NCR
Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction
technologies, today unveiled NCR Cloud Connect: a powerful, cloud-based
ecosystem of digital services for retailers. The innovations offered to
retailers as part of the NCR Cloud Connect ecosystem will be provided by
both NCR and a growing roster of innovative technology companies.
As a result of the digital explosion, retailers are increasingly turning
to new and innovative technology services to better engage consumers.
According to a recent study by Retail
Systems Research, 48 percent of retailers recognize that they must
do more to incorporate digital and online experiences into stores. The
challenge many retailers have experienced to date has been finding the
best solutions to implement and making them as effective as possible in
their existing retail environments.
NCR Cloud Connect allows retailers to quickly and easily introduce these
new services over their NCR point-of-sale (POS) or loyalty and marketing
solutions.
By using an advanced integration layer, NCR’s consumer-facing
touchpoints can be linked to NCR Cloud Connect. This allows technology
companies to seamlessly introduce services such as mobile payments,
digital coupons, big data analytics and augmented reality shopping,
simply by joining the NCR Cloud Connect ecosystem.
“NCR Cloud Connect provides the retail industry with an ecosystem where
new digital applications – whether from NCR or a growing number of
innovative tech companies – are easily exposed to a broad set of
retailers,” said Oren Betzaleli, vice president of solution management
and marketing, NCR Retail. ”The environment that we have created will
greatly reduce the time it takes for a good idea to be transformed into
a digital tactic for retailers to interact more effectively with their
customers.”
NCR’s existing range of cloud-based offerings, including NCR
Connected Payments and NCR
Connected Cashier Analyzer, are complemented by a significant base
of technology providers with leading companies such as:
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Paypal for online and mobile payments
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Inmar’s digital promotion and analytics platform
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Cimagine’s augmented reality retail solutions
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Emcien for big data analytics
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ACTV8 providing multi-screen consumer engagement
”Today, retailers around the world using NCR technology conduct 125,000
transactions a minute and many are an opportunity to further engage
shoppers,” said Eli Rosner, CTO, NCR Retail. ”These digital services,
which can take many forms, will be created by NCR or any of the numerous
technology providers participating in the NCR Cloud Connect ecosystem.
All of them can be easily delivered to retailers because they will be
readily available and already integrated into our existing POS
solutions.”
For more information on NCR Cloud Connect including joining the
ecosystem as a partner or a retailer, please visit here.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction
technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into
exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of
services, NCR enables more than 450 million transactions daily across
the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology
industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your
life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 26,000 employees and
does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in
the United States and other countries.
Web site: www.ncr.com
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