Atascadero, CA., May 7, 2007 – Retail Anywhere, a leading developer of point of sale and retail management solutions, today announced that its Chief Systems Architect, Kirstin Wright, has been elected chair of the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) Data Model Committee.

As the information standard in the retail industry, the ARTS Data Model provides a comprehensive design document containing all data elements and definitions required to support retail applications. Originally released 14 years ago, the ARTS Data Model has been developed based on the input of leading retailers and vendors worldwide, creating a best-of-breed model available to retailers in all market segments.

A long time member of ARTS, Retail Anywhere adopted the Data Model in 2005 as a base for application development for its new point of sale and other in-store applications. Since that time Kirstin has volunteered her time and efforts to the Data Model Committee. “With the full support of Retail Anywhere, I am thrilled to accept this responsibility. These are exciting times for ARTS as the many components, representing years of hard work, are really coming together. I look forward to being part of it and will continue working to enhance and further develop the Data Model,” said Kirstin Wright, Chief Systems Architect of Retail Anywhere.

“ARTS is pleased to have Kirstin lead the Data Model Committee during a very challenging time,” said Richard Mader, Executive Director of ARTS. “The Committee is creating a new data dictionary to unify the three ARTS standards; ARTS XML, UnifiedPOS and the Data Model while developing the first Data Warehouse Model and developing release 6.0. Kirstin brings a high level of knowledge and dedication to the task as her company Retail Anywhere is fully compliant and committed to the Model.”

About ARTS
The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) is an international membership organization dedicated to reducing the costs of technology through standards. Since 1993, ARTS has been delivering application standards exclusively to the retail industry. ARTS has four standards: The Standard Relational Data Model, UnifiedPOS, ARTS XML (formerly IX Retail) and the Standard RFPs. Membership is open to all members of the international technology community- retailers from all industry segments, application developers and hardware companies. http://www.nrf-arts.org/

About Retail Anywhere
Retail Anywhere is a leading developer of point of sale and retail management technologies, supplying solutions to both large and small retailers worldwide since 1984. Its flexible in-store, enterprise management and supply chain management solutions are seamlessly designed to enhance the customer experience, increase revenue and reduce the cost of doing business for retailers. Built upon leading Microsoft technologies and conformance with Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) its full-service solutions provide the foundation for retail success. http://www.retailanywhere.com/

Contact: Brenda Whisenhunt | Retail Anywhere | 805.546.2900 | www.retailanywhere.com