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Secure Application Updates On Point Of Sale Devices
White Papers Currently, a large number of electronic transactions are performed with credit or debit cards at terminals located in merchant stores, such as Point of Sale Devices. This paper describes a secure solution for this problem, where Point of Sale...
[April 20, 2005, 0:00]
HP Rings Up Point-of-sale Terminal
News Hewlett-Packard hopes to ring up more sales at retail with a new PC-based point-of-sale terminal. The PC giant will announce on Monday its HP rp5000 point-of-sale terminal, essentially a PC-based cash register.
[June 9, 2003, 7:57]
EU Guidelines On RFID Aim To Protect Privacy
News RFID chips embedded in items ranging from pets to retail products will have to be deactivated at the point of sale to protect purchasers' privacy under draft guidelines proposed on Thursday by the European Commission.
[February 22, 2008, 8:12]
Microsoft Puts Weight Behind RFID
News Other applications being developed under the program include software for use with point-of-sale terminals and analytic tools based on Microsoft's SQL Server designed specifically for the retail sector.
[January 13, 2004, 8:30]
SCO Puts Focus On Countertop
News Aside from a desktop distribution and close links with the UnitedLinux project aimed at creating a Linux server distribution that enterprise applications can be easily certified against, SCO is also working on a version of Linux for point of sale...
[October 3, 2002, 14:48]
Retalix Ltd. Provides Integrated Enterprise-Wide Software Solutions For The Retail Food Industry Worldwide
White Papers By porting its StoreLine retail point-of-sale (RPOS) terminal to Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, Retalix is able to provide its customers with more features in a smaller footprint and deliver StoreLine terminals to market quickly through easier...
[August 9, 2005, 0:00]
Cash Registers Ching Java
News The standard is meant to rival Microsoft Corp.s OLE Point of Sale. The company plans to write applications for tasks including inventory replenishment and human resources management, and to distribute Java-based thin clients to its stores, in forms...
[January 19, 1998, 16:09]
Wincor Nixdorf Adopted The Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Operating System For Its Next Generation Of BEETLE POS Products
White Papers Wincor Nixdorf is a leading provider of solutions for companies that use point of sale (POS) systems, such as retail businesses. To meet demands for simpler, more flexible devices that offer greater ease of management and connectivity to enterprise...
[August 9, 2005, 0:00]
Toshiba TEC Halves The Lead Times On Its Orders Through Flow Automation
White Papers Known in Europe for its laptop microcomputers and as a manufacturer of sophisticated electronic components, the Japanese group Toshiba also enjoys an enviable position in office systems through its subsidiary, the Toshiba TEC group, which...
[February 8, 2008, 23:00]
Staples Makes Buying Office Products Easy With Intel Technologies And Expertise Support
White Papers It deploys powerful Fujitsu platforms based on the Intel Pentium M processor and Windows XP to handle a variety of applications at the point of sale (POS). The company has standardized on wireless Fujitsu iPAD devices powered by Intel XScale...
[September 26, 2007, 0:00]
National Semi Revamps Net Appliance Chip
News National Semi will be there with the Geode all-in-one chip and related technology, which meanwhile will be focused on set-top boxes, stripped-down corporate desktops and retailer point-of-sale terminals.
[June 15, 2001, 8:39]
IPod Lights The Way For IT
Leader It's a lesson that seems to have disappeared with dumb terminals, and which only point-of-sale people seem to have remembered. We hardly need point out where his ire was directed. What we are seeing here is the start of a move away from general...
[May 19, 2005, 13:25]
TK Maxx Owner: 45.7m Accounts Were Compromised
News In the case of TJX, Litan suspects it was a case where attackers gained access through a wireless regional hub for the company's store controllers that handle the point-of-sale system. Most retailers aren't looking at their point-of-sale system...
[March 30, 2007, 15:19]
Vulcan Gets A Grip On Mini-PCs
News It expects to have a beta model available and actual devices for sale from major PC brands late this year, priced around the same as a midline laptop. The company expects the first models to be on sale in time for Christmas shoppers this year...
[January 9, 2003, 11:34]
IBM Takes Linux Consulting To Brazil
News IBM's Global Services division detailed on Monday the services it is offering corporations in Brazil interested in using Linux on desktop PCs, point-of-sale terminals and other devices. IBM expects companies to use Linux software in call-centre PCs...
[June 14, 2004, 16:25]
Bluetooth To Lead The E-commerce Revolution - Gartner
News He added: "It provides endless opportunities for applications such as vending and ticketing machines, point-of-sale terminals, banking machines and parking meters. Europe is close to a turning point in the way users view e-commerce and how they...
[November 2, 1999, 8:28]
Jasper Wireless Targets Untapped M2M Market
News Jasper's network is designed for point-of-sale devices, vehicles, burglar alarms and equipment such as photocopiers, all of which can have a $30-$60 (£15-£30) cellular modem built in. For OEMs or providers supporting hundreds of devices, it offers...
[October 9, 2007, 18:22]
Is Linux On The Move?
News In addition to handling its point-of-sale operations, the system will run the company's color-match software and let employees communicate using Linux-based e-mail and browser software. Linux is a natural choice for enterprises, such as retail...
[July 3, 2002, 10:42]
Dell Plans Relentless Diversification
News That said, eyebrows were raised when Dell recently said it would start manufacturing point of sale devices, and it may find it difficult to maintain its traditionally healthy profit margins in markets where it will compete against angry friend...
[January 30, 2003, 8:23]
Mesh Networking Heats Up
News Motorola rival Nortel said it plans to announce on Wednesday a large sale of mesh-networking equipment to a customer in China. Devices on such networks -- Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, for instance -- can communicate directly with one another instead of...
[November 17, 2004, 7:30]
