Point of Sale news and opinions
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Product Website: Maxatec MT-40 Receipt Printer
Andrea Percival, director of Maxa Technologies (Maxatec) said: “This new product is part of Maxatec’s drive to build up our arsenal of fast receipt printers and to keep our existing and potential customers supplied with competitive and up-to-date technology. We select products carefully and strive to ensure that there is differentiation enabling our resellers to have the ‘edge’ in a highly competitive arena.”
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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 the industry.
IP X1 X2
The 1st digit “X1″ means the protection against solid objects.
The 2nd digit “X2″ means the protection against liquids.
Let us see the 2 samples of rating as below,
[IP 43]
Protected against solid objects over 1mm (e.g. tools or wires). Protected against direct sprays up to 60 from the vertical.
[IP 65 ]
Completely protected against all dust. (e.g. powder, flour) Protected against low pressure jets if water is sprayed from all directions.
IP Rating Definition
| X1 | Rating Definition | X2 | Rating Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No protection | 0 | No protection |
| 1 | Protected against solid objects over 50mm | 1 | Protected against vertically falling drop of water |
| 2 | Protected against solid objects over 12mm | 2 | Protected against direct sprays up to 15°ree; from the vertical |
| 3 | Protected against solid objects over 2.5mm | 3 | Protected against direct sprays up to 60°ree; from the vertical |
| 4 | Protected against solid objects over 1mm | 4 | Protected against direct sprays from all directions |
| 5 | Protected against dust–limited ingress | 5 | Protected against low pressure jets if water is sprayed from all directions |
| 6 | Completely protected against dust (e.g. Powder, Flour) | 6 | Protected against strong jets of water sprayed from all directions |
| 7 | Protected against the effects of temporary immersion between 15cm and 1m. Duration of test 30 min | ||
| 8 | Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure |
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Multiple on-board interfaces make Solaris compatible with most POS
systems, while automatic detection of the interface cable expedites
system configuration. For investment protection, all Solaris scanners
come standard with an integrated RF antenna and interlock compatibility
for both Checkpoint and Sensormatic EAS systems. The scanner’s
multifunctional RS232 auxiliary port provides a single point of
communication for either a hand-held scanner or external scale.
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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 loading, a long-life paper cutteran
optional built-in power base and barcode printing. The CT-S310 is Windows Vista compatible.
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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 in a separate post later). Besides the Apple hardware and the POS software, Mac resellers earn extra money with networking and typical Point of Sale devices such as barcode readers and receipt printers.
Read more at Apple VARs Cash In On Point-of-Sale Solutions
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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.
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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, promises to deliver systems that help retailers run their business more cheaply and efficiently.
Enhanced POS features — including accurate and timely customer demand data, real-time inventory visibility and integrated returns processing — combined with seamless connections into core merchandising and supply chain processes, will help enable retailers to better track purchase behaviors, identify buying trends and process customer transactions more rapidly.
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Sharp Electronics announced the availability of the UP-X300CF256 embedded POS system integrated with the optional Sharp SDW online communication solution for back office reporting.
It has a durable, sleek, matte black cabinet and a colour LCD touch-screen, making it an ideal fit for all types of hospitality environments, such as table-service and fast-casual restaurants, bars, cafeterias and delicatessens. The UP-X300CF256 has real client / server functionality with a system structure designed for real-time, dynamic information and simple maintenance via Ethernet or TCP/IP communication systems. This system is intended for configurations with up to six terminals. The system is also expandable with a variety of accessories to meet various hospitality solutions. The UP-X300CF256 can interface with key hospitality peripherals including Ethernet printers, credit card EFT, scales, kitchen video monitors and barcode scanners. For local access to accessories at the terminal, each terminal includes two USB ports and three RS-232 communication ports for a keyboard, drink dispenser, local and remote printers and other accessories.
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One of the most vulnarable parts of each Point Of Sale system with a Touch Screen is the touch surface. It is susceptible to scratches, gouges, dirt, dust, grease, oil, and wear and tear due to normal use - all of which can render the touch screen inoperable.
For POS systems operating in very dirty environments, such as beach bars —sand!— and garages —oil!— it is advisable to protect your precious touch screen with a special protector, such as those offered by PosR. These sheets are ultra thin, so you won’t notice the difference in normal use, but will increase the lifespan of your screen.
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O’Neil introduces the OC2, a light-weight, wireless portable thermal printer. The OC2 prints direct thermal receipts and invoices on 2.25-inch wide media. Caireles printing is enabled by optional wireless local area 802.11b/g networking (WLAN) or wireless personal area Bluetooth network (WPAN). The printer provides 32-bit processing, print quality at 203 dpi and Flash memory for adaptability to fast changing requirements.
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