KSS to Introduce New Consulting Division
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
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KSS is introducing a new Consulting Division that will complement KSS'
technology and help retailers, wholesalers and dealers implement
business intelligence and analytics to improve gross profits.
As part of a new promotion, the KSS campaign will mimick a standard
fuel pump with the offer of several "grades" of its PriceNet and
RackPrice software that easily adapt to retailers' or wholesalers'
business requirements in this difficult economic environment.
Licensed Grade - As the company's long-standing delivery model, KSS
will continue to offer its software in a premium site-licensed format
that will give users complete control over the application. All
software and associated systems are located at the user's headquarters
and maintained by the customer's IT staff.
Hosted Grade - Available for small and medium sized organizations, KSS
will offer its solutions in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) format,
letting retailers and wholesalers experience the benefits of the
systems without significant upfront technology investments. Under this
model, the software, database and other necessary information would
reside on KSS servers and be maintained by KSS staff.
Subscription Grade - Gives users a choice to "rent" KSS software on a
month-by-month basis instead of purchasing a license outright. The
software is installed on the user's existing system, but is charged on
a "pay-as-you-go" basis covering the license, implementation and annual
support costs.
KSS Consulting - Offers consulting services that help retailers and
wholesalers extract maximum value from their fuels pricingstrategies
and processes. A new division, separated from the traditional software
technology business, KSS Consulting will benchmark existing pricing
capabilities as the basis for improvement initiatives as well as
introduce innovation and best practices into the pricing of fuel and
other site-level facilities.
"'Choice' is the key word with this new campaign. In these tough
economic times, companies still need technology to remain efficient and
increase profits. We want to have a flexible business model that will
be adaptable to individual customer needs," said Bob Stein, president
and chief executive officer of KSS.
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