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In a study recently released by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, three researchers found that restaurant customers place a higher value on some types of technology than they do on others. Find out how customers ranked pagers for table management, online reservations, Internet-based ordering, kiosk-based payment and more.

Each year, HT surveys its subscribers and a sample of U.S. consumers to discover their experiences with, and attitudes toward, self-service. The findings for the 2009 Self-Service Technology Study point to a public that's increasingly ready to use self-service devices, as well as a host of next-gen solutions that focus on consumers' own personal devices.

Restaurateurs looking to let customers order online can now get a free Web site when they choose BigHoller as their online ordering solution.

PBworks' Project Edition combines hosted collaboration and project management to dramatically improve productivity and client satisfaction for professional services.

The release of VeriFone's PAYware Transact Version 3.1.4 includes the addition of new certifications, processing network support, and additional features.

VeriFone's PAYware PC version 1.0.5 features a number of new updates including added support for Givex and ECHO payment processing networks and more.

KORE Telematics is teaming up with Blue Bamboo to help power electronic payments using the H50 Terminal, a new entry in the rapidly growing wireless point of sale marketplace.

The use of open-source operating systems will certainly continue to gain market share at the point of sale, but will it be at the explosive rate once envisioned? POS shipment trends from 2008 and the economic climate tell all.