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Electronics retailer marries Internet shopping experience to brick and mortar retail with Activant

LIVERMORE, CA, May 19, 2009 – Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail business management solutions, today announced that CompUSA has selected the Activant Eagle® software solution to be its business management and point-of-sale (POS) platform. A subsidiary of Systemax Inc., CompUSA recently introduced its Retail 2.0 initiative to merge the best of the online experience with bricks and mortar shopping, making the Web available to CompUSA shoppers literally at arms' length throughout the stores. CompUSA has reported tremendous success to date with Retail 2.0 and the addition of Activant's software to manage CompUSA's retail transactions and customer experience is a critical element of the initiative going forward.

Making inventory more accessible to customers is the key to CompUSA's strategy. Customers can research products on hundreds of Internet-enabled screens throughout the individual stores. The storewide Internet connectivity, which makes a wealth of product and price information available to both customers and CompUSA team members, is central to the Retail 2.0 concept and will be enabled by the Activant Eagle solution.

"In order for us to change the way people shop for consumer electronics, technology and computer services with our revolutionary Retail 2.0 concept, it was important for us to have the right technology partner," said Terry Perrin, president of CompUSA. "Right out of the box, the Activant Eagle solution is a complete retail solution capable of performing everything from the basic retail functions to our most complicated processes. Activant's large network of support professionals was also an important factor for us as we continue to grow and open stores across the U.S"

"Activant's ability to get the system up and running quickly was a key factor in our decision. Their flexibility and product breadth gave them the lead in the final analysis. I don't think anyone else could have met that need," Perrin added.

"Retail 2.0 is a fresh and exciting approach to selling technology and consumer electronics," said Paul Salsgiver, executive vice president for Activant Solutions. "Activant is excited to partner with the innovative and aggressive team at the new CompUSA and look forward to playing a key role in their future success as we both continue to stretch the boundaries of retail and find new approaches to strengthening the customer experience."

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