LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., August 20, 2007 -- Junction Solutions, a provider of vertical industry focused enterprise software and services based on the Microsoft platform, today announced that Famous Smoke Shop has chosen JunctionRBI, a functionally rich retail business intelligence (BI) application built on the Microsoft platform, including Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Dynamics AX.

JunctionRBI can be utilized as a stand-alone product or integrated to Junction Solutions’ multi-channel retail product, JunctionMCR, as recently announced by Active Mailorder, Brownells and Mrs. Fields Gifts. Both solutions are part of Junction Solutions’ Retail Product Suite which includes point-of-sale, e-Commerce, direct marketing/catalog, and business intelligence solutions.

Since 1939, Famous Smoke Shop has been committed to providing premium cigars at discounted prices via catalog, e-Commerce and retail sales channels. They chose JunctionRBI in order to receive real-time business intelligence data built specifically for its multi-channel retail business. JunctionRBI will provide Famous Smoke Shop with robust analysis tools, advanced decision support, and will be easily configured to match its specific business analysis requirements. JunctionRBI will also help Famous Smoke Shop improve their understanding of customer behavior and product marketing, reduce costs and improve margins, and gain better visibility into operations by corporate management.

“We needed a business intelligence solution that could provide us with a single view of the customer across each of our sales channels and brands, and real time visibility into inventory and operations,” said Arthur Zaretsky Owner of Famous Smoke Shop. “After a review of competitive solutions, JunctionRBI offered an unbeatable combination of features, performance, and service to help us to maximize our business.”

About Junction Solutions

Junction Solutions offers advanced, industry-specific functionality built on the latest standard technologies from Microsoft, including Microsoft’s flexible and proven ERP application, Microsoft Dynamics AX. Junction Solutions focuses 100% on solving business issues in the Retail, Food & Beverage Processing, and Manufacturing & Distribution industries. As a Gold Certified Microsoft Business Partner, we provide our customers with the sound technology platform required for a long term enterprise scale software solution. For more information, visit our web site at www.junctionsolutions.com.

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Contacts 
Junction Solutions
Nicole Fitzmaurice
Director of Marketing
(847) 403-5113
nfitzmaurice@junctionsolutions.com