Microsoft sued over European music downloads
News The patent in question was granted in 1985 and covers the transmission of information to a remote point-of-sale location, where information is then transferred to a material object. E-Data contends that when music is sold over the Internet, a...
[October 14, 2003, 16:20]
Deploying Knowledge-Based Authentication to Increase Revenue and Bolster Security
White Papers Establishing the identity of users across multiple channels is essential so that organizations can reliably and efficiently conduct business via websites, call centers, IVR systems, and Point-Of-Sale (POS) locations.
[October 6, 2009, 1:22]
SmartBees Merchant
Downloads It utilizes built-in features such as sales automation, accounting, and data tracking modules to help streamline and optimize otherwise highly labor-intensive operations.In addition to the standard accounting and sales automation features (sales...
[March 15, 2005, 17:39]
Sealanes Updates Access Infrastructure for Maximum Uptime
White Papers Sealanes runs all of its business operation systems - including accounting, inventory, point-of-sale, CRM and eCommerce functions - through its custom-built core business application, System 77. Founded in the port town of Fremantle in 1922, the...
[October 11, 2006, 0:00]
Apple pays out over iTunes patent
News The company's patents, granted in 1985, cover the transmission of information to a remote point-of-sale location, where the information is then transferred to a material object. The company says that includes the sale of digital music online which...
[August 5, 2004, 9:50]
IBM unveils Netfinity servers
News Yost sees the Netfinity 1000 as suitable for small business and retail point-of-sale applications. The uniprocessor server has an entry price point of $1,344 (£833), Yost said. IBM is targeting the Netfinity 7100 toward distributed or remote...
[March 14, 2000, 15:17]
Magical Web service tour
News The accounting department transacts the sale and returns the invoice through the response side of the tube. This system has been replaced by point-of-sales (POS) automation. This means you can leverage the power of the Internet with the power of...
[June 13, 2002, 16:48]
Cut costs with satellite technology
News Satellite broadcasting is the right choice for sending identical content, such as training information, inventory files, point-of-sale pricing tables, daily summary reports, software updates, and business television broadcasts, from one location...
[August 15, 2003, 11:25]
Linux clusters scale better and cost less
News We're also seeing quite a bit of interest in low-cost Linux configurations for point-of-sale or point-of-solution systems that are replicated in many distributed sites. The ease of scalability is another reason pushing Linux clustering beyond pure...
[November 4, 2002, 11:43]
3G: It Still Does Nothing
Leader This comes at a time when the 3G market finally looked to be in better shape, with four different laptop data cards now on sale in the UK. People who just wanted to make voice calls were happy with their existing, cheaper service, consumers wanting...
[November 4, 2004, 13:03]
Apple Time Capsule: a first look review
Reviews Both are currently for sale via preorder, with an unspecified February ship date. When Time Capsule does ship, it appears that it will be the only device available that combines an 802.11n wireless access point and basic network attached storage.
[January 16, 2008, 10:05]
Sony Ericsson unveils latest phones
News A cut-down version of the classic Playstation controller, called the Gameboard EGB-10, will soon go on sale. Like the Z600 it can be customised with swappable covers and various user interface themes; Sony Ericsson believes personalisation is a key...
[September 3, 2003, 15:20]
Compaq ships small PCs, Net PC
News Although the 4000S is a fully-fledged PC, Compaq sees its small CPU taking it into space constrained environments such as retail point-of-sale and has a bracket so that it can be fixed to a surface. Pentium and Pentium MMX version are available and...
[September 23, 1997, 10:02]
HMV, OD2 sued over download patent
News The 1985 patent, European patent EP 0 195 098 B-1 or US patent 4,528,643, specifies "a system for reproducing information in material objects at a point of sale location" where the information is transferred from a remote location, and an...
[September 4, 2003, 14:00]
Intel prepares nine new chips for launch
News PCs using the 900 family chipsets and the Pentium 4s are scheduled go on sale on the weekend of 19 June. Together, the chipsets and processors, which the sources said will include a new Pentium 4 560 running at 3.6GHz, will generate a variety of...
[June 7, 2004, 8:35]
Windows XP: meet the family review
Reviews Embedded XP is aimed at set-top boxes, point-of-sale terminals, cash-points and other larger computerised products. The most significant changes from 32-bit Windows are its ability to handle much more memory -- 16GB of physical RAM and up to 16...
[October 30, 2001, 15:20]
Windows XP: The big squeeze?
News Windows XP -- the upgrade to versions 95, 98, Me and 2000 -- goes on sale on 25 October. Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett added: "People could look at what's there and use that as a jumping-off point to another product with more features.
[May 21, 2001, 14:02]
