Park City Group Selected as Microsoft's Strategic BackOffice Solution Provider for Retail Industry

Strategic Insights -

Park City Group, a privately held corporation based in Park City, Utah, has been chosen by Microsoft as the strategic Microsoft BackOffice Solution Provider for the retail industry. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Microsoft's commitment to becoming a major player in retail technology. Park City Group will be the first BackOffice solution provider for the retail industry, and it will have access to a strategic level of marketing and sales, developer and technical support, and early releases of new Microsoft software products.

Key Takeaways:

  • Park City Group has been selected by Microsoft as the strategic Microsoft BackOffice Solution Provider for the retail industry.
  • The company will have access to a strategic level of marketing and sales, developer and technical support, and early releases of new Microsoft software products.
  • Park City Group's first Microsoft Windows product, ActionBoard, is a task-management system designed to increase organizational consistency while reducing operational costs.
  • The company's products are used in all major retail segments, including food service, specialty, discount, supermarket, and drugstore, and its customers include Woolworth, Montgomery Ward's, Taco Bell, National Pizza, Circle K Corp., and many others.
  • Park City Group has developed a solid reputation marketing its PaperLess Management software to the retail market, which is one of the reasons why Microsoft chose Park City as its first Retail BackOffice Solution Provider.
  • The company is developing Microsoft Windows versions of its popular PaperLess Management software, as well as Microsoft Windows NT versions of its host-based applications.
  • Park City Group is the originator of the PaperLess Management concept, which is designed to improve the competitive advantage of its customers with systems that deliver flawless operational consistency and radically lower costs.
  • The company has 150 employees and is a privately held corporation based in Park City, Utah.

Statistics:

  • Microsoft announced its BackOffice initiative in the latter half of 1994.
  • Park City Group has 150 employees.
  • The company's products are used in all major retail segments, including food service, specialty, discount, supermarket, and drugstore.

Sources:

  • "Park City Group Monday announced that it has been selected by Microsoft as the strategic Microsoft BackOffice Solution Provider for the retail industry." ( BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 16, 1995)
  • "Park City Group has developed a solid reputation marketing its PaperLess Management software to the retail market, which is one of the reasons why Microsoft chose Park City as its first Retail BackOffice Solution Provider." ( BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 16, 1995)
  • "Park City Group's products are used in all major retail segments, including food service, specialty, discount, supermarket, and drugstore, and its customers include Woolworth, Montgomery Ward's, Taco Bell, National Pizza, Circle K Corp., and many others." ( BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 16, 1995)
  • "Park City Group is the originator of the PaperLess Management concept, which is designed to improve the competitive advantage of its customers with systems that deliver flawless operational consistency and radically lower costs." ( BUSINESS WIRE, Jan. 16, 1995)