Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Pos Systems

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System allows the user to store transactional data, process payments, manage inventory etc, and the systems can be networked and ideas can be shared. A Pos sales system can be viewed throughout the day, by product and by cashier.

Pos systems are set up at every retail and hospitality outlet so that the sales are done faster. Depending upon the type of equipment that is used and the volume of sales that is undertaken, the whole process of checking out can be done a lot faster. Also such technology is more fraud proof.

A POS system helps to save money, provide productivity gains and can cut down the amount of time you spend away from the primary focus of your business.
You can also increase the productivity of your business with Pos software installed.

Some Pos devices are as follows:

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Cash drawer

Importance of a Cash Drawer:


  • It provides better quality and security than traditional cash drawer.

  • It carries a touch button to release drawer when you need to open it quick, easy and reliable.

  • The life of the cash drawer is measured in the number of cycles of opening and closing. Make sure to check the cash drawer for lock mechanism, ball bearing, springs etc.

  • There are cash drawers that function independent of computer or docket printer and can be opened with a push button.


XCHD and EVO are the two series of cash drawer.


Features of XCHD:

  • Thick gauge cold rolled steel.
  • It consists of 4 lock positions namely locked open, locked closed, manual open and electronically driven. Media slot for storage of large bills, checks and coupons.
  • It was a brand new with Original Manufacturer Warranty.
  • It is strong enough to hold up in retail stores.
  • It takes security and durability to the maximum perfect for Restaurants.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Functions Of Magnetic Stripe Readers

Magnetic Stripe Readers are point of sales system or Pos software devices used for interpreting data encoded on a magnetic stripe card.



  • To read the encoded information contained in the magnetic stripe that is found on the back of credit card, debit card etc
  • To verify the information with the card issuer in real time
  • To facilitate the simple function of crediting the account of the vendor
    To debit the card holder’s account
  • Magnetic stripe readers function by reading the magnetic tape adhered to credit cards, badges, permits, passes and tokens
  • Magnetic stripe reader are manufactured based to ISO specifications like – ISO 7810, ISO 7811, ISO 7812, ISO 7813, and ISO 4909

MagStripe readers come in two varieties such as high-coercivity and low-coercivity. High-coercivity MagStripes are harder to erase and best suited for cards that are classified as commonly used. Low-coercivity MagStripes go on a lower deal of magnetic energy to record.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Receipt printers advantages


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receipt printers usually acts as a piece of hardware for the POS software. Nowadays POS receipt printers is paper rolls instead of paper sheets. These POS printers are quite cost effective. Some of the widely used brands of POS printers include Epson, Star Micronics, POS X, IBM, Samsung, Ithaca (Transact Technologies), Cognitive, and Citizen.


Thermal receipt printers:

Thermal receipt printers use heat transfer to print on thermal paper. They are extremely fast, print a much sharper receipt. They don't require a ribbon. Thermal printers are more expensive and the receipts fade over time.


Impact receipt printers:

Impact receipt printers are less expensive and the receipt never fades due to age. Impact printers are much slower, louder and require changing and purchasing of ink ribbons.


Barcode printer:

A barcode printer is a computer peripheral for printing barcode labels that can be attached to various physical items. Barcode printers are commonly used to label cartons before shipment or to label retail items with Universal Product Codes.


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Receipt printers

Friday, April 8, 2011

Barcode Scanner Technology


Most people take barcode scanners and barcode readers for granted. It is pretty rare for anyone to think about how a simple sliding of a product across the scanner counter reacts with the name tag and the price of the product appearing on the monitor by just scanning through some weird label and a code that comes along with every product we purchase.

In order to understand how the above mentioned operation works, one definitely needs to understand how barcodes are generated and how they work to identify the product itself.

Barcode is nothing but information in coded form. This coded form is what we call as the barcode and every barcode is unique and it contains details about the particular product. This information is compressed, coded and printed at the back of the product using a special coding language. The scanner on the other hand reads through the bar codes and translates it to the system giving details about the product and its price which normal humans cannot understand or decipher.

This barcode language is also quite easy to understand actually. It is a combination of specific symbols which equals a series of bar lines. These bar lines come in short, long along with varying spaces between them. Every part of the collection of bar lines denotes number of characters depending upon the date the code was actually entered into the barcode software.In general Pos software has made life quicker and comfortable.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Why POS systems are important?

No matter what kind of business you run, you will most defiantly require POS systems. This is because POS systems make the whole process of check out a whole lot easier. You will always have use of such equipment in your business. The importance of such equipment in retail as well as hospitality business is indispensable. There are many benefits to the POS systems. It lets you maintain an inventory. All the items are categorized in the computer. The system will pick up each item and its automatic designated price with the help of the scanner.

The system will then calculate the total will of all the items that have been purchased. This will ensure not only that the bill has been calculated accurately but it will also eliminate the chance of a wrong price being entered. Also this will prevent theft and also help to maintain a record of what is being sold. This will also help to monitor the employees. In hospitality, these systems can be programmed to track the customers that are visiting a restaurant.

The bills are processed that much faster. Also for regular customers, this system can be used to generate discounts. Reservations and table allocations can also be made to with the help of such systems. The whole process of retail and hospitality is made much simpler and faster. It also used for advertising at the Point of sales and this is bound to yield more success than any other form of advertising as customers are likely to swing to something that they see when they are purchasing a certain product.



Every retail business needs POS equipment. Such equipment has been used in retail business for a long time now. Even the simple cash register can be considered as POS equipment. Even if you operate a small shop, these systems greatly work to improve your productivity. If you own a supermarket, these systems are vital to the functioning of your shop. You should make sure that you have a separate electrical circuit set up for such systems however as small eclectic fluctuations can lead to the failure of the system. You can talk to your POS software systems seller for this. Most of the times, they do the installation work for you.

These systems are also used in the online environment today. As the usage of the internet is growing, more and more people are moving online to purchase and sell their products. Such sites have features like shopping carts that help to tally and calculate bills and process credit and debit cards. Therefore for different needs, different POS systems have been developed to make the whole process of check out a lot easier. If you are opening a new business, you should defiantly consider going for one.