Point Of Sale News

Medical Touch Screen Computer Monitors for Healthcare Environments

info@barcode.com (Suzi Harkola) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:10:22 GMT

Hospital administrators are constantly seeking innovative ways to shave costs while improving patient services. Many have turned to medical touch screen computer monitors to increase staff efficiency, comply with government regulations, reduce liability and enhance

Inventory Management Software: Is Your Business Losing Count?

sallyjones22@gmail.com (Sally Jones) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:18 GMT

Inventory management can mean different things to different businesses. For a retail store, having the right inventory level means reducing out-of-stocks so customers won't walk out the door. For a company producing physical goods, poor inventory management might mean

Intuit QuickBooks Online Payroll App Review: Manage Payroll from your iPhone or iPad

info@barcode.com (Charlie Russell) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:20:50 GMT

Do you need to manage payroll for your company, or for your clients, while you are out of the office? Intuit provides a free app that works with Intuit Online Payroll that lets you enter employee hours, preview pay information, and deliver paychecks and paystubs all from your

Integrating Tablets and POS Software For Retail

sallyjones22@gmail.com (Sally Jones) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:17:15 GMT

Tablets are hot in 2012. Seeing all those iPads in people's hands, being used at home, on the go, and in business environments, is proof of that. And while many businesses, outside of those in creative pursuits, haven't adopted Apple computers in high

Digital Signage Transforms Montérégie Visitors’ Center

joelanderinthayer@gmail.com (Suzi Harkola) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

It’s not unusual to find a tourism center relatively barren of excitement. Yes, there might be some posters on the wall depicting some of the area’s more photogenic attractions, brochures and maps, and often a volunteer or two ready to become

Self-Checkout Footprints Get Smaller For Retail

sallyjones22@gmail.com (Sally Jones) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:19:11 GMT

You may have used self-checkout stations at grocery stores and supermarkets, do-it-yourself retailers like IKEA, Lowe's and Home Depot, CVS Pharmacy, and even to borrow books from your local public library. Designed to expedite service for shoppers with just a few

How to Set Up a Merchant Account to Process Credit and Debit Cards

honeysilvas@gmail.com (Honey Silvas) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In today's world, it's almost impossible to have a business without being able to accept credit cards or debit cards. Whether you have a physical store or an online store, the ability to process credit and debit cards allows customers

Digital Receipts with NFC Technology

alic70@gmail.com (Alicia Conover) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

NFC, (Near Field Communication) technology is making its mark in a big way in the point-of-sale industry, particularly when it comes to payments. But Proximiant, a Silicon Valley startup, recently launched a new smartphone app utilizing NFC that focuses

How to Choose Restaurant POS Software

honeysilvas@gmail.com (Honey Silvas) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

How do you go about selecting restaurant POS software? We spoke with several experts about this. Jim McMahon, of Epic POS Marketing has been selling restaurant POS systems for 11 years and offered a lot of advice.

Here are questions and considerations

Online POS: The Latest Offerings for Businesses of All Sizes

sallyjones22@gmail.com (Sally Jones) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:17:30 GMT

When you think of business point-of-sale, you probably think of hardware and software intensive systems that include many components. Receipt printers. Specialty monitors. Cash registers. Pole displays. Dedicated POS software. But for many small businesses, the cost of all this hardware

Upgrades Announced for Rugged Mobile Computers

info@barcode.com (Suzi Harkola) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

With more and more retail businesses, warehouse operations, service businesses, and other industries realizing and taking advantage of the benefits of mobile technology, technology providers are offering faster, more powerful, rugged, and versatile options. Here are two recent

What's New For Inventory Management

craig@aberle.org (Craig Aberle) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Attending the National Retail Show in NYC last week offered a chance to see some new products that will be useful for inventory management.

First up The Panasonic Toughpad. This device is real, handles well, and, in a word

Point of Sale Leaders Share: What Does 2012 Have in Store?

joelanderinthayer@gmail.com (Erin Thayer) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:43:26 GMT

The year 2011 was an exciting year in the point of sale industry. Mobile technology advanced like never before as businesses of all sizes and shapes realized that there might be better, more efficient, ways to do

Make and Accept Mobile Payments with Square's Card Case

sallyjones22@gmail.com (Sally Jones) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:45:00 GMT

Remember when you and a group of friends might head to your favorite bar or restaurant for a night of eating, drinking, and socializing and you would ask the waitress if you could run a tab and pay for

NFC For Tracking Wine Temperature in Shipping and Storage

info@barcode.com (Suzi Harkola) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

eProvenance, a Near Field Communication (NFC) system for monitoring the temperature of cases of wine, is now in use by major producers to ensure the quality of their wine during shipment and storage.

Eric Vogt founded Read more...