Saskatchewan Finance

Saskatchewan Finance selected the RMS transaction processor software for processing provincial tax exemptions for native purchases of fuel and tobacco in the Province of Saskatchewan. The RMS transaction processor software validates statuscard numbers and processes tax exempt claims, from sales transactions recorded by the SRO V5.1 POS system. Saskatchewan Finance recognized that the RMS transaction processor software and the SRO V5.1 POS system were the only turnkey solutions available to automate the business process.

The North West Company

The North West Company ("NWC", "the Company") is the leading provider of food and everyday products and services to remote communities across northern Canada and Alaska, with approximately 173 retail outlets, located in the Northwest Territories, Nunuvat and all provinces except PEI, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Alaskan operations include 24 stores, operating as AC Value Centers and one AC Quickstop.

Northern stores operate in markets with populations from 500 to 5,000. A typical store is 7,500 square feet in size and offers a broad assortment of food, family apparel, housewares, appliances, outdoor products and special services like cheque cashing, catalogue ordering and money transfers. Some Northern stores offer Pizza Hut and KFC products in the company's Quickstop convenience outlets.

NWC operates complementary businesses that apply its unique heritage and knowledge of the north. These include the largest Inuit Art Marketing Service in the world and the Fur Marketing Division, which operates NWC Trading Posts. The Company's SELECTIONS catalogue (www.selections.ca) is distributed throughout northern Canada three times a year.