RTP Retail, North Carolina, USA
3048 E. Cornwallis Road, RTP, North Carolina 27709 | Tel: 919-254-6683
Experience how IBM is Making Retail Smarter at the IBM Retail Executive Briefing & Innovation Center! Our experienced staff will help design your customized briefing, selecting from a broad range of subject matter experts, demonstrations, and tours that can be offered across various delivery formats & technologies.
We can help with briefings using a variety of delivery techniques, including:
- Face-to-Face Briefing in RTP, NC - You will get the most out of the briefing experience by visiting our center in-person, which will give you the opportunity to:
- Meet face-to-face with key subject matter experts
- Experience the Retail Innovation Center to see how we are Making Retail Smarter
- Tour the RSS "Superlab" to experience development and test innovation.
- Remote Briefings - In situations where you cannot travel, we may be able to help! We can plan an appropriate session using an alternate delivery method:
- Video conference options (ideally done between two IBM sites)
- Web briefings for select topics
- IBM DirectPresence.
- IBM STG Virtual Briefing Center - This Virtual Briefing Center also provides product and solution information. Check back often for updates!
- IBM Retail Virtual Briefing Center - The Retail Virtual Briefing Center is your gateway to IBM's innovation, thought leadership and expertise in the retail industry. Here, we share new ideas and creative approaches to help make your business smarter. To register today and join us for upcoming virtual events and networking opportunities, visit http://events.unisfair.com/rt/ibm~retailvbc.
With the help of local and remote resources, your briefing may include topics such as those listed on the topics tab below. The STG Executive Briefing Center in RTP, North Carolina, includes a team focused on retail and a team focused on server and storage technology. We are able to work together to meet the needs of your client in a single briefing. Further, we are co-located with a Software Executive Briefing Center and a Global Technology Services Briefing Center. All together, the centers in RTP certainly provide a unique opportunity for meeting your briefing needs!
For additional information, please contact your IBM representative or click on the Request a Briefing link on the right side of this page.
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Retail Store Solutions (RSS) Hardware, Software or Services
Presentations and demonstrations can cover a wide range of RSS material, including: SurePOS, AnyPlace, 4690, ACE; self-service, self-checkout, point of sale, kiosk, peripherals, loss prevention, loyalty and fuel integration.
Industry Trends
Your briefing can include information about the state of the industry, as presented by members of the IBM Institute of Business Value, IBM Research, or Retail Store Solutions. In addition, the Retail Innovation Center will showcase key trends from the retail marketplace and how they are impacting the in-store experience.
IBM Solution Stacks
IBM offers deep industry expertise that can provide the foundation for solving the most complex business problems related to three key imperatives
- Deliver a Smarter Shopping Experience
- Create Smarter Merchandising and Supply Chain
- Build Smarter Operations.
BladeCenter S
This topic reviews the BladeCenter family of offerings and, more specifically, how the BladeCenter S solution is ideal for retail. Discussion elements include: BladeCenter value proposition, server blades and switching options, BladeCenter ecosystem elements, as well as advanced manageability.
IBM Software Offerings
Above and beyond core-retail technology, your briefing may also include information about software offerings such as the Retail Industry Framework and WebSphere Commerce.
Partner Solutions
IBM works with many business partners to enable solutions for retailers around the world. We feature many partner solutions as part of the Retail Innovation Center and are glad to work together with a business partner to discuss a complete solution for your business problem.
Retail Innovation Center Tour
The Retail Innovation Center is used throughout a briefing to showcase IBM technology and solutions in simulated retail environments. This world-class, one-of-a-kind experiential environment enables IBM clients and partners to see and interact with a wide range of products and solutions in a meaningful way.
RSS Development & Test Superlab Tour
A tour of the RSS development and test lab will give you the unique opportunity to see, first-hand, how we test our products to make them truly retail hardened.
IBM Green Solutions Center Tour
The GSC showcases IBM and Partner technology for high density infrastructures in an energy efficient environment.
The following is general information for the purposes of planning your visit to the Executive Briefing Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Street address (actual) for mapping purposes:
3048 E. Cornwallis Road, RTP, North Carolina 27709 OR
1 Davis Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27709
The Intersection of Davis Drive and E. Cornwallis Road.
(certain mapping engines acknowledge different street names)
Directions from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) International Airport to the RTP Main Site (commute time from the airport is approximately 15-20 minutes):
- Follow signs for I-40 West
- Take Exit 280 - Turning Right onto Davis Drive
- At Intersection of E. Cornwallis Rd & Davis Dr - continue Straight onto IBM Property (Blue Ridge Parkway)
- Show IBM badge at Guard Gate / If guest, Register at Guard Gate
- Follow signs for Bldg 002 Main Lobby / Executive Briefing Centers
- Turn Right at first stop sign onto Innovation Lane (follow drive around to Visitors Parking)
- Press intercom at Visitor Parking Lot - identify yourself as Briefing Center Visitor
- In Building 002 Lobby - indicate to reception that you are attending a briefing with IBM Servers/Storage/Lenovo or IBM Retail.
Once in the Building 002 Lobby:
Please notify the Receptionist that you are attending a briefing for the IBM Systems & Technology Group Executive Briefing Center. Someone from the EBC staff will meet you in the Main Lobby and escort you to our Center.
Mailing Address:
RTP Retail EBC
3039 Cornwallis Road
RTP, NC 27709
Building 002 / B102
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