Owner: Point of Sale News and Opinions URL:http://pos-wizard.com Join Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:52:06 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: A site full with news and opinions about Point of Sale systems. Features news about Point Of Sale (POS) hardware and software and everything related to it. Site statistics:Click here
What is the IP rating of terminals? 2008-02-12 00:52:42 When a point of sales terminal vendor sales tells you that a POS terminal has an IP43 or IP54 rating, do you really understand what this rating represents? Or are you confused about the meanings of IP43, IP54 or IP65? Allow me to clarify the terms of IP numbers in...
Aloha TakeOut 2007-10-05 03:41:16 Radiant Systems, manufacturer of the popular Aloha
hospitality Point-Of-Sale software announced a new add-on module for their software: Aloha TakeOut.This new module enables restaurants to manage take-out orders more efficiently, delivering faster service and higher quality food, creating an exceptional guest experience. Features of the new home delivery order module...
Metrologic MS7820: New Vertical Mini-slot Scanner 2007-09-28 04:38:46 Metrologic Instruments released a newvertical mini-slot scanner, the MS2400 Solaris. The Solaris is very suitable for scanning high-density codes (five mil) or poor quality barcodes. The device fits easily into any existing enclosure found in small-item, high-volume retail environments. It is designed for a variety of retail environments, including... Read more:Vertical
, Scanner
LightSpeed updated 2007-09-21 05:30:51 XSilva announced version 2.1 of their LightSpeed point of sale software for the Apple Mac platform, fixing several minor bugs and adding refinements to Tax Inclusive support.Furthermore, LightSpeed now supports the new Web Store 1.1 (sold separately) and a new matrix system for size and colour information. Another new separately...
Citizen launches two-colour POS printer 2007-09-17 08:35:42 Citizen Systems America launches a new high-speed POS printer, the CT-S310. The new two.colour printer features 150 millimetres per second print speed, standard dual interface (USB + serial, parallel or ethernet) and it can be positioned horizontally, vertically, or even wall mounted for extra versatility. Other features include drop-in paper... Read more:Citizen
A new home 2007-09-04 07:19:08 As of today, the Wizard of POS has its own domain, and is no longer considered to be the little brother of Brain Tags. So please update your bookmarks to pos-wizard.com. If my wizardry works alright, all visitors to the old address will automagically be forwarded to the right page...
Redesigning 2007-09-01 12:53:24 The coming days I will be redesigning this weblog in order to make better use of the features offered by the Movable Type 4.0 platform. I will do the redesign on the live site, so expect to note some differences in the coming days. Thanks for your patience.......
Retail Software Advice 2007-08-31 11:09:20 The RetailSoftware
Advice site is a new service helping retailers selecting the right retail point-of-sale software. According to the owners of the site, they have developed a very smart matching algorithm that matches buyers with the right software, much like Google matches you with web pages relevant to your...
POS systems drive Apple small-business sales 2007-08-24 02:09:04 The availability of Mac OS X-friendly Point of Sale solutions is giving Apple
VARs a new window into small businesses. Retail and restaurant outlets looking for good-looking hardware more and more buy the Apple designed hardware, together with POS software such as XSilva Lightspeed (I will blog about this product... Read more:drive
MerchantOS 2007-08-24 01:32:16 MerchantOS is a web-based Point of Sale solution which I found after one of their people left a comment on this blog. Today I finally had time to have a look at it, and as it is web-based they have a far easier job than other manufacturers offering a demo...
I hate my Point of Sale 2007-08-22 01:54:24 This viral video was created by halo, manufacturer of a web based Point of Sale system. Though I doubt you can solve hardware related problems with a web-based solution, the video is funny enough. Besides that, they offer $10.000 for additional videos of people destroying their POS systems....
Dell installs SAP on Point-of-Sale 2007-08-19 13:33:31 Dell will team with SAP to offer an integrated point-of-sale (POS) store solution, enabling retailers to utilize SAP for Retail software solutions on Dell's Retail OptiPlex 745 POS systems and Dell PowerEdge servers. The alliance, which brings together the world's biggest business software maker and the No. 2 PC maker,...
Customer loyalty 2007-07-30 05:56:00 How loyal are your customers? Are they coming back because the way you treat them? Or Just because you offer cheap prices? Some retailers go beyond the call of duty to make customers feel more than welcome in their stores. Some make them feel like guests. Furthermore, they may be... Read more:Customer
NY Times on the rise of OpenTable 2007-06-20 02:52:35 It has been a while ago since I last touched the theme of Restaurant reservation systems. New York Times
runs a story about the success of OpenTable, which wasn't exactly an overnight success. The thing that pushed OpenTable over the edge toward acceptance wasn't so much the public-facing business —let...
Web-based Point of Sale 2007-06-13 12:42:22 For years several manufacturers have tried to sell web-based POS systems, but until now with limited success. The benefits of a web-based solution are clear: lower maintenance costs, easy to upgrade and above all accessible from anywhere. But the downside of a internet based solution is equally clear: What happens...
CIAO Point of Sale Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: CIAO
Product Website: CIAO Point of Sale
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Not Available
CIAO Point of Sale Software
Overview
The CIAO Point of Sale provides end users with an easy setup, and a simple way to manage systems accessible on the market. The software offers many features that make running ...
Blue Sky POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Blue Sky
POS
Product Website: Blue Sky POS
Price Range: $325
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, Server, Small Business Server
Blue Sky POS Software
Overview
Blue Sky POS™ is a point of sale system that is designed to integrate functions of a business into one faultless POS. This POS product has touch ...
BIM POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: BIM POS
Product Website: BIM POS
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows
BIM POS Software
Overview
The BIM POS is an easy to learn, instinctive point of sale software used for take-outs, dine-in, order scheduling and more. This software allows companies to keep track of order scheduling, discounts, products, and ...
Front Desk POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Bill's Point of Sale Software
Product Website: Front
Desk POS Software
Price Range: $185 - $285
Operating Systems: Windows NT (SP4), 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2)
Front Desk POS Software Overview
Front Desk POS Rental software is ideal for running hotels, bike rentals, camp ground and much more. The product offers many features ...
Beauty Salon POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Bill's Point of Sale Software
Product Website: BeautySalon
POS Software
Price Range: $99
Operating Systems: Windows NT (SP4), 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2)
Beauty Salon POS Software Overview
Bill’s POS product is great for managing a small hair salon or a beauty spa. The software is easy to use, the design is ...
Restaurant POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Bill's Point of Sale Software
Product Website: Restaurant POS Software
Price Range: $125 - $295
Operating Systems: Windows NT (SP4), 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2)
Restaurant POS Software Overview
Bill's POS software for restaurants has many different functions to fit a company’s need. Dine in POS software makes it convenient for workers to ...
4POS Retail Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Bibase Software
Product Website: 4POS Retail
Price Range: $49 - $64
Operating Systems: Windows ME, XP, Vista
4POS Retail Software Overview
Using Windows 98 or later, the 4POS Retail product is software that will make it possible to use your computer as a point of sale workstation. A company can use this ...
Business Manager POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Atlantis Consulting Group
Product Website: Business
Manager POS
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Web Based, Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista
Business Manager POS Software
Overview
Business Manager POS is a web based software solution for your retail business needs. The software will run on a regular PC running Windows 98 or higher ...
Arel Retail Point of Sale Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Arel Retail
Product Website: Arel Retail Point of Sale
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Not Available
Arel Retail Point of Sale Software
Overview
Arel Retail is a sophisticated program that will give you all the tools you need to run an efficient business. The software runs on a standard PC and ...
PearlPOS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: PearlPOS
Product Website: PearlPOS
Price Range: $495
Operating Systems: Windows XP Home Edition
PearlPOS Software
Overview
PearlPOS is a simple software program that will help you run your business easier. The basic features like inventory, customer, and sales information will provide you with the knowledge to make better decisions for your business. You ...
Sacs POS 2000 Standard Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: SACS Software
Ltd
Product Website: Sacs POS 2000 Standard
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows
Sacs POS 2000 Standard Software Overview
SACS POS 2000 is a point of sale system that provides complete control over your retail business whether you’re an independent retailer or a large retail chain. SACS POS 2000 ...
MainRetail POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Main Retail
Product Website: MainRetail POS
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Pro or Greater
MainRetail POS Software
Overview
MainRetail is an affordable solution for your retail business needs offering a flexible application to run daily duties. This unique point of sale software helps retailers in analysis of sales, ...
Compass Point of Sale Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Real Time 7
Product Website: Compass
Point of Sale
Price Range: $99.95/Month per Store
Operating Systems: Windows XP
Compass Point of Sale Software
Overview
Compass is a high performance retail system that delivers reliability, information consistency, and pro active decision support in daily operations. Compass integrates credit card processing, gift cards, web store ...
Xpert Store Point of Sale Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Raymark
Product Website: Xpert Store
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows
Xpert Store Point of Sale Software
Overview
Xpert Series is offered in an integrated suite or as individual components to complete a best of breed retail solution. The complete package comes with Merchandising & CRM, Point of Sale, Mobile Store, ...
Retail Sales Manager POS Software Review 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Company Website: Professional Consultants LLC
Product Website: RetailSales
Manager
Price Range: Not Available
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP
Retail Sales Manager POS Software
Overview
Written for the Windows Operating System, Retail Sales Manager is your complete point of sale software. This software is perfect for all retail stores including liquor stores, golf courses and ...
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