
At
PDI, we believe in the power of intelligent business alliances.
We ally with industry leaders that share our passion for meeting
the technology needs of retailers in the convenience store industry.
The following is a description of the services offered by our
preferred business allies.
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Autogas
Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 6957
Abilene, TX 79608
(915) 676-3150
www.autogas.com
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In the early
1990's, AutoGas responded to the market's demand for integration technology and increased efficiencies when it acquired
StoreMaster, a register to headquarters solution.
This proven POS and convenience store information management software system enabled AutoGas to became a full-line (hose to headquarters) service supplier of hardware and software solutions for the convenience store industry.
The
Autogas family of POS products are now developed as separate, inter-working modules utilizing "object-oriented" design principals. The result is a system that functions in superior fashion with true expandability and scalability. This gives
customers a new and unique approach to fuel automation
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Comdata
Corporation
5301 Maryland Way
Brentwood, TN 3702
(800) COMDATA (266-3282)
www.comdata.com
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Comdata is a leading financial and data transaction processor that specializes in "trust-enabled" payment transactions based on an individual company's business rules. This can include such transactions as controlled spending, purchasing, payroll, cash card, debit-based, fuel card and similar transactions for both the employees' and the employer's benefit.
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ECRS
277 Howard St.
Boone, NC 28607
(800) 211-1172
www.ecrsoft.com
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Since 1989, ECRS has been providing world-class retail automation solutions that perform robustly, even in the most demanding environments. The ECRS Open Fuel Server (OFS) integrates seamlessly with CATAPULT, ECRS's enterprise
point-of-sale solution, to create a cashier-friendly C-Store system that handles fuel sales and other transactions within the same POS interface. The OFS lets cashiers easily manage all fuel pump activity from the CATAPULT POS touch screen, including authorization, pre-sets, pre-pays, stacked sales, collection, pump disengagement, and drive-offs. In addition to fuel pump integration, ECRS's retail framework features a number of
other components, including integrated video surveillance, self-checkout,
DSD, wireless HHT, digital customer billboard, and more.
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Gilbarco
7300 West Friendly Ave.
P.O. Box 22087
Greensboro, NC 27420-2087
(336) 547-5000
www.gilbarco.com
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Gilbarco is a global integrator of network payment and data management solutions for retail petroleum and adjacent markets.
The Gilbarco G-SITE & Passport are two of the most widely used fuel POS devices in the PDI customer community. They are PC-based, integrated systems for controlling and monitoring fuel islands, credit card authorizations at the pump or counter, in-store sales, underground fuel storage, car wash, and video security. Passport features a touch screen technology with open architecture and is fully certified to interface with PDI
back office software.
Headquartered in Greensboro, NC, Gilbarco has operations in the USA, Germany, Italy, UK, Argentina, Brazil, China, Australia, and New Zealand. The company is owned by Danaher Corporation.
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Radiant
Systems
3925 Brookside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022 USA
(800) 229-0991
www.radiantsystems.com
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Radiant builds and delivers Point-of-Sale (POS) hardware platforms designed specifically to meet the operating and technical challenges of the retail and hospitality environments. Radiant combines over ten years of providing touch-screen systems with open technologies to deliver a solution that minimizes associate training and increases speed and quality of service, all the while adhering to rigid reliability standards.
PDI/RMS integrates with the Radiant Systems' CompuTouch POS device.
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VeriFone, Inc.
300 South Park Place Blvd.
Clearwater, FL 33759
(727) 953-4125
www.verifone.com
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The
global leader in secure payment solutions, VeriFone designs,
manufactures, markets and supports systems and software that
bring the speed, convenience and security of electronic
payment to millions of businesses and consumers worldwide.
VeriFone also provides a comprehensive line of transaction
systems, peripherals, network and communications systems,
software and Internet commerce products.
The
VeriFone Ruby SuperSystem is one of the most popular
point-of-sale devices that interfaces with PDI/RMS software. PDI
customers benefit from
VeriFone's impressive list of credit network interfaces as well
as the power and flexibility of the Ruby and Sapphire systems.
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Wayne Division,
Dresser Industries,
Inc.
Corridor Park 1
3814 Jarrett Way
Austin, TX 78728
(512) 388-8311
www.wayne.com
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Wayne
was among the earliest petroleum equipment suppliers to
realize the potential of computers by applying them to fuel
processing systems. Today, that same commitment to cutting
edge technology continues in Wayne electronic dispensers and
fully integrated POS systems.
Wayne
Plus/3 integrated POS systems offer flexibility and
reliability and work with standard and blending dispensers.
Features include integrated site control and cash management
functions with complete reporting capabilities. Wayne Plus/3
systems can control up to 24 fueling positions. The Wayne
Nucleus® POS controls all systems in a service
station, including point of sale, connection to credit card
networks, pumps, car wash, and underground monitoring
equipment. Nucleus uses state-of-the-art PC technology,
featuring a touch screen interface with full support for the
PDI standard interface to PDI/RMS.
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Garda Cash Logostics (formally AT
Systems)
6635
East 30th Street, Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46219
(866) 287-9783,
ext. 133
www.gardacashlogistics.com
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As one of America's largest cash logistics companies, our goal
is to make it easier for our customers to manage and grow
their businesses. Our customers are predominantly multi-unit
retailers operating cash-intensive businesses and financial
institutions. We use innovative technology and logistical
expertise to securely and efficiently move and manage
information, cash and other valuables so that our customers
may enjoy greater productivity and profitability. We design
our products and services to complement and add value to our
customer’s processes and systems.
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DTN
Embassy Plaza Building
9110 W. Dodge Rd, Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68114
(800) 391-1175
www.dtnenergy.com
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Market volatility, tight supplies, and challenging new products require smarter strategies to succeed in today’s fast-moving refined and renewable fuels supply chain.
DTN transaction management and market intelligence solutions support critical business decisions for fuel suppliers, terminal operators, and renewable fuels plant managers.
Value-added services extend DTN benefits to fuel marketers and branded dealers.
- Improve risk management and limit exposure
- Increase teminal facility throughput and reduce downtime
- Speed invoicing and shorten days to pay
- Improve fuel margins
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fintech.net
4720 West Cypress Street, Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 288-1980
www.fintech.net
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Financial-Information-Technologies,
Inc., founded in 1989, provides electronic financial
settlement solutions to retailers and distributors of both
regulated and non-regulated goods and services. fintech.net
specializes in Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic
Commerce Interchange services. These services are provided
through standards-based programs in conjunction with the
National Automated Clearing House Association and the Federal
Reserve Banking System.
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Gerke & Associates, Inc.
2511 Old Highway 63 South
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 875-7125
www.gerke.com
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For more than 20
years, Gerke & Associates has been serving the convenience
store industry by providing state-of-the-art management
consulting services and products. Specializing in
organizational change, human resources, operations
improvement, information technology, financial analysis, and
modeling & software development, Gerke & Associates is
in the business of creating client success. CstoreXchange,
developed cooperatively by Gerke & Associates and PDI, is
an information service that uses the connectivity of the
Internet to collect and disseminate convenience store
information. Retailers can benchmark and analyze their
companies' performance in key areas such as sales, customer
count, and labor productivity against other stores within the
same state, region, or for the entire nation.
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Impact 21 Group
2408 Greatstone Point
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 219-3040
www.impact21group.com
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Impact 21 Group is an alliance
of professional retail consultants with broad convenience
store management experience. With experience covering each
functional department, from Store Management to Senior
Management, this team is aligned with a focus on leveraging
retail automation in the convenience store industry.
Impact 21 Group uniquely combines business and technology
strategies with "real-world" solutions to ensure retailers
maximize their automation investments.
By offering a proven business model for integration of retail
automation technologies and category management principals,
Impact 21 Group positions retailers to drive profitability in
the convenience and petroleum retail marketplace.
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Former Convenience Store
Retailers
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Experienced in multiple
platforms and technology solutions
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Solution-neutral approach to
automation analysis
Offering LEADERSHIP,
TECHNOLOGY and RESULTS by way of unique
partnerships and experience has provided formulas for success
for a notable list of Impact 21 Group's regional, national and
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MPSI Systems, Inc.
4343 South 118th Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74146
(918) 877-6774
www.mpsisys.com
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For nearly three
decades, MPSI has provided retail marketers with the
components necessary to complete their retail business plans
and make profitable decisions. From retail network planning to
pricing decisions, consulting services, market evaluations and
single site analysis, MPSI can provide assistance in virtually
every phase of a business operation. MPSI's
Price Volume Optimizer (PVO®) is a PC-based
pricing system that provides a systematic approach to setting
prices at the pump on a daily basis. By combining a predictive
model with a unique optimization routine, the PVO system
calculates the price structure needed to optimize profits,
including convenience store and car wash margins, while
meeting the client's marketing goals and specific pricing
strategies. Most importantly, PVO is a pricing tool clients
will actually want to use because it speaks their language,
not a computer's.
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Meier Business Systems
P.O. Box 3929
San Angelo, TX 76902
(800) 333-3676
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Meier Business
Systems, Inc. has been a business ally with PDI since its
inception, furnishing printed forms that conform to the
program print positions of PDIs software.
Meier provides the following forms for PDI customers:
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Impact
– Payroll
Checks
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Accounts Payable Checks
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Voucher Continuations
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Accounts Receivable Statements
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Electronic
– Memory
Modules containing A/P & P/R, Voucher
– Continuation
& A/R Statements
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Accounts Payable and Payroll Check Shells
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Accounts Receivable Statement Shells
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Store Reporting
– Beer
and Wine Voucher Checks
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Vendor Receiving Logs
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Daily Sales Reports
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Gasoline Sales Report
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Simmons
106 E. Main St.
Richardson, TX 75081
(800) 848-8378
www.simmons-corp.com
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Simmons provides a
variety of products and services to manage fuel inventories
and to detect tank and line leaks. The company is a major
outsourcing vendor of compliance monitoring services for
owners of underground storage tanks. Users of the PDI/Resource
Management Series can export files containing fuel sales,
delivery, and stick information for analysis by Simmons.
Statistical reconciliation reports are generated by location
and by tank.
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Transaction Network
Services, Inc. (TNS)
1939 Roland Clarke Place
Reston, VA 20191-1406
(703) 453-8300
www.tnsi.com
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Transaction Network Services (TNS) is one of the world's
leading providers of fast, reliable data communications
services for transaction-oriented applications. TNS combines
innovation, advanced technology and industry expertise to
provide a range of authorization and communications solutions
to support the transactions industry.
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Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185
(650) 857-1501
www.hp.com
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HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses
and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global
services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises
and small and medium businesses. HP is the leader in both UNIX® system
and Windows NT® based platforms and in successfully
integrating them in today's businesses. PDI
customers purchase HP products through PDI/Direct,
our value-added hardware and third-party software reseller.
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McAfee
(A Division of Network
Associates, Inc.)
3965 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 988-3832
www.mcafee.com
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With
headquarters in Santa Clara, California, McAfee, Inc. creates
best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent
intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the
next generation of blended attacks and threats. Offering two
families of products, McAfee System Protection Solutions,
securing desktops and servers, and McAfee Network Protection
Solutions, ensuring the protection and performance of the
corporate network, McAfee offers computer security to large
enterprises, governments, small and medium businesses, and
consumers.
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Symantec
10201 Torre Ave.
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 253-9600
www.symantec.com
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Symantec is a global leader in information security providing
a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to
help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large
enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure.
Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in
consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered
in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35
countries.
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