Case Study

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Open Source Software in Retail

• Case Study
• James Schweitzer
• IBM Global Services (GTS)

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Overview - IRES

• Point of Sale
• Store Server
• Infrastructure
• Integrating Legacy Windows
• Integrating Unix Services

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IBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux -
AmericasEnabling Circuit Citys Store
Transformation
Total In Store Solution
IBM xSeries IBM Retail Environment for SUSE
LINUX IBM Tivoli for Systems Management IBM
Software for Retail Stores IBM Business
Consulting
360Commerces 360Store IBM Retail Environment for
SUSE LINUX IBM SurePOS 300
Benefits Technology Choices Access to
Innovation Efficient Cost Model Skills Access
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Using Linux at the Point of Sale

• Security and Regulation
• Securing Customer Data
• Encrypting Data
• Maintaining a Local Database
• Cloudscape/Apache Derby (Java)
• Integrating a Portal
• Firefox on POS
• POS Application
• 360 Commerce (Oracle)
• Point of Sale Hardware
• Symbol and IBM

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The Store Server

• Gateway between POS and Infrastructure
• Consolidate Legacy Tasks
• DHCP
• Static Data for Existing Application (NAS)
• Samba
• Bridge to Central Office
• Database
• Printing
• Building the POS (IRES)
• PXE
• TFTP
• LDAP

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Infrastructure

• Network
• Security
• Redundancy
• Wireless
• Handheld Devices
• Remote POS
• Room to Grow

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Integrating Windows Services

• Samba
• Storage of Static Data for Windows based Kiosks
• Integration with Workstations
• Replacing Ghost for Building Kiosks
• PXE
• TFTP

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Integrating Unix Services

• Central Office Infrastructure
• AIX, Solaris, Linux
• DB2, Oracle
• Maintaining Systems
• Tivoli
• Symbol MSP

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Questions