RTRG partners are often featured in industry publications for their best practices integrating technology solutions for retailers.  The RTRG itself (formally known as the National Retail Technology Federation in some of these stories) has been featured in dozens of publications for its unique focus on the technology needs of retailers.

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Retail Solutions Online
Retailer Helps Police Nab Armed Robber With New Digital CCTV Software
4/2/2005
New FlexWatch(tm) digital video surveillance camera software, distributed by One Step Data, Inc., provided robbery footage on CD in record time to police, helping to facilitate the positive identification and prosecution of the armed robber.
http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com

Internet Retailer
National Retail Technology Federation Launched to Help Retailers Make Better Decisions on Technology Applications
4/18/05
The National Retail Technology Federation(tm) (NRTF) has been formed to help retailers understand what software and hardware applications are best suited for their needs, and to facilitate the retailer's ability to get the most utilization out of the technology they have selected.
http://www.internetretailer.com

URB1...Hip Hop FASHION NEWS
Diddy Puts Sean John on New Inventory P.O.S. System
5/19/05
To deal with the logistics of the clothing line's growth, Sean John implemented a POS and inventory control software system, teaming up with retail systems integrator, One Step Data Inc.
http://www.urb1.com

Retail Information Systems, Retail Marketer
Retail Information Systems Provides Retailers Another Tool for Increasing Profits, Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction
10/11/05
Retail Information Systems (RIS), a Founding Member of the Retail Technology Resources Group (RTRG), once again has developed a tool to give independent retailers the upper edge in an increasingly competitive marketplace by allowing them to automatically market to their clients through their current POS / Inventory Control system.
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Creative Mac
Organization to help retailers make better decisions on technology applications
5/4/05
Retail technology is continually in a state of development, and getting more sophisticated. With the NTRF, retailers for the first time have the opportunity to capitalize on a technological resource - with more than 100 years of combined experience in retail technology - literally at their fingertips, to help retailers arrive at the most efficient solutions to their point-of-sale and inventory-management needs. Solutions that will undoubtedly pay off in lower capital outlay, streamlined efficiency and optimized man-hours.
http://www.creativemac.com

Expert-Insights.com
How Independent Retailers Can Survive in the 21st Century.
In the 21st century, independent retailers face serious challenges that determine their survival. The five biggest dangers threatening small to medium businesses are: inventory management, shrinkage, employee training and retention, the growth of the multi-channel shopper, and accurate marketing research to identify consumer behavior.
http://www.expert-insights.com

Retail Systems Alert Group
Retail Pro: American Apparel Garners New BI Tools
(May 2005)
Retail Pro consists of POS and inventory management software that will aid the retailer with sophisticated business intelligence tools for stock replenishment, and an easy to use fully integrated report designer module.
http://www.retailsystems.com

eChannelLine
One Step Data Introduces New Loss Prevention Software
12/15/04
One Step Data has introduced what it says is an important new innovation for loss-prevention and its long-standing Retail Pro Point-of-Sale, merchandising, and inventory control software, a video solution called Remote Manager IPT, that links Retail Pro to the video camera, integrating specific sales information with a continuous digital surveillance output.
http://www.integratedmar.com

Frontline Solutions
New Product Roundup
2/11/05
New loss-prevention software for Retail Pro synchronizes POS information with digital surveillance video output, frame-by-frame, to locate theft and shoplifting, and reduce shrinkage
http://www.frontlinetoday.com

Supply & Demand Chain Executive
New Loss-prevention Software for Retail Pro
1/25/05
While traditional analog closed-caption television (CCTV) video systems require store operators to view hours of recorded tape to locate evidence of lost transactions, Retail Pro now can monitor point-of-sale workstation keystrokes and merchandise scans through Remote Manager IP.
http://www.sdcexec.com

Hip Hop Press
Sean John New POS/Inventory System, High-Powered Functionality Combined with Sleek Design
5/23/2005
Mens sportswear icon, Sean John, teams up with retail systems developer, One Step Data, Inc., to build a POS/inventory system capable of handling the label's explosive growth.
http://www.netweed.com

Furniture World
National Retail Technology Federation Launched to Help Retailers Make Better Decisions on Technology Applications
5/4/05
The NRTF is a national organization composed of value added resellers (VARs) who specialize in different aspects of retail technology. As a group, they are able to bring a much broader depth of technological experience to retailers who are in the process of selecting a system, or upgrading. Retailers who are informed of all possible options, and the pros and cons of each system or piece of equipment, are in a better position to select technology that fits their objectives, and works better for them overall.
http://www.furninfo.com