iPad POS Programs

Inexpensive iPad POS Programs Can Propel Your Restaurant Forwards

October 26, 2011 by Catalyst Team

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Source: Msucatalyst

Chase Paymentech Helps Protect Merchants and Consumers from Payment Card Fraud and Data Theft

Launch of Safetech(SM) Encryption in Canada Delivers New Option for Improving Data Security Risk 

TORONTO, Oct 26, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chase Paymentech, a leading merchant acquirer and payment processor, today announced the launch of its Safetech(SM) Encryption in Canada, a solution to help protect merchants and consumers from payment card fraud and data theft. Available to Chase Paymentech Canada point-of-sale (POS) retail customers, Safetech Encryption is breakthrough technology designed to secure cardholder data for card-present transactions.

Safetech Encryption is designed to eliminate the processing, transmission and storage of unprotected payment card account information on retailers' systems. The customer's card data is encrypted and formatted so that the retailer's POS systems process the transaction in typical fashion, but the card data is rendered useless to any other person or system that obtains it. The encrypted data is then transmitted to Chase Paymentech, where it is decrypted and processed through the payment brand networks, such as MasterCard(R) or Visa(R). 

Source: MarketWatch

 

City IT firm in the spotlight at grocers’ conference

Hamilton IT firm Vision Link Security Inc. made the list of the top 10 innovative products at the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers annual conference in Toronto.

The announcement Tuesday was a shot in the arm for the two-year-old company which was at the conference marketing its digital recording software coupled with point of sale (cash register) information as a management tool for those in the grocery industry.

Ryan Glynn, a spokesperson for the company, said the software was borne out of an increasing demand for business owners to be able to monitor the activities in their facilities.

“If you’re a small-business owner and you have to be away from the office, you are able to check in and watch your staff work (through a smartphone). The majority of theft is internal,” he said.

While the technology has a wide array of applications in the grocery industry, there are a number of large manufacturing companies in Hamilton among its long list of clients, said Glynn. Due to security concerns, the names of the companies are not being made public.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator

Casio brings Android to Point-of-Sale terminals

Casio Computer announced an Android 2.2-based Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal built around a 533MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The VX-100 business support terminal offers a 10.4-inch, 800 x 600 touchscreen, a secondary 2 x 20 subdisplay, a thermal printer, a sales management application, and the ability to be remotely controlled via email.

 Although Casio makes no such claims here, its new VX-100 is the first Android-based Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal we know of. (Viewat recently announced a Windows CE-based EFT-POS VPOS53 handheld PoS reader that was said to be open to Linux- or Android development, however.)

The VX-100 is a desktop device that comes with Casio's sales management application, as well as optional customer relationship management and  reservation management software. The device is designed for retail stores, restaurants, and offices, and works as both a standalone or networked system, according to Casio.

Source: LinuxDevices.com

Future POS Cards a Hole in One For Cary Country Club & Golf Course

Cary Country Club selected Future POS for mobile credit card processing, loyalty program support, complete system integration, and the convenience of remote operations review.
Cary Country Club, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is one of the premier scenic golfing destinations in Illinois. Established as a public golf course in the 1920's, Cary provides both experienced and novice golfers with unique challenges. In addition to an 18-hole golf course, there's a pro shop and a full service restaurant with a bar that also accommodates special events (like wedding receptions and holiday parties), banquets, and private meetings.

Source: Point of Sales News

Steps to Stop Skimming

Card-skimming attacks are on the rise, not just at ATMs, but also at points of sale. For the petrol and convenience stores industries, most of the pain is being felt at the pump, namely the self-service pay-at-the-pump.
 
Taylor, a security and compliance expert for the National Association of Convenience Stores, says the primary reason for the rise in pay-at-the-pump skimming attacks relates to the security measures retailers have implemented elsewhere in the payments chain. They've taken steps to lock down point-of-sale systems within their stores, ensuring networks are complying with data-security standards, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. So fraudsters have adjusted their targets, aiming for the lowest hanging fruit: unattended self-service terminals.
 
"The retail community is forcing these gangs to move downstream, to more contact where they can collect data," Taylor says.
 
Merchants are taking precautions to fight the growing number of skimming attacks the industry continues to face, but there is only so much they can do. "We're spending billions of dollars every year, the merchants, trying to fix a broken system, and at some point, we have to make the choice that this just can't be fixed and needs to be revamped, and I think we're getting there," Taylor says. "The mag-stripe, because it is there on the card and because you can now use that track 2 data to buy things online, now we have to secure this entire data system around it. ... It's a broken system."

Source: Bank Info Security

Vivonet Recognized in Deloitte Technology Fast 50(TM) List

Company Has Reinvented the Cash Register Providing Web-Based Point-Of-Sale Software for the North American Restaurant Industry 

 

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 20, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Vivonet Inc. is being recognized as one of the top 50 Canadian companies on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50(TM) for making world-class achievements and evolving the Canadian technology sector. Vivonet is ranked 43 in Canada for the 2011 Fast 50 and 243 in North America on the Technology Fast 500(TM) list, the rating is based on five successive years of growth. Vivonet is well known for "reinventing the cash register" with its innovative, web-based point of sale (POS) software Halo(TM) revolutionizing retail transaction data management in the North American restaurant industry. 

Over the last five years, Vivonet has experienced 365 per cent growth with over $110 million in customer transactions per month. Last year Vivonet secured a landmark agreement with Sodexo Inc. to deploy Halo(TM) into the majority of its 6,000 North American client sites by 2015. Earlier this year, Vivonet launched the company's new mobile technology, Halo Mobile(TM), introducing mobile ordering and payment to customers, taking the line-up out of take-out. 

Source: MarketWatch

Collective POS Announces Exciting Enhancements to its Website

Collective Point of Sale Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of its Payment Processing Articles - a unique and informative article series aimed at providing consumers with a deeper knowledge of the issues and opportunities surrounding payment processing.

The company has begun creating a library of original content that will act as a reference for both current and future Collective POS customers. These articles will include business tips and advice, industry news and trends and other useful information that business owners can put to use every day to positively impact their operations.

“Our goal is to educate business owners on the latest trends and issues facing payment processing,” said Michael Back, CEO and President. “Accepting credit cards and debit cards as payment from customers is the basic foundation of virtually every business and, with our industry becoming increasingly complex, we want to help our customers better understand the issues and opportunities they are facing and help them through the choices they will have to make.”

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/460843#ixzz1bSQpCK8Y

New iPad Restaurant POS System Catches Interest from Early Stage Investor

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 19, 2011 -
Toronto, ON  –  TouchBistro Inc. today announced that it has closed an investment from a Texas-based early stage investor group. This new round of funding will be used to fuel sales and marketing growth for the iPad-based Restaurant POS system, which features a highly intuitive interface that allows waiters to wirelessly take orders, showcase menu items and organize billing details right at the customer’s table, situating TouchBistro as one of the emerging leaders in the market. Of the investment, Alex Barrotti, TouchBistro’s CEO, says, “This investment solidifies that TouchBistro plans to dramatically change the industry. We continue to receive an incredible amount of interest from partners and investors, which is evidance of people recognizing that the food and beverage industry is a great venue for mobile technologies. Our company’s product and expertise in this industry perfectly positions us to capitalize on that opportunity.”


Source: PRLog

Nextep Adds POS Terminals, Back-Of-House Systems To Order Kiosks

Back Office Systems, Nextep Systems, Ordering Kiosks, Point Of Sale Systems, Troy

TROY — Nextep Systems, a provider of customer self order technology, today announced general availability of the Foundation5 food service technology platform. Foundation5 provides food service operators with a single vendor systems for operating high volume restaurant concepts.

Historically, restaurants only required cash registers or their high tech equivalent, the point of sale system. Each year, more ordering is done “beyond the counter,” for example ordering a pizza from a Web site, ordering from a touch screen kiosk, or ordering at the drive-through. Yet multiple vendors were needed to supply the various technologies, requiring restaurateurs to act as systems integrators, with inevitable finger pointing when systems failed to properly function.

Source: Detroit CBS Local

Top 10 reasons to automate your POS

There are hundreds of reasons to automate your point-of-sale counters. Counting down from 10 to one, here are my all-time favorites.

How software helps better your bottom line | by: Wayne Croswell

 

10. Streamline operations: Automatically connect to your suppliers to order parts and stock. An automated POS system can tie purchase orders directly to an order, ensuring that you are invoicing for all of the outside purchases you make. This streamlines your operations and prevents money from falling through the cracks.

9. Speed service: Empower your counter staff to look up which tires have the best gross margin, or which ones they get spiffed on. This helps provide quotes to your customers much more quickly and gives the fastest service possible.

8. Impress your customers: Counter staff can look up information about repeat customers by simply entering their license plate number. It allows them to greet customers by name and even have a heads-up about things going on in their world. This raises the bar on customer service.

7. Increase inventory turns: Quickly look up inventory and sell what you have in stock, instead of what you don’t have.

6. Raise the bottom line: Automatically calculate shop supplies and enter them on the order/invoice. This improves the bottom line, and it is done behind the scenes — without the counter salesperson having to remember.

5. Sell at the right price: Make sure pricing is accurate for all of your customers, all of the time. An automated POS system can ensure that you don’t under- or over-charge, especially when you have pre-arranged pricing with specific customers. This improves customer satisfaction and helps manage your gross margins.

4. Elevate your image: Provide a professional-looking invoice with no mathematical errors. This improves your image and credibility in the customer’s eyes.

3. Reduce wait-time: The speed you deal with customers at the counter is key to the success of your operations. Automated systems allow you to look up what tire size fits any vehicle, and see what you have in stock to match your query. Customers don’t like to wait for information; make sure you are waiting on your customers, and that they aren’t waiting on you.

2. Know more, sell more: The automated POS system allows you to recall previous history on a customer. This is very important to see prior work performed, prices charged, and uncover possible issues. This prevents potential conflicts with customer over-pricing or services not performed.

1. Sell more: When you automate your POS system, service reminders, denied past services, and future services are all right at your counter staff’s fingertips. This allows them to sell more, improve your revenue per ticket, and increase your bottom line.

If you are not automated at point-of-sale, included here are just some of the many reasons you should be.

If you are automated at POS, make sure that your software allows you to perform the functions listed here — doing so will increase your profitability and better your business.

The bottom line is, an automated POS system can, and will, improve your bottom line!

If you have a POS feature that is in your “Top 10” that I didn’t mention, please send it along to me. Good luck and happy selling! 

Source: Modern Tire Dealer

How to Select POS Software

POS in the Cloud

Moving technology systems into the cloud is becoming more accepted in the hospitality industry, as experts and operators continue to tout the benefits, from the ability to update software at multiple locations in minutes rather than weeks, to savings in both cost and labor.

But what about utilizing the technology for point-of sale (POS) systems? Is it safe for such a mission critical application? Is it reliable, or will the result be downtime and lost sales? Industry experts, as well as operators who have taken the plunge, believe cloud-based POS is not only reliable and safe, but is also on its way to becoming the norm rather than the exception.

By Tammy Mastroberte, Contributing Editor
Source: Hospitality Technology 

POS Sector shows how important it is to carve a clear niche for your startup [Interview]

A lot of startups today work on basically the same principle; you have a Web service and maybe a mobile application that is somehow connected to that core service and that’s it. Most of them are trying to improve something about your business, but it’s sad that many of those projects are focused on Web and social media.

There should be more niche startups, like Seedcamp Week graduate Farmeron, which is an online social dashboard for farmers, or POS Sector.

HARIS ČUSTO: POS Sector is point of sale software for restaurant and bars. It was the first touch screen POS application in the SEE region and it had a wonderful interface. Because our companies were founded in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, we introduced POS Sector there first. Later, through our new reseller program, we were able to acquire large POS resellers as our partners and were able to offer POS Sector in Serbia and Montenegro.

Source: TheNextWeb.com

TimeTrade Retail Lets Retailers Offer Integrated Online and Walk-In Appointments, Eliminates In-Store Waits

BOSTON, MA, Oct 19, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today at the inaugural members meeting of the Customer Experience Professionals Association ( www.cxpa.org ), TimeTrade(R) ( www.timetrade.com ), the world leader in customer self-service scheduling for business, announced Version 2.0 of TimeTrade Retail -- a widely-used online customer experience management software solution that makes it simple for customers to schedule how, when and where to meet with retail sales and service representatives.

Unveiled and demonstrated on the first day of the CXPA Members Insight Exchange held here, TimeTrade Retail 2.0 gives retailers a significant operational and bottom-line boost through increased satisfaction, loyalty, and revenues. 

"Apple's Genius Bar set the standard for online pre-scheduling of in-store sales and support appointments," said Bruce Temkin, Managing Partner of Temkin Group. "Now that consumer expectations have been raised, other retailers need to develop multichannel capabilities and offer this type of online scheduling." 

Source: MarketWatch

Leading Retail Software and Solutions Providers Partner with Constant Contact

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 17, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Retail Pro International and Seamless Receipts have partnered with Constant Contact(R), Inc. CTCT -0.52% to help retailers bridge the gap between securing email addresses from customers and transferring those email addresses into marketing databases. Further, the integrations allow retailers to sharpen the focus of their marketing campaigns by more effectively targeting customers and prospects through segmentation. 

These integrations allow retailers to eliminate the tedious process of manually extracting data from their Point of Sale (POS) system and, with just one click, move segmented customer lists directly to their Constant Contact Email Marketing database. 

Source: MarketWire

Furniture Wizard To Introduce Point Of Sale iPad App In High Point

New iPad App From Furniture Wizard

 

The Furniture Wizard team announced that they will showcase a "lightning fast" iFurniture enabled iPad point-of-sale app this week at High Point that can be used with an optional Bluetooth wireless scanner.    

Source: Furniture World

After Spring Tryouts, Digital POS iPad Lifts Off in Fall at LIFT

Located on the waterfront of picturesque Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, just minutes from Vancouver’s financial district, LIFT’s architectural design is as elegant as it is stunning: sweeping, panoramic views of the North Shore Mountains, Coal Harbour, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park, and the downtown Vancouver skyline; a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that “vanishes” in the summer; an illuminated, honey-colored onyx bar; and an oceanfront rooftop patio that overlooks the mountains, harbor, and park.  The casual elegant (business casual) restaurant is known for its West Coast hospitality, signature “whet” plates (which tourismvancouver.com says “are defined as ‘a small quantity taken to create appetite for more’”), and award-winning list of sustainably-produced wines, and, more recently, as the first fine dining restaurant in Vancouver to have a digital POS iPad.

Source: Aptito

PayPal Plans to Issue a Card for POS Use Starting First Half of 2012

PayPal Inc., a dominant processor of e-commerce transactions, has made no secret lately of its ambitions to move into the world of brick-and-mortar commerce. The only missing element was a physical token that account holders could use at the point of sale. Now it appears that void will soon be filled. PayPal on Wednesday officially unveiled the PayPal Card, a mag-striped plastic card that will become available to its base of 100 million active users some time in the first half of 2012.

Source: Digital Transactions

Point Of Sale (POS) Systems – Various Shop and Central Management Systems

Point Of Sale (POS) Systems – Various Shop and Central Management Systems

Webuzo for PHP Point Of Sale v11.3

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PHP Point Of Sale is a web based point of sale system designed to help small businesses with keeping track of customers, items, and sales.

PHP Point Of Sale works great for businesses that use cash, check, or account numbers for their sales.

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Heartland acquires K-12 nutrition and POS provider School-Link Technologies

Heartland School Solutions has acquired School-Link Technologies Inc., a privately-held provider of K-12 school nutrition and point-of-sale solutions.

Heartland’s suite of front- and back-of-the-house K-12 school nutrition and POS technology solutions automate and streamline inventory management and menu planning, as well as track purchases and manage Free and Reduced Meal Applications, among other things.

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Parents can pay for school meals, view their child’s lunchroom purchases, and get nutritional information in one central place. This functionality can be expanded to pay for things beyond the lunchroom, such as athletic tickets, yearbooks, t-shirts and school store items.

The acquisition follows the past 10 months of Heartland also acquiring three other providers in the same K-12 space including LunchBox, an integrated school nutrition and POS management application.

Source: CR80 News

POS-Based Security Solution Lives Up to Expectations for Independent Grocer

Independent grocers face a tough business environment — they are typically faced with severe competition from national chains, price erosion and rising overhead, not to mention business related issues of food spoilage, sourcing, employee matters and loss prevention.

To beat the odds in this tough environment, one independent business owner is using technology. John Troyer, co-owner and CEO of a family-run grocery market and food processing facility in Berlin, Ohio, has learned that, along with a sense of humor, an integrated technology solution can help handle many of the day-to-day issues. His store, Troyer Country Market, has recently implemented a total end-to-end retail solution from Panasonic including Point-of-Sale (POS) workstations, scales/scanners, POS Printers, video surveillance cameras, network recording devices, digital signage and retail management software.

Source: SecurityInfoWatch.com

Open Source POS to Manage Business Finance Effectively

Open Source POS to Manage Business Finance Effectively

TouchSuite Pet Care Software Management System Saves Time and Money for Busy Groomers & Boarders

TouchSuite Pets allows pet professionals to maximize efficiency in their workday by eliminating paperwork and automating processes, all with a simple touch of their screen. Single- or multiple-pet scheduling takes only seconds, with full tracking and reporting. Transactions are now simplified using the digital cash register module, and advanced reporting provides sales breakdowns, commissions, product retailing and inventory, employee time and attendance, and more. Groomers and boarders alike will value TouchSuite's HoldingPen(TM), a unique module created to allow fast and easy booking of pets before, then fast/easy intake and groomer assignment on the day. Invenstar knows how important notes are to the industry. TouchSuite provides a unique notes system for entering, editing, and tracking owner, pet, groomer, appointment, and transaction notes as a pet travels through the shop.

Source: MarketWatch

Apple iPad is Now Dispensing Money

San Francisco, CA, October 14, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Revel Systems teams up with Telequip to help QSR restaurants increase efficiency and revenue with automatic coin dispenser machines. The customer orders off the iPad and Revel's point of sale software and change is dispensed automatically after paying with cash. Popeye’s of Massachusetts uses the T-Flex coin dispenser, which saves time and generates an additional $10,800 dollars in sales per month. The proof is in the numbers, you can view the case study here:
http://www.telequip.com/testimonials/Popeyes-MA.pdf.

Source: Revel Systems

POSmart v.8.0 Enterprise DSR

Relational Solutions, a Leader in Demand Data Solutions, Announces Direct Support for SAP in POSmart v.8.0 Enterprise DSR

 

WESTLAKE, OH, Oct 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Relational Solutions, Inc. announces the release of POSmart version 8.0 with direct integration support for SAP R3 and BW. POSmart includes a powerful integration engine that now has automated interfaces that pull data directly from ABAP/BAPI Functions, SAP BW Cubes, SAP Query, as well as reading directly from SAP Tables. 

Relational Solutions' (RSI) POSmart architecture is a solid and proven Enterprise Demand Signal Repository (DSR) solution used by many of the world's most well-known consumer products companies. POSmart automates the cleansing and integration of point of sale (POS) data with internal ERP data, syndicated data from companies like AC Nielsen and IRI and other third party data sources. 

Source: MarketWire Press Release

Protecting Point of Sale Systems from Targeted Attack

Retail systems are on the front lines of attack, where hackers look to steal cardholder data. The barrage of headlines reminds us that reactive blacklist approaches have failed to keep pace with today's targeted threats. If you are responsible for protecting retail systems, download this case study to learn how to eliminate the threat of malware on POS systems with application whitelisting.

Source: CSO Security & Risk - White Paper

USA Technologies is 5th in US and 19th Worldwide for POS Terminal Shipments in 2010

MALVERN, Pa., Oct 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- USA Technologies, Inc. USAT -5.53% announced today that the Company has again improved its ranking among the world's leading shippers of point-of-sale (POS) terminals. The Nilson Report, a leading source of research on consumer payment systems worldwide, ranked USA Technologies 5th among the leading POS shippers in the United States, up from 6th in 2008 and 2009. Nilson also ranked USA Technologies 19th in the world in 2010, up from 31st in 2009 and 34th in 2008.

Source: Marketwatch