Realtime Store weathers the storm with ANS Group

Manchester based Realtime Store Ltd is launching a new website venture, www.raincoats.co.uk, to respond to the increased popularity for traditional English rainwear like the Trench Coat due to the bad weather.

Realtime Store Ltd connects buyers and sellers by creating internet marketplaces. Their sites enable a two-way communication system with the flow of information automatically facilitated in realtime. This innovative business has contracted [Manchester based] ANS Group plc to manage the hosting facilities required to run the complex sites as well as providing their IT needs.

Nosh-up.com is an example of one of Realtime Store’s well-established sites which has seen considerable success since it was launched in 2007. The site, which offers an online ordering service to quality restaurants, sells "food to go" via the internet. With restaurants including Blue Ginger Group and EastzEast Group already involved and an established client list including Cobbetts LLP and Blue Rainbow Apartments Limited, the site is already very popular and is set for yet further expansion.

Working with Realtime Store Ltd, ANS Group, will manage the expansion of the existing infrastructure for new sites. In addition all Realtime Store’s applications such as Office & Exchange will be delivered from ANS via a VMWare Virtual Desktop Infrastructure as a Software as a Service (SaaS) providing Realtime Store with much lower IT costs.

 

Young 23 year old entrepreneur Peter Higgins, Managing Director at Realtime Store Ltd commented: "There is such a huge potential for growth in online trading, this is a very exciting time for us, just look at growth of online sales for the likes of JD Williams. Working with ANS Group has equipped us with the economies of scale, as well as the ability and flexibility to manage our technological capabilities, which is essential for us to meet this demand. ANS Group plc is committed to deploying leading edge ICT solutions in collaboration with VMware and therefore is an ideal solution for our developing future needs.”

Paul Sweeney, Managing Director at ANS Group commented: "Realtime Store Ltd is well placed to take full advantage of the online trade revolution and it is fantastic to be involved in the business from this early stage.  It is essential that they have the hosting facilities to support the needs of their websites and enable them to facilitate the high demand they are experiencing.  Nosh-up.com has already proven to plug a gap in the market and I am sure that Raincoats.co.uk will be very successful when it is launches."

www.raincoats.co.uk is due to launch on November 1, 2008.