terest on purchases that their customers make.  Ok I know that can’t be too bad, but what if they are paying .10 on a simple 2.00 purchase.  It may not sound like much but we have all done it, gone into the store and not carrying cash and charge that pack of gum.  Honestly who in the world carries cash now a day’s anyway?  Well we may find that companies are going to start making it a minimum $10.00 purchase to use your debit card because that’s the only way they are going to keep up with the fees.

This is going to make the emergence into the future on “easy” shopping much harder for many people.  In the era where we are announcing new products to help people “leave their wallets at home” and pay using their phone and other easy systems.  How is this going to work for the customers?  They do not have to pick up the bill for the credit card processing fees that the banks are pushing on the small business owners.  In all this technology and the things that are heading to a “cashless” society this may not be good for small retailers and there may need to be other ways to make some money to make up for the loss in credit card or debit sales.  Maybe fighting the banks for this new found ability to take these cards will be the way to go.

One way to combat some of these problems would be by “facebooking” your company.  Some companies and especially smaller retailers can post on facebook and get some sales there, but they will still need to watch for those “fees” from the debit and credit card companies and banks.  The facebook era has sparked a great way to get noticed and “liked” for your business.  This may be a great way to advertise without all the advertising expense.  If anyone has used facebook they know that word spreads like water on there, so it may be a great way for a smaller company to do a little extra.  Many companies have already jumped on the bandwagon listing ways to buy their merchandise from their facebook site and get their name out there by networking and “liking” each others facebook pages.

Either way, something has to be done or this idea of a cashless world and easy shopping might end up going back to checkbooks or cash and all those new inventions for POS phones and easy checkout will be a thing of the past. Customers want easy, and convenient while company and retailers want cheap.  Can we put the two together?

ValidSoft Presents Its Solution at “Payment Card Fraud” Event in New York

This company is working to make the fraud a distant memory  for credit and debit card users, trying to help the customers feel safer when using their cards and helping them to battle the ever growing fraud that is associated with this type of payment.

Zenius aims to be ‘Microsoft of the NFC world’

Zenius is working with Microsoft to enable virtually all users to leave their wallets at home.  Don’t worry about bringing your purse into the store or even having your wallet with you.  With their help you may be able to do it all from your mobile phone with an app that will allow you to make all of your purchases right through your cell phone using the “electronic wallet”.

Will Big Banks Stick It to Small Business — Again?

Big banks hurting the small retailers with their fees for credit and debit card users.  This may be the end to the growing easy to shop ways that Americans have come to have comfort in conveniently not using their checkbooks and leaving their cash in the bank instead of their wallets.

$10 Credit Card Minimums Coming Soon?

Due to the wide spread of charges accumulated by small retailers to allow their customers to use their debit and credit cards, we may see a growing trend of small businesses making it mandatory to have a minimum purchase required for using our cards.  What will this do for the growing “cashless” society that we have started to grow into?

Selling Via Facebook Benefits Few, Study Finds

Although it may not be as widely spread as it could be, many small businesses are trying to find a way to use Facebook as a free advertiser for their businesses.  This could help cut cost of advertising and web  page building of their own, but will they get the wide fan base they hope for?

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CasherLive Point of Sale Software Overview

CasherLive is a new web based POS that has much to offer to any retail merchant. It’s easy to use interface offers a great way to conduct transcations and manage inventory directly online. CasherLive comes with reporting tools, support for multiple locations, training and support offered in a three tier pricing plan. They have a Basic 30 day free plan that allows you to try the software in one store on up to 3 registers with a 20,000 item inventory. Once the 30 days is up you can choose to upgrade to the Plus plan that gives you one store unlimited registers and many other features for $49 a month. If you are the owner of a chain reatil establishment youcan choose the Chain plan for $125 a month which gives you multiple stores with unlimted registers and 1,000,000 item inventory.

CasherLive Point of Sale Software Features

Basic Plan:

• For small stores
• One store, up to 3 registers
• Unlimited transactions
• Unlimited staff
• 20,000 item inventory
• Access reporting features
• Online and community support
• Enhanced security

Plus Plan:

• For larger & specialty stores
• One store, unlimited registers
• Unlimited transactions
• Unlimited staff
• 100,000 item inventory
• Access reporting features
• Online and community support
• Enhanced security
• Create purchase orders
• Inventory data importer
• Market specific support (such as IIAS & FSA)

Chain Plan:

• For multiple stores
• Multiple stores, unlimited registers
• Unlimited transactions
• Unlimited staff
• 1,000,000 item inventory
• Access reporting features
• Online and community support
• Enhanced security
• Create purchase orders
• Inventory data importer
• Market specific support (such as IIAS & FSA)
• Phone support (5 instances/month included)

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CT-S801 Thermal Receipt Printer Overview

Citizen Systems CT-S801 prints tickets, receipts and barcodes at the point of sale. This printer is the fastest in it’s class and features a LCD screen that flashes the blacklight to red if there is any type of an error. The LCD screen shows helpful messages and makes for easy configuration of the printer’s settings. The CT-S801 also offers a soft-close system that will not allow the top cover to slam shut. Citizen systems CT-S801 has taken a innovative approach with a new snap-in system with no tools needed to replace the cutter or thermal printhead.

CT-S801 Thermal Receipt Printer Features

• LCD with Backlight
• Fastest Printer in its class
• Internally integrated power supply
• Self retracting cutter
• Snap-in System to replace imperative parts

CT-S801 Thermal Receipt Printer Printer Specifications

• Print Method: Line thermal dot printing (direct thermal)
• Print Resolutions: 8 × 8 dots / mm (203 dpi × 203 dpi)
• Print Speed: Max. 300 mm/sec (2400 dot lines/sec)
• Print Width: 82.5 mm paper: 80.0 mm print width, 80.0 mm paper: 72.0 mm print width, 60.0 mm paper: 54.5 mm print width, 58.0 mm paper: 54.0 mm print width
• Media roll: Maximum 83 mm
• Interface Connections: Serial (RS-232C compliant), Parallel (IEEE 1284 compliant), USB, USB with USB Hub, Ethernet Powered USB
• LCD specification: 128 x 32 dots, STN. White / red LED backlight
• Weight: AC power type 2.1kg
• Dimensions: 145 (W) x 193 (D) x 148 (H) mm

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PX450 Color POS Printer Overview

Primera’s PX450 color POS printer is a compact, fast, reliable printer intended for use at retail point of sale and other point of issue applications. Primera offers a great example on the product page of why you should choose a color point of sale printer.

A recent study indicated that consumer redemption rates of coupons printed in color were up to 25% higher than coupons printed in black and white.

The PX450 will print out a typical 4” x 2.5” full color coupon in less than five seconds although the built in guillotine cutter lets you print, cut and dispense any length form. That makes this POS printer is perfect for printing coupons, receipts, tickets, name badges, wristbands and other types of narrow-format output.

PX450 Color POS Printer Features

• Fast Full Color Printing
• Low Ink Level Warning
• Three Print Resolutions
• Small Compact Design
• Standard USB Connection Interface
• Windows and Mac Compatible
• Drop-in Paper/Label Roll
• FlexiblePaper Widths

PX450 Color POS Printer Specifications

• Print Method: Inkjet
• Print Resolutions: 4800 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi
• Ink Cartridges: Color (CMY), Process Black (K)
• Colors: 16.7 million
• Print Width: 0.75″ to 4″
• Print Length: 0.75″ to 24″
• Media Width: 1″ to 4.25″
• Media Types: Roll-fed receipts, coupons, tickets and tags
• Cutter: Built-in guillotine-style
• Controls: Load/Feed, Unload, Ink
• Weight: 7.0 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.4″W x 15.3″D x 7.1″H
• Operating Systems: Windows® XP/Vista or Mac® OS X 10.4 or higher

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Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 Overview

Sprint’s Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot device will be available the first week of June 2009. It will allow you to connect up to five Wi-Fi devices simultaneously to Sprints 3G network. The MiFi 2000 creates a localizes Wi-Fi connection that any device equipped with Wi-Fi can use such as laptops, desktops, iPhone, MP3, game consoles and much more. The device is small and provides a built in battery that will run up to 4 hours or 40 standby hours with a single charge. The MiFi 2000 is equipped with security using WPA2-PSK, WEP and SPI Firewall. Sprint anticipates that businesspeople will be interested the device when traveling or out of the office.

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 Features

• Easily fits in the palm of your hand
• Brushed aluminum finish
• Provides mobile broadband Rev A Internet access wirelessly
• Supports up to five WiFi-enabled devices
• Simple to connect with Hands-Free Activation (OMA-DM). No software installation required
• Universal Wi-Fi compatibility
• Advanced security through WPA2-PSK, WEP and SPI Firewall
• Battery provides four hours of user time, 40 hours standby on single charge
• MiFi GPS capabilities to take advantage of select location and mapping applications, such as getting driving or walking directions or finding the best restaurant nearby

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Epson DM-D805 Pole Display Kit Overview

The DM-D805 is a complete, cost effective point of sale solution for customer display. It comes complete with the DM-D110 customer display head, the D-505 pole unit, all the necessary accessories/cables, and an AC power adapter. Epson includes easy to follow set up and operating instructions with every DM-D805 pole display kit making setup quick and efficient. The Dm-D805 takes up less counterspace than traditional standard stand alone base customer pole displays. This kit will deliver the performance and quality you need for an investment you can afford.

Epson DM-D805 Pole Display Kit Features

• Direct connection to serial port on host system
• Clear, easy-to-read 20-column x 2-line dot matrix to provide customers information at a glance
• High-speed data transfer achieved at 115,200 bps for the fastest rate available
• Easy to install. Easy to use.
• Compatible with all Epson printers
• Available in Epson Cool White and Epson Dark Gray

Epson DM-D805 Pole Display Kit Specifications

• Display method/color: Vacuum fluorescent display/Green (505mm)
• Number of characters: 40 (20 columns x 2 lines)
• Download characters: 95 characters
• Character font: 5 x 7 dot matrix, cursor
• Character size/pitch: 3.5 x 5.0mm/5.2mm
• Interface: RS-232C
• Case Color: Epson Cool White, Epson Dark Gray
• Height 2.72” (69mm) DM-D110 head, 12.95” (329mm) DM-D110 head with DP-505 base, 17.68” (449mm) DM-D110 head with DP-505 base and extension strut

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Epson DM-D500 Customer Display Overview

Epson’s DM-D500 POS is a high performance customer display that conveys a wide range of clear text and graphics. The large screen display of the DM-D500 offers a wide viewing area up to 42 columns x 8 lines high. It is capable of displaying custom fonts, graphics and Asian character sets to accompany a multitude if tasks. Epson’s Dm-D500 provides all the flexibility of other Epson pole displays including easy connectivity with any Epson point of sale printer or IR terminal.

Epson DM-D500 Customer Display Features

• Large, easy-to-read 256 x 64 dot matrix display
• Can display graphics, logos, and Asian character sets
• Vertical and horizontal scrolling of test graphic
• User-defined characters quickly downloaded with built-in flash memory
• Easy connectivity to a wide range of Epson POS products

Epson DM-D500 Customer Display Specifications

• Display method/color: Vacuum fluorescent display/Green (505mm)
• Euro symbol: Supported
• Download characters: 132/94 characters (Kanji gaiji)
• Character font: 5 x 7 dot matrix, 8 x 16, 16 x 16 dot matrix
• Character type: Alphanumeric 95, International characters 37, Graphic characters 128 x 12 pages, kanji characters
• Interface: RS-232C
• Overall dimensions: 213mm(W) x 51mm(D) x 83mm(H)
• Height 5.81” (148mm) with stand-alone base, 15.87” (403mm) with base and extension
• Case Color: Epson Cool White, Epson Dark Gray

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Epson DM-D210 Customer Display Overview

The DM-D210 is a mid-sized, easy to read pole display that can freely be tilted and swiveled in a variety of viewing angles. Offering a high resolution, fluorescent display The DM-D210 also boasts high speed data transfer at a low energy consumption. The DM-D210 provides a space saving configuration will a customer display that can attach directly to an Epson printer to save counter space. It can easily connect with any Epson POS printer or IR terminals. The DM-D210 is ESC/POS and OPS compatible making it a sound solution for any point of sale operation.

Epson DM-D210 Customer Display Features

• Clear, easy-to-read 20-column x 2-line dot matrix to provide customers information at a glance
• Vacuum fluorescent display offers wide range of viewing angles
• High-speed data transfer achieved at 115,200 bps for the fastest rate available
• Easy connectivity to a wide range of Epson POS products
• Built-in flash memory enables fast download of characters

Epson DM-D210 Customer Display Specifications

• Display method/color: Vacuum fluorescent display/Green (505mm)
• Number of characters: 40 (20 columns x 2 lines)
• Character font: 5 x 7 dot matrix, decimal point, annunciator
• Character size/pitch: 6.5 x 11.3mm/9.9mm
• Download characters: 95 characters
• Interface: RS-232C
• Height 15.67” (385mm) with stand-alone base, 19.80” (503mm) with base and extension
• Case Color: Epson Cool White, Epson Dark Gray

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Epson DM-D110 Customer Display Overview

Epson’s DM-D110 customer display delivers a high resolution fluorescent dot matrix characters in a wide viewing angle. The DM-D110 will easily integrate with any Epson POS thermal printer or IR terminal and connects directly to your existing host terminal for more flexibility. The compact design makes this customer pole display ideal for specialty stores, restaurants or any point of sale retail environment. The DM-D110 offers optional extendable pole units and high speed performance combined with Epson reliability.

Epson DM-D110 Customer Display Features

• Easy-to-read 20-column x 2-line dot matrix provides customers information at a glance
• Vacuum fluorescent display offers wide range of viewing angles
• High-speed data transfer achieved at 115,200 bps for the fastest rate available
• Easy connectivity to a wide range of Epson POS products
• Built-in flash memory enables fast download of characters

Epson DM-D110 Customer Display Specifications

• Display method/color: Vacuum fluorescent display/Green (505mm)
• Number of characters: 40 (20 columns x 2 lines)
• Download characters: 95 characters
• Character font: 5 x 7 dot matrix, cursor
• Character size/pitch: 3.5 x 5.0mm/5.2mm
• Interface: RS-232C
• Height 5.20” (132mm) with stand-alone base, 15.24” (387mm) with base and extension
• Case Color: Epson Cool White, Epson Dark Gray

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Epson M-VT101 POS Card Printer Overview

Epson’s M-VT101 thermal card printer brings a new aspect of convenience and simplicity to the POS industry. It allows for the flexible printing of loyalty cards, gift cards, ID cards, coupons and event tickets on either plastic media or thermal paper stock. The M-VT101 prints with reliability at fast speeds so your customers will not have to wait for long periods of time. The optical sensors determine the correct card positioning and printing eliminating waste and guess work. The M-VT101 is an excellent choice for printing a variety of point of sale promotion material on credit card size media.

Epson M-VT101 POS Card Printer Features

• Fast throughput
• Software utility for rapid design of labels
• Compact, sleek design
• High-resolution graphics printing
• Jam resistant mechanism
• Easy insertion
• RS-232 serial connector

Epson M-VT101 POS Card Printer Specifications

• Print method: Thermal line
• Print resolution: 203 x 203 dpi
• Column capacity: 42 / 32
• Print speed: 32 mm/sec at 33% print duty
• Paper dimensions: 54mm
• Interface: RS-232C
• Case Color: Epson Dark Gray
• Weight: 525g (18.5 oz)
• Overall dimensions: 63.5(H) x 120(W) x 238(D)mm (2.5″ x 4.72″ x 9.36″)

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