Top POS Stories from October: Tablet Takeover

HT recaps the top POS stories from October. Experts that tablet computers and cloud computing will become the norm within a few short years.

POS in the Cloud

As more and more technologies are finding their way into the cloud, the point-of-sale is one that is not to be left behind. Industry experts, as well as operators who have taken the plunge, reveal what cloud-based POS systems are on their way to becoming the norm rather than the exception. 

 

By 2015, more than 2.7 million tablets a year will be shipped for use in North American Retail/Hospitality, fundamentally changing some segments.

ET1 device runs on Android platform and marks Motorola’s first entry into emerging enterprise-class tablet market.

QSR customers can order and pay via mobile device prior to arrival.

The ezRez product allows members of loyalty programs – such as mileage and hotel rewards programs – to use their point balances as virtual currency to pay for merchandise and services across the Internet.

Version 11 of EverServ PixelPoint POS software aims to make restaurant operations easier.