Soft Solutions To Deliver Merchandising Solutions To Global Retailers With HP

Soft Solutions today announced that its web-based Retail Merchandise Suite will be available on the industry-standard HP ProLiant and Integrity servers to provide comprehensive and cost-competitive solutions to the merchandise and marketing business needs of top-tier global retailers.

The Soft Solutions Suite includes a comprehensive master data management solution with full data synchronization capabilities as well as retail solutions for category management, assortment planning, pricing and promotions management.

Building on its 17 years of experience delivering merchandise solutions to some of the world's leading retailers, Soft Solutions is leveraging its knowledge of global retailing together with HP's long-standing commitment to the retail industry, both as a technology provider as well as trusted supplier. The relationship is a natural for Soft Solutions, based on the company's commitment to quality, focus on clients and their vertical markets, and passion for excellence.

"From our development center to our go-to-market presence, our global relationship with HP reflects our company's commitment to be and be with the best," states Nehme Taouk, founder and CEO of Soft Solutions. "We firmly believe that HP's understanding of and commitment to the retail industry, when combined with Soft Solutions' leading merchandise and marketing solutions, will provide our clients with material, measurable competitive advantage. And, after all, isn't that what retailing is all about?"

"Soft Solutions is a progressive provider of global retail industry solutions, bringing a new level of capabilities and innovation to complex retailer environments," said Gayle Papadopoulos, worldwide director, Retail Distribution Industries, HP.

About Soft Solutions
With more than 80,000 active users worldwide, Soft Solutions is a leading provider of web-based merchandise management and decision support software. Our customers are multi-divisional, multi-format Tier 1 retailers including Auchan, Carrefour, Group Louis Delhaize, Kingfisher, Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, and Galeries Lafayette. The Soft Solutions Suite conforms to the latest industry and technology standards and is compatible with multiple databases, industry application server packages and EAI solutions. In addition, Soft Solutions partners with leading edge consulting and solutions providers to extend its solution suite in areas such as forecasting, advanced analytics and optimization. Visit our website at www.softsolutionsus.com.