Strategic Technology Alliance Joins Leading Retail Point-of-Sale Vendor
With the Premier Provider of Security Solutions for Business Acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO, RSA(R) CONFERENCE 2007, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Epicor|CRS, the Retail Solutions Division of Epicor Software Corporation
(Nasdaq: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software
solutions to the midmarket and Global 1000, and RSA, The Security Division
of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced a strategic technology alliance to
provide key management capabilities, based on RSA(R) Key Manager software
within the industry-leading CRS RetailStore(TM) point-of-sale solution that
will enable joint-customers to quickly reduce the complexities in
encryption deployments.
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RSA Key Manager is a stand-alone key lifecycle management offering that
is engineered to enable businesses to control encryption keys effectively
by providing centralized, secure and simplified administration for all
applications.
Epicor|CRS will be the first retail solution vendor to certify its
solutions through the RSA Key Manager Partner Program -- an extension of
the RSA Secured(R) Partner Program. The RSA Key Manager program is
supported by professional services and systems integration professionals
and allows organizations to certify the interoperability of solutions with
RSA Key Manager software. Epicor|CRS provides software and services to more
than 50,000 stores across 140 of today's top specialty retailers.
Under the technology alliance, RSA Key Manager software will soon be
integrated with Epicor|CRS software to enable the firm's retail customers
to quickly enable key management capabilities and centralize the
provisioning and lifecycle management of encryption keys. RSA Key Manager
will make data encrypted by Epicor|CRS available to other RSA Key Manager
applications throughout the enterprise. RSA Key Manager software centrally
manages symmetric encryption keys used in enterprise applications, and
retires compromised or lost keys. The technology can assist retailers in
providing complete data protection throughout the data lifecycle, and in
meeting the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guidelines for data
security. The PCI standard outlines best practices for credit card data
that is stored, processed, or transmitted. Major credit card issuers,
including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover,
jointly developed the PCI standard and most merchants are pursuing
compliance with it.
"Within the retail industry, enterprise data protection continues to be
a critical factor in securing sensitive consumer, employee and partner
information. We're working to accelerate business objectives by
implementing key management and encryption technology to preserve existing
data flows and business processes," said Rick Welch, Vice President &
General Manager, Data Security Solutions at RSA, The Security Division of
EMC. "We are excited to be working with Epicor|CRS to reduce the complexity
in retail IT environments where heterogeneous applications and platforms
exist. This capability -- to protect at the point of entry -- helps ensure
that information will be both properly secured and fully accessible when
needed at any point in its lifecycle."
"Epicor|CRS prides itself on moving swiftly to respond to market needs
and in incorporating best-of-breed technology to meet those needs," said
Nader Nemati, global director of Epicor's retail and hospitality industry
practice. "Through our innovative technology alliance with RSA, we are
pleased to offer our retail customers enterprise data protection that not
only complies with industry standards, but provides protection throughout
the data lifecycle."
Epicor|CRS software will be featured at the RSA Partner Pavilion at
Booth #1316 at RSA Conference 2007, February 5-9, 2007, at the Moscone
Center in San Francisco. RSA's information-centric security solutions will
also be featured at this booth.
More information on RSA's announcements and related initiatives may be
found online at http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2007/.
About Epicor|CRS
Epicor|CRS -- the Retail Solutions Division of Epicor Software
Corporation -- provides retail management software, hardware, and services
to help its customers drive sales, improve customer service, and reduce
operating costs, all with more ease and flexibility. Epicor|CRS is a
trusted leader in the retail industry. Epicor|CRS customers include leading
retailers, such as Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor,
Barnes & Noble, Cache, Chico's, Coach, The Dress Barn, Inc., Eileen Fisher,
Factory Connection, Foot Locker, GNC, J.Crew, Mikasa, Stage Stores,
Transworld Entertainment, Tuesday Morning, Inc., Yankee Candle Company and
Zumiez, among others. Epicor|CRS employs more than 360 employees based in
Newburgh, N.Y., with a regional office in Seattle, Wash. For more
information, please visit crsretail.epicor.com, or call 845-567-1234.
About Epicor Software Corporation
Epicor, named one of FORTUNE magazine's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
in 2006, is a global leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise
resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply
chain management (SCM) and professional services automation (PSA) software
solutions to midmarket companies and divisions of the Global 1000. Founded
in 1984, Epicor serves over 20,000 customers in more than 140 countries,
providing solutions in over 30 languages. Employing innovative
service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services technology, Epicor
delivers end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing,
distribution, retail, hospitality and services that enable companies to
drive increased efficiency, improve performance and build competitive
advantage. Epicor solutions provide the scalability and flexibility to meet
today's business challenges, while empowering enterprises for even greater
success tomorrow. Epicor offers a comprehensive range of services with its
solutions, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid
return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Epicor's worldwide
headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates
around the world. For more information, visit http://www.epicor.com
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security
solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading
organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security
challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the
integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle -- no
matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access
control, encryption & key management, compliance & security information
management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of
user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is
generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation. CRS is
a registered trademark and CRS RetailStore is a trademark of CRS Retail
Services, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their
respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this
document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
RSA and Secured are registered trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered trademark of EMC
Corporation.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the
Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk
factors. In particular, statements in this release regarding the expected
results of the relationship between the parties are dependent upon the
ability of the companies to timely and effectively implement their planned
actions, upon the level of demand for each company's products and services
and upon the performance and capabilities of each company. They are also
subject to a number of other risk factors, including, without limitation
(i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays
or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) risks associated
with acquisitions and investments of each party, including the challenges
and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated
synergies; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing
pressures and new product introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates
of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of
product and services revenues; (vi) component and product quality and
availability; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of
customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and
market change; (viii) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war
or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly
qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii)
other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and
from time to time in the filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission of Epicor|CRS and EMC Corporation, the parent company of RSA.
Epicor|CRS, EMC and RSA disclaim any obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
SOURCE Epicor Software Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.EMC.com
http://www.RSA.com http://www.crsretail.epicor.com
http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2007
http://www.epicor.com
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CONTACT:
Lisa Preuss of Epicor Software Corporation,
+1-949-585-4235, lpreuss@epicor.com; or David Seuss of RSA, The
Security Division of EMC, +1-617-388-7775, dseuss@rsa.com
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