Agilysys and Global Bay Mobile Technologies will jointly deliver advanced and secure mobile applications to enhance overall operations for its retail customers.

 

Global Bay Mobile Technologies is a provider of operational and customer-facing mobility solutions and Agilysys provides innovative IT solutions. The new mobile applications will also address the growing retail-to-consumer mobile application market.

 

Store associates are the ones who will benefit from the in-store solutions deployed by Agilysys and Global Bay. The solutions will help them with a variety of functions such as task management, inventory transfers and stock management. They will not only help improve the efficiency of a retailer's store operations, but will also allow them to manage overall inventory.

 

Agilysys will also leverage Global Bay's customer facing mobile capabilities and advanced technologies to enhance a retailer's interactions with their customers.

 

Paul Civils, senior vice president and general manager of Agilysys Retail Solutions Group, said he recognizes the importance of wireless and mobility solutions in store operations and consumer-facing self-service. This realization has made them excited about partnership with Global Bay that will help them expand their current mobile application offerings, development and services capabilities.

 

Civils said that the benefits of their combined solution offerings also extend to retail executives, providing access to key performance indicators and data related to individual store performance.

 

“Access to this real-time information is extremely valuable, especially given today's retail climate," Civils said in a statement.

 

This alliance will enable Agilysys to develop and deploy applications on Motorola (News - Alert) wireless devices in a better manner. The company will also be able to extend these applications to devices such as Blackberry smart phones, the Apple (News - Alert) iPhone mobile digital device and Apple iPod touch mobile digital device.

 

Agilysys also hopes this partnership will help them to extend its mobility solutions and service offerings beyond the retail industry to markets such as healthcare, government and transportation. The companies believe the can together serve a broad range of customers, both inside and outside the retail industry.

 

"We are proud to announce this partnership as we continue to grow our market share in the dynamic retail marketplace," said Sandeep Bhanote, CEO of Global Bay Mobile Technologies, in a statement. "Agilysys has established impressive credentials in the retail industry in IT services and mobile solutions and we look forward to delivering the next generation of mobility software solutions with them."