Retail Automation Products Named as Elite Reseller Partner for Radiant Systems
Retail Automation Products now exclusive provider for Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut
ATLANTA (April 13, 2006)—Radiant Systems, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: RADS) hospitality division announces Retail Automation Products (RAP) as an Elite Reseller Partner with the opening of its newest regional office serving Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut.
“Retail Automation Products has grown to serving more than 350 Aloha accounts over the last eight years,” said Mark Zippo, Managing Director of Retail Automation Products. “Founded in 1992, RAP is dedicated to the sale and service of Aloha point-of-sale products. We’ve been successful because of Radiant’s easy to use and reliable solutions and our enduring focus on customer satisfaction from implementation to support.”
“With more than 14 years experience in serving the restaurant community, RAP brings a unique track record of driving success with Marquee multi-unit customers while maintaining a great focus on the independent restaurateurs,” said John Kirk, general manager, Northeast region for the Radiant Hospitality Division Channel Sales. “RAP’s growth has been driven by maintaining excellence in customer support and delivering quality products in cost-effective ways. Mark Zippo and Jeff Voorhees both personify dedication to the customer is every way. Radiant prides itself on channel partners that exceed the expectations of the customer and RAP is definitely in that category.”
RAP is one of the tri-State area’s premiere integrators of food service automation technologies, serving New York, Long Island, New Jersey and Southern Connecticut. Since its inception, RAP has continually strived to offer powerful, reliable and affordable solutions to both corporate and independent markets. Offering an exciting array of products and services designed to cut operating costs while maximizing return on your investment, RAP clients range from single station cash and carry operations to multinational corporations.
Company Information
Radiant Systems enables restaurant operators to increase sales, control operating costs and build customer loyalty through innovative technology solutions including point-of-sale, back office, enterprise reporting, gift card, loyalty programs, hardware and support. Radiant Systems features the easy to use, award-winning suites of Aloha and MenuLink software products coupled with its reliable, industry-proven hardware products. Radiant Systems' hospitality division is a global technology leader with more than 40,000 sites installed in more than 25 countries.
Founded in 1985, Radiant Systems, Inc. (www.radiantsystems.com) provides innovative store technology for the hospitality, petroleum and convenience retail, specialty retail and entertainment industries with more than 50,000 sites worldwide. A publicly traded company since 1997, Radiant’s headquarters is in Atlanta with regional offices in Dallas, Memphis, Los Angeles, Prague, London, Singapore and Melbourne. Radiant has more than 900 employees worldwide and has more than 125 certified sales and service providers. Backed by a global infrastructure, Radiant Systems uniquely offers an end-to-end solution with the easiest to use and most reliable software and hardware in the industry.
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