TPS(R) Systems, Inc. Wins Big With TPS(R)/NetWork File Manager at Wakefern Food Corporation

(PRWEB) October 23, 2004

Wakefern Food Corporation, a retailer-owned supermarket cooperative headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, has chosen TPS®/NetWork File Manager (NFM) to replace its mainframe file distribution system. Wakefern had used this distribution system to exchange data among its mainframe, RS/6000s, and IBM 4690s for distributive processing, as well as Stratus systems, which are used to handle the Warehouse Management Systems.

The need to convert from SNA file transfers to TCP/IP transfers initiated the search for a replacement. In addition to NFM, Wakefern reviewed two other file distribution products from large software companies. However, neither of them was able to provide IBM 4690 support.

In choosing TPS®/NetWork File Manager, Charles Hawalka, Manager of Infrastructure for Wakefern, stated, “Clearly NFM had a number of advantages over its competition. Foremost of these are:

1) NFM supports all the platforms Wakefern was looking to convert, the mainframe (OS/390), RS/6000s (AIX), 4690s, and the Stratus.

2) The ability to eliminate in-house developed data translators.

3) NFM provides an automated and secured FTP solution for Wakefern’s business partners with the integration of PGP encryption software into the external file transfers.

4) NFM’s ability to implement the conversion with no coding changes to any existing application programs on all platforms involved in the conversion.”

Hawalka added, “NFM has taken processes that took hours and minutes to complete down to minutes and seconds. NFM has eliminated the time consuming headaches of trouble shooting our dial-up transfers down to a reliable, secured FTP process that completes in seconds.”

For additional information relating to TPS®/NetWork File Manager, visit http://www.tps.com.

All company and/or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

About Wakefern Food Corporation

From a small, struggling cooperative with seven members – all owners of their own grocery stores – Wakefern Food Corporation has grown into the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and one of the largest employers in New Jersey. The cooperative is comprised of 39 members who individually own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite banner. Today, Wakefern, the merchandising and distribution arm of the company, and the 200 ShopRite stores located throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, employ more than 40,000 people.

About TPS® Systems, Inc.

TPS® Systems, Inc. develops and maintains connectivity and networking software for a global clientele of primarily Fortune 500 firms and large government agencies. TPS® provides a broad suite of products addressing the connectivity requirements of users evolving from a traditional hierarchical mainframe environment to distributed client/server platforms.

TPS® Systems, Inc. is a privately owned corporation based in San Antonio, Texas. Over its 26-year existence, the company has established a rock-solid reputation for software solutions, technical expertise, outstanding support and service, professionalism, flexibility, responsiveness, and highly satisfied customers.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Barry Engelbrecht

TPS® Systems, Inc.

210-496-1984

###