Discuss the markets that these vendors are targeting.?

Big-name business applications vendors—Microsoft, Oracle, Lawson and (on the business intelligence front) Cognos each made a splash with new software announcements at the National Retail Federation's Big Show event in New York on Jan. 16. The bevy of new offerings could help businesses in the retail sector move forward with electronic initiatives. Microsoft, for example, announced the 2.0 version of its Dynamics POS (Point of Sale) suite of software aimed at making it easier for retailers to extend their storefront online with such functionality as online invoicing and the ability to link to PayPal and eBay marketplace selling. POS 2.0 also offers roles-based design and integrates with Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007 software. For smaller retailers—and in conjunction with First Data and HP—Microsoft also announced an out-of-the-box POS and payment suite that is designed to replace a cash register and dial-up connection to the Internet with a PC-based POS sys

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