Armenia’s national postal operator Haypost will develop Riposte Essential program in the postal network next year.

Escher’s Riposte Essential product has been selected as part of the program to modernize the Armenian postal sector, Stock Market Wire reports.

The contract, providing for the license, service and maintenance, is worth at least $1.5m across the initial five year term.

Riposte Essential is a comprehensive retail management solution and is used by postal operators worldwide.

”We are delighted that ‘Haypost’ has chosen Escher Group to be its software supplier. Our product will give the Armenian post office the flexibility it requires to respond to the changing business environment that many companies are experiencing,” the source quotes chief executive Liam Church.

Escher Group is a world-class provider of retail and message-based software solutions and services.