Some long overdue updates related to NCR Silver. As a reminder, NCR Silver is a tablet based point of sale system for retail stores and quick serve restaurants. The functionality of NCR Silver falls between what a cash register can do and what a computer-based point of sale system can do. You pay a monthly subscription fee to use NCR Silver in your iOS device.
Hardware Updates:
NCR Silver runs on Apple®i; iOS
TM 6.0 & 7.0 devices. When
implementing integrated credit, the NCR Credit Card Reader supports the
following devices: iPad® 2, iPad with Retina display (3rd generation),
iPad Mini & iPad Mini with Retina Display, iPad Air, iPhone® 4 and
iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, 5s and 5c, or iPod touch® 4th and 5th generations.
Previously NCR Silver did not work with hardware designed for 3rd generation iPads or 5th generation iPhones and iPod Touches
New Features in Version 3 of NCR Silver:
- NCR Silver now supports multiple locations and can scale to meet the
needs of retail shops, cafes, bakeries, restaurants or any small
business that is expanding. With easy-to-use tools and reports, owners
can manage items across all their sites, see a consolidated view of site
sales data, and still easily navigate to individual locations for
site-level details.
- Small business owners get more control with the ability to set user
roles like Cashier or Manager and to assign permissions so they can
grant or limit access to functions such as price override, discounts,
returns, voids and tip adjustments.
- A new Time Clock feature makes everyday easier for small business
owners and their employees. Employees simply sign in and out through the
app, and owners can export timesheets for payroll.
I've talked to a few places using NCR Silver and the response has been positive but with a note that most retail store owners indicated that they plan on upgrading to a more complete point of sale system "down the road" (ie. something that can print barcode labels and create purchase orders).
Are you in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice? I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (mountain time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com.