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Point of Sale (Pos)

It is collection of hardware and software that help you manage you business,from sales transctions,inventory control, out of stock items,reports,data collection,financial planning,business tools and host of other services.

Bar Code

Bar code is a graphical represtation of numeric and or alpha information.Bar code ca be comparied to a 'word' that is easy to read by machine.This minimizes errors so tha right product is selected by system.

Cash Drawer

Its a drawer with mulit storage compartments that stores cash,credit.debit.charge sales slips for the duraction of day. It can be keyed or opened by the pos .

Data Collection Devices

Stationary,portable or hand -held devices with software applications used to collect and process data from bar code,keyed entry ,mag swipe or voice that can be re transmited to pos systems in Real time.

Keyboard

They have many configurationsfor the POS systems.Standard 101- key keyboard,with built in card readers.bar code scanners,decoders,serial,usb ports, and programmable hot keys.Some are designed for spcific appalactions,IE, water proof, less keys and numarice only.

Magnetic Card Reader

It's a device that reads all types of magnetic stripes on various cards.IE: Credit,Debit.Fleet,Private, Health Cards and Drivers License and host of other service cards.They can be powered by serial,usb,keyboards and with y cables .

POS Moniter

Any Lcd display can be used for this applaction.Touch Screens are very popular they are easy to  use instead of mouse.

Touchscreen Types

There are two types Capacitive,Resistive and thier differentrences.

Capacitive

Advantages(durability,clarity,brightness)

Disadvantages(cost,skin only touch)

Ideal uasge (kiosks,ATMs point of sale & information/entertainment)

Resistive

Advantages(lower cost & can be touched with anything)

Disadvantages(lower clarityless durable & bright)

Ideal uasge (point of sale,medical & industrial)

Anyone can be used in all applications.

Bar Code Printer

It's used to produce bar codes on lables.tags and other materials.They can range from dot matrix to thermal printers.Thermal printer can produce rich text and graphics. Thermal printers are faster  and costs less in consumable as there are no ribbion used.They can be serial,parrell,usb and networked.

Receipt Printer

It's used to produce  a sales slip and  cash drawer e attached to them with single or dual port they can range from dot matrix to thermal printers.Thermal printer can produce rich text and graphics. Thermal printers are faster  and costs less in consumable as there are no ribbion used.They can be serial,parrell,usb and networked.

PC Tablet

This is must for any person on the move( sales rep,executive,manufacturing floor mamanger and host of other persons that spend more time on thr move), It offers mobility over note book.Features include: speech & hand recognition,store & transmit hand written notes.

ID Magnetic Card Printing

Digitally printed plastic cards are used from credit,debit,fleet,membership cards to employee identification badges as the are easy to carry. These cards can be printed in any canbination from artwork,graphics,text digital photographs,bar codes logos and any other use you can think of.

POS Scale

Scales are used by retailers who sell their products by weights,these scales must be certified by Weights & Measures of that country.They can be attached by serial & usb ports.

Bar Code Scanner

This device scanes all the codes used by retailes to identfy the  product and price which is than sent to POS

system.It transalte ASCII text to machine readable code. It is avaivable as hand held,counter top or in counter scanners.

Demo

http://secure2.ecom-ca.com/gopos/demo