HNC RETEK partners with Infosys

BANGALORE, August 25: California-based HNC Retek Retail

Solutions, a retail management solution provider and business unit of HNC

Software, announced a strategic partnership with Infosys Technologies Ltd.

As a result of this partnership, Infosys will support HNC Retek

implementations and product development.

Infosys will focus on the interfaces and data management

components of the implementation services. The company will also form an

HNC Retek Product Competency Center that will be available to execute

multiple implementation support projects on an ongoing basis. Infosys and

HNC Retek will also establish a co-marketing relationship to maximize

sales opportunities.

"This partnership reiterates Infosys's commitment

to delivering quality solutions to the retail market," stated Infosys

Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales Phaneesh Murthy. Infosys experience

in retail for companies including Nordstrom, The Gap and J C Penney,

coupled with its collaborative computing model, will bring a new dimension

to small and medium retailers. "HNC Retek's management solutions,

implemented worldwide at more than 70 retailers, have been successful in

part because of our careful selection of partners," commented HNC

Retek's Vice President of Services Victor Holysh.