November 5, 2007

Fuels pricing and performance management in the palm of your hand

KSS launches the new generation of mobile pricing technology and performance data visualization tools at the NACS Show 2007

Florham Park, 5th November 2007 – KSS, the global leading supplier of pricing analytics, execution and optimization systems to the petroleum industry, announces two new additions to its range of fuels pricing solutions, PriceNet Mobile and KSS Visualizer, which will be launched at the NACS Show in Atlanta, Georgia Nov 7 – 9.

PriceNet Mobile, available as a stand-alone system or as an add-on for customers already using PriceNet, delivers real-time pricing via handheld mobile devices such as PDAs and Blackberrys. Field-based and remotely located personnel can enter competitor price surveys directly into PriceNet Mobile and immediately receive new price proposals for authorization and subsequent implementation. Users will also be able to review key performance measures and receive exception-based alerts, e.g. volume running rate and margins below targets, no competitor survey for past X hours. PriceNet Mobile can minimize the delays in responding to market events and/or competitor price changes that can cost retailers in lost volume, margin or price image. It also delivers business critical information to field personnel when they need it most.

KSS Visualizer is a web-based data visualization tool intended to draw attention to significant changes in performance measures such as volume, running rates, margin, competitor price position etc, at any level of their business from individual grade/store to overall network. Using color to indicate deltas to user-configurable goals or measures, KSS Visualizer allows users to instantly identify issues demanding their attention without the need to analyze tables of numbers in spreadsheets or make sense of data coming from multiple data sources. Users can easily configure the tool to represent their network hierarchy and drill-down into the detail with a click of a mouse.

“These two new tools represent a major step forward in speed, mobility and flexible working that will ensure customers continue to meet their volume and margin objectives on a consistent basis while protecting price and brand image,” stated Bob Stein, Chief Executive Officer for KSS. “The ability to react faster to market volatility, continuously monitor key performance measures and identify business critical pricing issues are essential components of any pricing process.”

To see the two new tools in action visit KSS at booth 1505 at the NACS Show in Atlanta or try them for yourself by reserving your place at a breakfast meeting at the NACS Show by visiting the KSS website at www.kssg.com. Alternatively contact us at info@kssg.com
to book a web-based demonstration.

About KSS

KSS is the global leading provider of pricing analytics, price management, rules-based pricing and optimization technology and services to fuel retailers and wholesalers in the oil and gas, convenience store, grocery and big box retail industries. KSS clients include global, national and regional companies managing a total of over $100 billion in revenue through more than 20,000 fuel sites and rack terminals, throughout the world. KSS US headquarters are located in Florham Park, NJ with European headquarters in Manchester, UK.

For further information please visit the website at www.kssg.com or contact:

Bob Stein, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +1 (973) 549 1850
Mark Hawtin, Vice President Marketing Tel: +44 (0)161 228 0040

For media inquiries, contact Roy Miller Tel: +1 972 717 3500 ext 235 or rmiller@transsynergy.com

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