UTC RETAIL™ Launches POS-W Store Automation Solution Based on .NET Architecture

Rochester, January 14, 2008 – UTC RETAIL™, a leading provider of retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional announced today the release of UTC RETAIL POS-W, a store management solution based on Microsoft's .NET architecture.

Ideal for the multi-channel retailer who wants to seize opportunities at the point-of-sale, UTC RETAIL POS-W is a robust store automation solution with a highly sophisticated, modern and intuitive user interface. It delivers complete order entry capability and powerful functions that go above and beyond traditional POS features – like multi-channel sales fulfillment, automated end of day procedures and remote store setups for off-site shows and events.

UTC RETAIL POS-W can be implemented as a best of breed solution or as part of an integrated multi-channel enterprise implementation of UTC RETAIL Merchant. The thin client architecture of .NET technology provides easy scalability from just a few users to thousands, driving down implementation costs without performance or data integrity concerns. UTC RETAIL POS-W provides all the functionality that you would expect in an enterprise level solution while providing cost effective, secure, and instant communications to the retail network in a failsafe environment designed to increase profits and run retail businesses more efficiently.

"The release of UTC RETAIL POS-W is a great addition to our product portfolio and will help retailers manage store operations more effectively" stated Randy Severo, Vice President and General Manager of Software Solutions at UTC RETAIL. "The .NET architecture allows for a very intuitive user interface that, when combined with our proven POS business logic creates a compelling solution for the mid sized retailer. UTC RETAIL POS-W also provides a nice alternative to our POS-J Java based solution allowing us to offer a Windows or Java based store automation solution to the market".

UTC RETAIL POS-W and our full suite of store management solutions will be available for demonstration in Booth #2605 during the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo, January 13-16, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York.

About UTC RETAIL™

Two of the leading retail innovators have come together to form one great company. Ultimate Technology and Purple Cactus Technologies is now UTC RETAIL. Ultimate Technology, a leader in POS hardware and service solutions acquired Purple Cactus Technologies, a provider of multi-channel retail automation software in October of 2007. The result of this acquisition created UTC RETAIL.

UTC RETAIL is a leader in providing seamlessly integrated retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional services to the specialty retail market. Our retail software solutions include Multi-Channel Enterprise and Merchandising, Store Automation, Planning, Loyalty and Retail Management enabling specialty retailers to increase sales, lower costs and build competitive advantage. In addition to best in class software solutions, UTC RETAIL provides a complete set of branded hardware solutions and comprehensive professional service offerings, providing retailers a single point of contact and accountability for all of their retail management solutions. We're UTC RETAIL. We're retail automation experts. It's all we do and we do it better than anyone else. For more information on UTC RETAIL, visit www.utcretail.com

For more information, contact Kathy Manners, Marketing Communications Specialist, at 585-742-5245 or by e-mail at kmanners@utcretail.com