Wednesday, June 13, 2007

How to choose a point of sale system

Essentially a point of sale system acts like an electronic cash register that impacts on the whole business environment. Basically, wherever a retail sale occurs a point of sale system should come into play. Early point of sale systems were simple mechanical cash registers that began in the 1970's. As a result of time factors and technological constraints these early machines had limited functionality. Over time, as they evolved in functionality, they became operational in many business environments such as restaurants, hotels and grocery stores. Today's point of sale systems are powerful electronic solutions that are utilised commercially. Even better is the fact that most point of sale modules available today can be fully integratable with stock management systems, accounting systems, as well as payroll systems, just to name a few.....read more