Salmon Shortlisted for “IT Team of the Year” in Retail Systems Awards
Thu,10 September 2009
Salmon, specialists in delivering eCommerce solutions has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category “IT Team of the Year”, in the Retail Systems 2009 awards. The awards celebrate the hard work, commitment and technical innovations taking place in the retail sector.
Neil Stewart, Commercial Director at Salmon said, “Being shortlisted reflects the dedication and skill that our IT Team has put into developing innovative eCommerce solutions for our retail customers over the past 12 months. This is a significant achievement and it’s rewarding to be recognised for the way we have worked with leading retailers to solve their issues and deliver some of the most sophisticated eCommerce websites in the world.”
Salmon’s entry, which sees them being shortlisted, demonstrates their excellent technical expertise and foresight in delivering eCommerce solutions for retailers using their Application Framework for eCommerce (SAFE™) - a repeatable eCommerce solution which extends IBM’s WebSphere Commerce and can be implemented in just 35 days. In the last 12 months Salmon has successfully implemented and supported the launch of 25 branded eCommerce websites for leading brands including: Barratts Priceless Limited, Ben Sherman, Boots, Hotter Comfort Concept Shoes, Scotts & Co, Sleepy’s and the Regatta Group.
Now in their fourth year the Retail Systems Awards look to recognise excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK retail sector. The primary criteria for judging are the delivery of definable and significant business benefits, innovation and originality of application, ROI and project management issues such as delivery on time and within budget.
The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on the 29th October which will be held at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane.
About SAFE™
SAFE™ (The Salmon Application Framework for eCommerce) is a series of pre-configured, reusable and customisable eCommerce components which combine with a mature eCommerce project delivery methodology. SAFE™ facilitates the rapid delivery of very sophisticated eCommerce solutions, significantly lowering the risks inherent in launching a new eCommerce capability, or replacing an existing eCommerce platform.
In the interests of customer choice and commercial flexibility, SAFE™ can be implemented in three ways: either as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, as a starter store with rich 'out-of-the-box' capabilities, or as a framework to support a fully bespoke and extended eCommerce implementation.
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