provide input please contact ARTS. | |
| Bearing Point elected to UnifiedPOS Technical Committee. | |
| Bearing Point elected to UnifiedPOS Technical Committee. Dennis Driscoll of BearingPoint, who has extensive experience in retail POS on both the vendor and retail side, will join the committee.. | |
| First Standard RFP Set for November Release | |
| At a meeting in September, the POS RFP was reviewed by the RFP Committee chaired by Ann McCool of Radio Shack. The committee, comprised of retailers and vendors, added a new section for vendor responses and the revised document is now in final review. | |
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Upcoming Meetings and Events: |
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| IXRetail Meeting, November 10 - 12 in Atlanta | |
| Please register to attend in the Meeting Registration section of nrf-arts.org. The agenda will be posted soon. | |
| ARTS Standards Pavilion Sponsors Meeting, November 10 - 11 in Atlanta Co-located with the IXRetail Meeting, sponsors will be meeting to plan ARTS activities for the NRF Annual Convention in New York January 11 - 14 2004. The theme of this year's Pavilion and associated actives will be Implementing ARTS Standards. | |
| ARTS in Japan | |
| ARTS will visit Japan October 29 - November 2 to work with members and interested companies on implementing POSlog. | |
| ARTS and UBL to Meet on Linking XML Dictionaries | |
| ARTS and The Universal Business Language Technical Committee (UBL TC) of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) are planning meetings to explore how to link their XML dictionaries for the retail industry. | |
INTRODUCING ARTS Newest MembeRS |
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| Harrods Limited | UK |
| New Technology Systems GmbH | Austria |
| New Vision | Estonia |
| TempoSoft | USA |