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.