Minor Updates

Some minor updates to pass along:

• I'm still waiting on two companies that might be stepping in to help point of sale customers in the states if ID, WA, OR, MT, WY, AZ, CA and UT.  This would also including helping support former DirectPOS customers due to negative customer feedback from One Step Retail Solutions.
• No word from Microsoft yet on the future or RMS and HQ - still looks like it will be April until I have any news to pass along.
• A reminder that you should start planning now for how you plan to comply with the upcoming MasterCard unique terminal ID requirement.
• There are some rumors going around that NCR is losing interest in further development of NCR CounterPoint - I will pass along valid news as it becomes available.
• I've been speaking with an established point of sale company in CA that is looking for beta test sites for a new point of sale software program.  Email or call me if you are interested - I'll post more information on the solution after I get a chance to learn more about it.

 As a reminder, I am not currently affiliated with any point of sale companies or manufactures but have 14 years of experience working with retail, restaurant, and museum point of sale solutions. You can reach me at 208-340-5632 (business hours - mountain time) or kevinantosh@gmail.com if you have any point of sale related questions.

Updated Information for Past, Present, and Future DirectPOS Customers

Revisions related to the sale and closure of DirectPOS:

http://retailpospondering.blogspot.com/2013/09/important-information-for-present-and.html

Cash Registers and Raceways

OK - so I have worked with quite a variety of businesses over the last 14 years to help them implement the best cash register or computer-based point of sale system.  I can add raceways to my list now as we wrapped up the installation of multiple cash registers at Firebird Raceway in Eagle, ID (awesome place!).

Firebird needed some cash and item tracking for their consession stands and gift shops. We'll look at adding ATM's and registers for admissions/ticketing as well.  I have to say that the family that owns and operates the raceway has been a pleasure to work with and this qualifies as one very exciting business to work with.

We went with the Sam4S line of cash registers since we have future options to connect each register together and/or to a computer for centralized reporting and programming. This also gives us future options for integrated credit card processing as well.

If you happen to be in the Boise, ID area, here is a link to the schedule of events at Firebird Raceway - this weekend kicks off some of the more major summer events:
http://www.firebirdonline.com/schedule/Major_Events/major.htm

Be sure to contact me if your venue is searching for a cash register or computer-based point of sale system - we even have systems that allow for assigned venue seating!

Speaking of Workshops...

Link to information about an upcoming FREE (yes FREE) workshop at the Idaho Small Business Development Center that focuses on retail point of sale technology and how to budget for a point of sale system: http://www.idahosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=40320076

Note that this workshop can also be conducted online or at a location near you (in the past year these workshops have been held from Helena, MT down to Reno, NV (and points in between).

DirectPOS - Boise, ID and Spokane, WA

Idaho Small Business Development Center