Welcome to Some New Retailers!

A quick welcome to the following retailers who recently signed on with myself, over the last month:

• Luna Rosa Winery in Nevada - conversion from RMS to RMH with Card Defender
• Blakes Hardware in California - Card Defender for RMS
• Pets Warehouse in Washington State- switching to RITE for RMH support
• Bandanna Running in Idaho - conversion from RMS to Cloud Retailer 
• Mary Janes House of Glass in Oregon and Washington State - RITE Maintenance Agreement

I look forward to working with all of you! If you are interested in learning more about I can offer, please contact me at kevinantosh@gmail.com or 208-340-5632.

Retailers Who Recently Joined the RITE Family

It has been a great start to 2019! I personally wanted to welcome the following retailers! I am looking forward to working with you!

• Redmond Farms - Utah: Upgrading all 6 stores from Microsoft Dynamics RMS HQ to Cloud Retailer with Card Defender
• World of Nutrition - Idaho: Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics RMS with Card Defender to Cloud Retailer with Card Defender
• Spotted Dog Sporting Goods - Louisiana: Adding Card Defender for Microsoft Dynamics RMS
• Broncos Liquor - Colorado: Adding Card Defender for Microsoft Dynamics RMS
• Sticker Planet - California: Additional security and redundant internet for their Microsoft Dynamics RMS point of sale system
• Christ the King Catholic Church - Arkansas: Retail Management Hero training 

Curious about why these retailers selected me? Have some retail point of sale technology questions? Then please contact me at 208-340-5632 or kevinantosh@gmail.com

Monthly New Customer Welcome!

A heartfelt welcome to the following retailers who have selected myself to provide retail point of sale consulting, software, hardware or support:

• Super Lucky Wine and Spirits - Washington State - Card Defender for Microsoft RMS
• Pet Adventure - Washington State - Card Defender for Microsoft RMS
• Trinity River Kayak - Texas - Renewal of Maintenance / Business Re-Opening

Want to schedule time to discuss retail point of sale systems over the phone? You can schedule time with me via this link: https://calendly.com/kevina-2 . You can also call me at 208-340-5632 or email me at kevinantosh@gmail.com.

Monthly Welcome to Some New Customers!

Time for another shout out to retailers who recently signed on with me:

• Greenfield Custom Meat, Idaho: Card Defender for Retail Management Hero (RMH)
• Redmond Farms/Real Foods, Utah: RMS Hardware
• Universal Police Supplies, Arizona: Card Defender for Retail Management Hero
• A and E Market, California: Card Defender for Microsoft Dynamics RMS

Welcome to Some New Customers!

A quick "thank-you" to the following retailers for selecting me as your point of sale partner:

• Opus One Winery - Card Defender for Microsoft RMS - California
• The Range - RMS Plug Ins - California
• Bullet Barn Guns - Cloud Retailer and Card Defender - California
• Rietdyk's Milling Co - Service and Support - Washington State
• Quantum Raynbow - Cloud Retailer Reseller - Caribbean
• Everson Royce (3rd location) - Cloud Retailer and Card Defender - California

Happy to add all of you to the family!!!

Are you a retailer searching for a point of sale system? You can reach me at kevinantosh@gmail.com or 208-340-5632 with any point of sale related questions.

Welcome to Some New and Upgrading Customers!

A quick shout out to the following retailers who signed on with me over the last 30 days. I look forward to working with you!

• O'Loony's Wine in Arkansas: Card Defender
• A & E Ramirez Market in California: Card Defender
• 4 Way Meat Market in California: Card Defender
• Greenfield Custom Meats in Idaho: Retail Management Hero
• One Stop Pool Shop in Texas: Microsoft RMS Dynamics support

In need of point of sale advice, you can reach me at kevinantosh@gmail.com or 208-340-5632.

Welcome to Some New & Upgrading Customers!

Wow!  Really happy to say "thanks" to the following retailers for selecting myself as their point of sale partner over the past month:

• Goya Foods: General Dynamics RMS support and training
• Everson Royce: Expansion to include Cloud Retailer and Card Defender
• Simi Sue: Replacing Microsoft Dynamics RMS/HQ with Cloud Retailer and Card Defender
• Takashima: Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics POS 2009 to Microsoft Dynamics RMS and HQ along with multiple customization's and add-ons.

Would you like to be included on this list? I can be reached at kevinantosh@gmail.com or 208-340-5632

More Shout Outs to New or Upgrading Customers

OK - looks like these are going to be monthly posts as we are adding around 1 new customer per week. Its pretty cool that I've been able to meet in person (or will be meeting in person) with many of these retailers!

A heads up that I am also working on a fairly in depth video explaining options for RMS users as I am now booked through July with face to face meetings with Microsoft Dynamics RMS software users who have between 1 and 40 store locations.

Now on to the welcome shouts outs:

Takashima

Great group of folks to work with and there are several more projects we are working together on.

Trouts Fly Fishing

Added our Card Defender EMV system for Microsoft Dynamics RMS at 2 stores in conjunction with Gravity Payments.

Bird House Habitat

Added Card Defender EMV system for Microsoft Dynamics RMS at in conjunction with Gravity Payments.

OK - I realized that I've missed a few here but will try and catch up in a few weeks - thanks again for selecting me as your point of sale system solution partner!

RITE Achieves PCI QIR Certification

Retail Information Technology Enterprises (RITE) of Sartlell, MN and Boise, ID has achieved PCI Qualified Integrated and Resellers (QIR) certification.

While this may not sound important - it is when looking for a point of sale company that provides complete point of sale solutions that include the ability to process payments made by debit and credit card. In fact, VISA has mandated that all level 4 merchants need to have a "Qualified Install" done for any payment applications.  In other words a QIR certified individual must perform the installation (or update) of any PA-DSS compliant payment applications.  This is to ensure the installation and configuration of the application is done in a PCI complain manner.

I'd recommend that you check to ensure that your point of sale VAR/Dealer/Partner has achieved the same level of qualification.  From a security stand point, this would be a "best practice" when working with a business for point of sale equipment.  Here are the websites that allow you to search to see if the company that you are, or will be working with, has the mandated certification:

https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/assessors_and_solutions/qualified_integrators_and_resellers

http://www.visa.com/splisting/searchGrsp.do

http://www.gorspa.org/professional/industry-certified/ 

As always, contact me at 208-340-5632 or kevinantosh@gmail.com with any questions.

RITE Customer in the News

Nice article about retail popup stores that features one of our retail point of sale customers: http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article118652983.html

I've worked with Mixed Greens for more than 5 years and also have about 7 other retailers within 6 blocks of Mixed Greens that are clients/customers as well. All of these stores use the Microsoft RMS point of sale software.

Always fun to see a customer in the news (in a favorable way)!

Want to Meet in Person?

While its awesome to speak with so many of you over the phone or chat via email, I really enjoy traveling as it gives us a chance to meet in person as well the opportunity for me to visit your business or organization in person. Here are some of the areas that I will likely be visiting for the rest of June and into July 2015:

• Utah - Salt Lake City and surrounding areas
• Washington State - Seattle and surrounding areas
• Colorado - Denver and surrounding areas 

Of course, I'm always available to meet in person for anyone in Idaho as well as Eastern Oregon. I can arrange other travel as time and budget allow or if you are able to reimburse my travel expenses.

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 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.

EMV Advice and Discount Options for Former DirectPOS/RVP Business Systems Customers

Update July 2016: Since many Microsoft RMS point of sale software would like to keep using RMS for another couple of years but still need to deal with the EMV Liability Shift Date, visit this post for more information on the Card Defender EMV add-on for Microsoft RMS versions 1.3 and higher (and HQ as well): http://retailpospondering.blogspot.com/2016/06/card-defender-emv-add-on-for-microsoft.html

Update July 2016, Retail Management Hero demo and overview: http://retailpospondering.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-version-of-rmsretail-management.html

With the EMV (chip based credit and debit cards) Liability Shift Date coming up quickly (October 1st, 2015 in the United States), I wanted to pass along some important information for former customers of DirectPOS (RVP Business Systems) who formally sold and serviced cash registers and point of sale systems out of offices in Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah and Spokane, Washington.

If you happen to be a former customer of DirectPOS or RVP Business Systems, you likely have questions related to making sure that your cash register or point of sale hardware and software is ready for the EMV Liability Shift Date.  I have made arrangements with multiple trustworthy companies to help you determine what, if anything, you need to do related to your current equipment and EMV.

Even better, these companies will offer you a special discount related to any costs you may incur. Because this involves multiple different types of hardware and software, as well as over 3000 different businesses and organizations, you need to contact me for more information.

Here are the systems that qualify for the discounts:

• MICROS e7
• MICROS 3700
• Sam4S Cash Registers
• QuickBooks Point of Sale
• NCR Silver
• NCR CounterPoint SQL
• Microsoft RMS
• Microsoft HQ
• Microsoft POS 2007 or 2009

If your business is using one of the above systems, and resides in the states listed below, do contact me for free advice and direction on what to do.  I will also be reaching out to all of you as time permits.

• Idaho - ID
• Utah - UT
• Washington State - WA
• Oregon - OR
• Wyoming - WY
• Montana - MT
• Ohio - OH
• Minnesota - MN
• Iowa - IA
• Wisconsin - WI
• Louisiana - LA
• Texas - TX
• Florida - FL
• California - CA

The goal here is to make sure that the upcoming EMV Liability Shift Date catches no one by surprise.

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 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.

Want to Meet in Person?

Just a quick note that I am going to be in the following locales over the coming weeks if you would like to meet in person:

• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Portland, Oregon
• Boise, Idaho
• Baker City, Oregon
• Twin Falls, Idaho
• Pocatello, Idaho
• Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Sacramento, California
• Seattle, Washington

Contact me for more information.  I'm also working on arrangements to visit other areas as well.

Review of Samsung Cash Registers

In addition to having worked with multiple tablet, computer, and smartphone point of sale systems over the years, I've also worked with traditional cash registers. While cash registers might be considered a dying breed, there are still valid reasons why some businesses can only consider cash registers as a viable option.

The two most common reasons are lack of internet connectivity and lack of sales volume.  A small business generating under $100,000 in annual gross sales is likely not able to afford even a $75/month tablet-based point of sale system.  Depending on the location of the business, I've found that reliable and secure high speed internet access is still not available in all areas.

My thoughts on the Samsung Sam4S line of cash registers:

The Good:

• Durable
• Wide range of models and prices to match any budget
• More advanced options like touch screens are easily available
• Use current technology like USB and SD cards
• Wide variety of options for more advanced functions

The OK:

• Still not a true point of sale system
• Can take some time to learn how to program depending on the model
• Can lose their programming if left unplugged for too long
• Future of cash registers
• Connecting the registers together can be somewhat complicated unless you have been trained by Samsung.

 The Not so Good:

• Can't really think of anything other than how EMV standards might effect those who use the cash registers with credit and debit card processing equipment attached to the cash register.

Summary:

I actually visited the US distribution center in Minneapolis a few months ago and was impressed with the solutions from Samsung.  Over the years I've been able to see  how the registers are programmed and installed.  Even as a tablet and smartphone systems become more popular, there still appears to be a small niche of businesses were only a cash register makes sense.

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.

Shout Out to a Couple of Museum Clients

A shout out to MK Nature Center in Boise, ID and Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID!  Both of these museums received some great local press coverage recently.  These museums use my Microsoft RMS Store Operations solution for tracking sales/admissions, visitor data, and gift shop inventory.

Article on Warhwak Air Museum in Nampa, ID:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/face-of-nampa-sue-and-john-paul/Content?oid=2910729

Article on MK Nature Center in Boise, ID:

http://www.kivitv.com/goodmorningidaho/Out-and-About--MK-Nature-Center-217927541.html

I've been to both places multiple times for both work and pleasure and they are both great museums/attractions to visit.  These are also great places to see my point of sale solutions in action!