Mobile Devices & Apps

The point-of-sale supplier marketplace is getting serious about mobile offerings as established technology vendors, as well as a number of new startups, are entering into the mobile fray. HT recaps eight mobile POS releases from 2011.

iPad app helps the Columbia, Md.-based, 300-plus seat Victoria Gastro Pub turn 60-page drink menu into a multi-qualifier, searchable sales tool.

The partnership enables users to perform updates, secure information on the device, track their location, and monitor their performance remotely.

The online ordering and marketing vendor now enables restaurants on its NetWaiter Network to integrate unique QR codes into their marketing efforts.

The new Priority Club Rewards app for Windows Phone provides another mobile booking option for InterContinental Hotels Group's 58 million Priority Club members.

The Vancouver-based restaurant selected Squirrel POS software running on Apple iPads in an effort to streamline service.

Guests can not only book rooms, but obtain the most pertinent details about their visit, including location amenities and daily rates, through the iPhone's built-in GPS.

Looking for the PCI Council's latest position on mobile payment certification or insight into how pay-at-table devices can speed table turns? HT recaps these stories and 11 more in its monthly POS summary.