Retalix Named 2012 Microsoft Alliance ISV Industry Partner of the Year for the Retail Sector

RA'ANANA, Israel, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Retalix® Ltd. (NasdaqGS: RTLX) has received the Microsoft Alliance ISV 2012 Industry Partner of the Year Award for the Retail Sector, the company announced today.

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"We are delighted to win the Microsoft partner of the year award," said Gil Priver, head of strategy, corporate development and alliances at Retalix. "We appreciate Microsoft's recognition of our industry leadership and of the comprehensive, innovative retail solutions that we provide to the market. The Retalix solutions include the store and sales channels suite, spearheaded by the innovative Retalix 10 store suite, which seamlessly combines all customer touch points and sales channels in one engine, based on a unique architecture. Retalix's wide solution portfolio, which also includes customer, marketing and merchandising applications, is deployed by leading retailers worldwide."

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide. The Microsoft Alliance ISV Industry Partner of the Year Award honors alliance ISV partners that have added business value to customers by deploying new and innovative solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Retalix is recognized as a valuable alliance ISV partner in developing and delivering Microsoft-based solutions to mutual customers in the retail industry.

"Retalix is committed to and aligned with Microsoft's services and devices strategy, placing the company on the forefront of the partner ecosystem with recognition of its innovation," said Tracy Issel, general manager, Worldwide Retail Sector, Microsoft Corp. "On behalf of Microsoft, I congratulate Retalix on this award for an outstanding level of commitment and performance in delivering business value to our customers."

To learn more about Retalix's retail solutions, visit:
http://www.retalix.com/products/retalix-10-store-sales-channels-suite

About Retalix

Retalix is a leading global provider of innovative software and services to high volume, high complexity retailers, including supermarkets, convenience stores, fuel stations, drugstores and department stores. The company's products and services help its customers to manage and optimize their retail operations, differentiate their brand and build consumer loyalty, while providing retailers with the flexibility and scalability to support ongoing business transformation and growth. Retalix offers solutions for point-of-sale (POS), sales channels and in-store management (including mobile and e-commerce), customer management and marketing, merchandising, and logistics. By leveraging a multitude of deployment options, including Software-As-A-Service (SaaS), Retalix serves a large customer base of approximately 70,000 stores across more than 50 countries worldwide. The Company's headquarters are located in Ra'anana, Israel, and its North America headquarters are located in Plano, Texas. Retalix stock trades on the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

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Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and U.S. federal securities laws. For example, the statements regarding the future rollout of deployment of Retalix solutions and the performance goals that Retalix customers are trying to achieve by deploying such solutions all include forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Retalix, including revenues, income and expenses, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements or other guidance or outlooks expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include risks relating to Retalix's anticipated future financial performance and growth, continued roll-outs with existing customers, continued interest in Retalix's new platforms, the perception by leading retailers of Retalix's reputation, the potential benefits to food and fuel retailers and distributors, expansion into new geographic markets, and other factors over which Retalix may have little or no control.  This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ.  Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed by Retalix with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Retalix's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, for a discussion of these and other important risk factors. Except as required by law, Retalix undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SOURCE Retalix Ltd.