Velocity completes Sbarro's successful
technology upgrade, transition to hosting environment
(New York, NY, June 24, 2008) -
Sbarro, Inc., one of the worlds leading Italian restaurant organizations, partnered
with Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc., to effectively lead the company's information
technology upgrade process.
Velocity, the leading provider of Lawson-managed services, coordinated
the implementation of Sbarro's business software application upgrade and its
transition to Velocity's hosting environment, Velocity On-Demand™.
"At all levels of service, Velocity has demonstrated a deep
understanding of our needs and a discipline to get the job done right," said
Sbarro's Chief Information Officer Rich Guariglia. "The Velocity team is very
experienced and knowledgeable. Great people make all the difference in the
world, and the team is growing every day."
Velocity, Lawson Software's Preferred Hosting Solution,
provides Sbarro with complete consulting, application management and Velocity
On-Demand™ hosting services related to the Lawson enterprise applications.
Guariglia said Velocity has played a major role in achieving Sbarro's strategic
goal of improved IT operations delivery and regulatory compliance, and has proven
the value of outsource technology solutions.
"Velocity provides the expertise, all the operations and
programming, in one comprehensive package," Guariglia said. "There's no need to
hire more staff or go to multiple vendors. There's no need to build out our own
data center. Velocity does it all; I don't even have to think about it. That's
the real driving force - the real value - of our relationship."
Guariglia cited Velocity's strategic partnership with Verizon
Information Technologies as another key factor in Sbarro's decision to establish
a Velocity On-Demand™ hosting environment.
"Sbarro is a sophisticated user of enterprise software which
had a pressing need to upgrade to the latest Lawson software release and a
requirement to satisfy certain regulatory compliance standards for system
availability, security and disaster recovery," said Velocity President &
CEO Tom Bruno. "The upgrade represented
a great opportunity to correct certain decisions made during the initial
implementation and optimize their usage of the software through the improvement
of select business processes. Our unique Upgrade
and Outsource offering is a very efficient vehicle for clients, such as
Sbarro, that want to upgrade and stay on current software release levels while
they mitigate the burden and variability of running an enterprise software
system."
About Sbarro, Inc.
Based in Melville,
New York, we believe we are the
worlds leading Italian quick service restaurant concept and the largest
shopping mall-focused restaurant concept in the world. We have
approximately 1,040 restaurants in 43 countries. Sbarro restaurants feature a
menu of popular Italian food, including pizza, a selection of pasta dishes and
other hot and cold Italian entrees, salads, sandwiches, drinks and desserts.
Additional information is available at http://www.sbarro.com/.
About Velocity Technology Solutions
Velocity is a leader in providing enterprise software
application management, hosting and consulting services. With more than 20
years of experience, Velocity provides IT solutions to more than 90
organizations in the service- and product-oriented sectors including health
care, public services, financial services, retail, food and beverage, fashion,
manufacturing and distribution industries. Velocity has pioneered a unique
approach to software hosting, Velocity On-Demand™, that is focused on proactive
client services and a world-class infrastructure provided through an exclusive
relationship with Verizon Information Technologies. For more information,
please visit www.velocity-inc.com or call 1-866-299-4998.