The following information was forwarded to BHD by Island Pacific. The information is intended for Retail Pro resellers use only. However, BHD desires to inform its customers, whenever possible, of the ongoing development of Retail Pro. It's important that BHD customers have confidence in knowing that Retail Pro is in continous development. Therefore, please read the following for informational use only.

9.1 Pre-Beta Evaluation Release Now AvailableThe long awaited release of 9 series point of sale is nearly here!
The upcoming beta release of Retail Pror 9.1, which will include full point-of-sale functionality, is eagerly anticipated by the Island Pacific/Retail Pror Business Partner network. To give the network an early look at the product, we are pleased to be making a pre-beta evaluation version of Retail Pror 9.1 available.
This pre-beta evaluation version will help the Island Pacific/Retail Pror Business Partner network become familiar with all the features that are available in Retail Pror 9.1. We welcome you to try the software in your testing labs and give us your feedback and insights.
Limitations
Please keep in mind that this is a pre-beta release. This pre-beta release contains all of the basic functionality that will be included in the final beta release; however, it does have the following limitations:
· Performance optimization has not been done, so some actions may take longer than they will in the final beta version.
· Hardware support is not available for all hardware devices
· Electronic funds transfer (EFT) is not available.
Restrictions
This pre-beta release is for INTERNAL EVALUATION BY BUSINESS PARTNERS ONLY! This release is NOT intended for end users. DO NOT under any circumstances install this product or any part of it at an end user's business or job site.
Please note that we will not require an un-install and reinstall of the product for any of the beta sites that are currently on version 9. These sites can be upgraded under the direction of the beta management team.
As with previous versions of Retail Pror 9 Series, you must update your Enterprise Communication Manager (ECM) installations at each BTF or Oracle station that will be communicating data with this 9 Series installation. (There is no 9.0 to 9.1 inter-version communication supported.)