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Interested in learning more about Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions? Check out this section of blogs that cover everything related to POS solutions. It’s packed with information, podcasts, web seminars and more that are designed to help you provide affordable (and profitable) POS solutions to your customers.

4 Benefits of a Self-Checkout Solution from NCR

by Thomas Peery October 18, 2011 AIDC

In recent weeks, two regional US grocery chains have announced they are removing self-checkout from their store locations.  Both retailers indicated they are removing self-checkout in order to provide better customer service. These announcements have created quite a buzz among the media and internet world. The articles that have resulted are mixed but the overall message [...]

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Datamax-O’Neil M-Class: Installing the Printhead

by ScanSource Technical Services October 15, 2011 POS
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Removing the Printhead Turn ‘Off’ and unplug the printer from the AC Receptacle. Open the cover; if ribbon is installed, remove it. With the Printhead locked in the down position, loosen the Printhead Mounting Screw (it will remain in the assembly). Unlatch the Printhead Assembly. While holding the Printhead, raise the assembly. Disconnect the two [...]

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Datamax-O’Neil M-Class: Installing the Peel and Present Option

by ScanSource Technical Services October 15, 2011 POS
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Installing and Using the Peel and Present Assembly with the Datamax M Class   NOTE: Peel and Present requires the Internal Rewinder option. Contents of the Peel and Present Kit This kit contains the following items: Peel and Present Mechanism Assist Roller Bushing Preparing the Printer   Turn ‘Off’ the Power Switch and unplug the [...]

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What’s Happening in Retail? Think Customer Empowerment!

by Mark Morgan September 12, 2011 Business

Organizations are moving from enabling customer self service to empowering customers. As a reseller provider in the retail market, are you prepared to capitalize on these trends? Chris Rezendes shares his observations about what is happening in the retail market and outlines the significant implications (and opportunities!) these trends have for VARs, ISVs and System [...]

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Managed Service & Support – Getting it Right and Why it’s So Hard

by Kevin Price August 23, 2011 AIDC

The managed service movement has been changing the way information technology is acquired, consumed, and managed for some time. However, so far it has had little impact on enterprise mobile computing, AIDC, or POS technology sectors. Today it is most commonly applied to servers, desktops, storage, and networking. The customers that have embraced it are [...]

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Save Your Customers the Headache of Dealing with Unreliable Systems: Close the Deal with IBM Retail-Hardened Point-of-Sale!

by Kristin Mitchum June 28, 2011 POS

From Black Friday door busters to moonlight madness sales, your customer’s business moves at the speed of their retail systems.  Reliability is one of the most important performance factors for any point-of-sale device, for one simple reason: if the system goes down, even for a few minutes, the store cannot complete the transaction.  When that [...]

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Zebra S4M: How Can I See the Total Number of Inches the Printhead has Printed?

by ScanSource Technical Services June 26, 2011 POS
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Once printer is in ready mode. Press the menu key. Press left arrow until you see “ADVANCED SETUP 3″. Press the enter button. It will now ask for the password. The password is “9999″. The horizontal arrows move the cursor to the left and right. The vertical arrows increment the choice the cursor is on. [...]

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NCR 7197: Setting Up USB for OPOS

by ScanSource Technical Services June 26, 2011 POS
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Put the printer in on-line mode by making sure both dip switches on the back are down.   Download and unzip the I/O Network USB file to your desktop.   Open Device Manager by clicking Start / Settings / Control Panel / Systems icon / Hardware tab then Device Manager button.   Now connect the [...]

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The ubiquitous barcode is celebrating a birthday today. Bravo for the barcode!

by Greg Dixon June 24, 2011 AIDC

Such a pronouncement caused me to do a little research. That’s natural for a guy like me.  I research every geeky thing that anyone can think up, including how to barcode a pig, and now the birth of the barcode itself.  As it would happen, I’ve had quite a history of my own with my [...]

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“Vanity” barcodes usher the Renaissance Age for the UPC Barcode

by Aaron Moller June 23, 2011 Barcode Printing
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The Wall Street Journal posted an article recently about product package designers creating art out of the ubiquitous UPC barcode. Smaller brands have started doing this to help create a connection to their customers, and to bring something new to their package designs. With the rise in aggressive scan engines in new scanners, there’s less [...]

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