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NCR Announces RealPartner Alliance with WinesandRecipes.com


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Relationship provides self-service kiosk solution to wine and grocery industry

March 23, 2006, ATLANTA – NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced an NCR RealPartner agreement with WineMiner LLC to offer merchants an enhanced marketing tool developed for wine buyers in the U.S. retail environment.

WineMiner’s WinesandRecipes.com self-service kiosk, the first commercial toolset of its kind, enables retailers to market an entire consumer experience around wine and food pairings. Combining the NCR EasyPoint™ kiosk with WinesandRecipes.com’s customized software creates a merchandising tool designed to cross-sell wines, cheeses and other assorted food items. The kiosk also provides targeted promotional opportunities to retailers, distributors and wineries for the customer at the point of decision.

“Consumer acceptance of self-service technology in the wine and food industry is reaching new heights. By aligning our product suite with NCR, the global leader in kiosk placements and technology, we are reaching our goal to expand our leadership in the wine kiosk market,” said Jon Holland, president, WineMiner LLC. “This hardware strategy will enable our future growth in the United States, as well as our ability to provide services elsewhere around the world.”

While the online version of WinesandRecipes.com contains information and ratings on over 30,000 wines and hundreds of cheeses, the kiosk solution contains information customized to each retailer’s wine and cheese inventory. This feature targets retailers with a keen interest in tailored customer service.

“Paired with the NCR EasyPoint kiosk, WinesandRecipes.com offers a unique technology solution and marketing service to the grocery and wine retail industry,” said Dan Bogan, vice president, Americas, for NCR’s Retail Solutions Division. “The NCR EasyPoint is a fully-configurable, stand-alone self-service kiosk with many standard features that deliver superior versatility. Its superior performance and flexible mounting options make it an ideal hardware component for the WinesandRecipes.com solution.”

About WineMiner LLC

Founded in 2003, WineMiner LLC is an Atlanta, Ga.-based company dedicated to helping consumers find wines available in their favorite store that match their preference for price, wine type and taste characteristics. WineMiner’s interactive Web site, WinesandRecipes.com, provides information and ratings on over 30,000 wines and hundreds of cheeses and recipes. As an extension to this unique service, the WinesandRecipes.com self-service kiosk also assists in matching food choices based on consumers wine selection. By providing independent reviews, ratings and winemaker notes WinesandRecipes.com helps consumers “Find Your Perfect Wine the First Time.”

About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR’s Teradata® data warehouses, ATMs, retail systems, self-service solutions and IT services provide Relationship Technology™ that maximizes the value of customer interactions and helps organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,200 people worldwide.

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