C-CO Technologies To Provide Real Time Host Based Retail Solution for Stein Gardens and Gifts

NEWTOWN, CT -- (Business Wire) -- June 10, 2002 -- C-CO Technologies, Inc. (C-CO), a leading provider of commerce solutions for retailers, announces the signing of Stein Gardens & Gifts.  C-CO will provide their GENASYS/AS  Point of Sale Software, an AS/400 Server based Solution for all 14 of Stein Gardens & Gifts retail stores.  This will give them the advantage of real time host access installed on their DOS-based POS terminals running with a Windows 2000 in-store server and an AS/400 corporate server.  In concert with the GENASYS Application package, Stein will incorporate several additional modules from C-CO’s PARAGON software suite to include AS/400 Host Management System; Credit Card Authorization and Settlement, Sales Audit and Loss Prevention, along with Gift Card and Coupon Processing.

“We are committed to forging a strong partnership with Stein Gardens & Gifts and we look forward to investing ourselves in their future,” stated Gregory Cinicolo, CEO of C-CO Technologies.  “One of our goals has always been to empower forward thinking retailers with a cutting edge advantage without having them worrying over the cost of technology.  By providing benefits such as real time access using your existing hardware, our software enables you to spend less of your IT budget and still deploy a first class solution.”

“C-CO Technologies has a refreshing ‘can do’ attitude which made our selection process easy.  We quickly developed a partner relationship with C-CO where solutions to our business issues and problems were developed as a team.  We at Stein Gardens and Gifts are looking forward to working with the staff from C-CO as our business continues to grow,” said David Haas, POS Project Leader.

About C-CO Technologies, LLC: C-CO Technologies, LLC, established in 1979, offers customers a full suite of in-store systems solutions including Polling, Sales Audit, Loss Prevention, Refund Authorization, Credit Card Authorization and Settlement and Gift Card Services. Located in Newtown Connecticut, C-CO Technologies is a dynamic and innovative provider of comprehensive commerce solutions for retailers.  Technologies utilized within the company include LANS, WANS, VPNS, AS/400, Windows 2000/XP, COM, .Net, and the Internet.  The company may be accessed internationally at www.c-co.com for additional information or you can call their corporate office direct at (800) 648-8742, extension 101.  

About Stein Gardens & Gifts: With over 50 years of experience in the Lawn & Garden field, Stein Garden & Gifts are the lawn and garden professionals in Wisconsin.  Each Stein store is located on approximately a five-acre site and each site includes a 31,000 square foot building along with a three acre sales yard for nursery stock and landscaping items. The corporate headquarters is located at 5400 South 27th Street, Milwaukee Wisconsin.  You can access their website through the Milwaukee Marketplace at www.mkemarketplace.com/stein or call them directly at (414) 761-5400.

Contact:

Gregory Cinicolo
C-CO Technologies, LLC
gregory.cinicolo@c-co.com
Phone: 203-426-7100
Fax: 203-270-1548