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Qike Chu

Gibson Hotel iPad App - 0 views

  • "iPad - The Perfect Sales Tool"
  • 3D images are used to showcase the Gibson Hotel meeting and event facilities helping to communicate the scale and style of the venue.
  • The intended use for the app product is to help close large conference, meeting and event sales. For this we focused on creating a clean, simple interface to showcase the hotel’s large open spaces and facilities.
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  • The application also includes Video, Interactive Maps, Case Studies and many other features to give the sales team everything they need to conduct the most effective presentations.
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    This website shows a meeting room app which is very helpful for hotel meetings and events. Planning meetings and events is not a easy task. Conference managers or sales directors have to introduce their meeting space and explain how they are going to hold an event or a meeting.  By using this application, managers can show the meeting rooms' features by 3D images or videos directly to clients, which is absolutely much easier for them. What's more, the usage of smartphone and tablets like iPad is increasing very fast. More and more people are owning their wireless devices and are drenched in IT persons.  Therefore, I think using different kind of APPs will be a good way for hotels to sell rooms and services. 
yiran DING

The Birth of the iRestaurant | Inc.com | Diigo - 2 views

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    This article introduced De Santos, a high-end restaurant runs completely off iPad 2. It is the first restaurant in NY to do so. This is considered the future of restaurants. Servers in this Italian-American restaurant use tablets to take orders and swipe credit cards. Although this is very expensive comparing the $1.5 notepads with $500 iPad. The owner claims that it actually help to save money. And it is much cheaper than the traditional POS system. The tablets are used in every aspects of the business. Take ordering as an example. All the menus are stored on the tablets. Waiter just select the orders and send it to the kitchen and bar wirelessly. It enables waiters to save time.
Jennifer Mesa

South Florida hotels are tapping new technologies or existing ones to enhance the guest... - 0 views

  • "With the rising use of tablets, smartphones and other devices, the needs of today's modern traveler are changing, making high-performance connectivity nearly just as important as price, location and loyalty programs when selecting a hotel
  • The new suite of products enables hotels and motels to leverage advanced technology from a single provider to improve the guest experience, streamline back-office operations and reduce costs."
  • By the end of 2013, the majority of hotels will have booking engines integrated into their social media channels and mobile websites
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  • ome 48 percent of the nearly 400 global hotels surveyed had a booking engine on Facebook or another social media site, and of the 52 percent that did not, about half planned to add one this year.
Xuan Huang

iPad-based Restaurant POS System Saves Money And Frazzled Nerves [Video] | Cult of Mac - 0 views

  • iPad and iPod touch point of sale system.
  • go with an iOS restaurant system from Albuquerque-based POSLavu.
  • the system cost about $7,000 – significantly less than the average $20,000 price tag of traditional systems
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  • Wait staff use the iPod touch devices to take orders from diners that are immediately wirelessly transferred to the kitch staff.
  • The only downside is that new customers sometimes make the mistake of assuming that waitstaff entering orders are actually texting their friends.
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    This article is about a new technology POS system intergrated with iPad and iPod touch using in the restaurant, Brooklyn Taphouse. The two videos below presents how this system works. This new-tech device does show certain advantages such as saving money - costing about $7000 comapred with $20,000 of traditional system; getting away of paper work and mass in the kitchen; service delivery much faster,etc. However, a shortcoming chould be that new customers may ssume the servers entering orders but accually they texing their freinds. In a word, it is not a bad idea for a restaurant, especially for large-scale to import this technology since iPad and iPod is in the fashion for most of people.
alibaba0512

ArmorActive Raises iPad POS Industry Standards With New SwitchBack Enclosure - SFGate - 0 views

  • The SwitchBack iPad enclosure is extremely versatile and accommodates a variety of business needs due to its extensive feature set.
  • With several included attachments, the SwitchBack quickly and conveniently transforms to a credit card payment iPad kiosk.
  • The robust friction hinge and lockable quick-release spring-loaded buttons enable ease of adjusting the viewing angle and orientation of the iPad. Using the optional Kensington ClickSafe® cable tether lock, the SwitchBack can also be used as a mobile or secured solution with the turn of a key.
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  • Furthermore, the payment adapters will meet the needs of many restaurants, churches, events, and retailers.”
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    It is obvious that IPAD or other mobile device can replace traditional POS system. With simple extra equipment and IOS APP, people can enjoy different kinds of POS service. What's more, with eManu's popularity, tablet can be a a more efficient and cheaper approach for POS. It supplies a brand new way for running business. To sum up, from inventory, shift time, training to POS, this can be a niche for future restaurant.  
Michelle Munne

NoWait Helps Restaurants Master the Wait in Augusta - 0 views

  • Home News Center Blog Login Create Account United States United Kingdom France China Front Page Arts Business Education Environment Government Industry Lifestyle Sports Tech OtherAutomotiveComputerEventsHealthHome and Family Legal / LawMediaMiscellaneousOpinion / EditorialPodcasting ScienceSociety Friday, March 22, 2013 RSS E-mail Newsletters Put PRWeb on your site NoWait Helps Restaurants Master the Wait in Augusta Mobile waitlist technology to replace outdated restaurant pagers and grease-pen wait list systems to manage massive crowds; NoWait to donate to Augusta Warrior Project
  • The company, NoWait, is working with Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver to equip the city’s restaurants with an army of iPads outfitted with NoWait’s seating management technology.
  • Because NoWait’s system is phone-based, customers can move freely between local establishments while they wait. That is revenue we wouldn’t normally receive...revenue that means jobs.”
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  • In no-reservation restaurants, NoWait’s cloud-based, mobile seating service streamlines operations and optimizes turnover thanks to its ease of use, speed, and overall simplicity.
  • Smartphone holders also may view their place in line via a link inserted in the instant confirmation text.
  • Once the table is ready, the diner receives a text to return to the restaurant to be seated without delay.
  • The training and product are very easy to use,
  • According to Ware Sykes, NoWait’s New York City-based CEO, the company is now seating more than a million diners a month, with plans to roll out significant enhancements to its system over the next 60 days.
  • About NoWait NoWait is a mobile seating management service that enables restaurant owners and managers to get a view of the queue and optimize turnover, while diners have the freedom to “Wait Where You Want” until their table is ready for seating.
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    This article is about a company, NoWait, that is quickly expanding throughout the U.S. and Canada.  They provide technology in the form of software or apps on an iPad that helps busy restaurants to maximize table turnover and minimize wait times for guests.
lorena garcia

TABLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR THE IPAD - 3 views

The table management App for the Ipad is an advanced management software which will help maximize seating capacity and tabe turns in a restaurant. It will help a restaurant to run smothly and incr...

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alibaba0512

Why the iPad is Revolutionizing the Event Industry - Event Planning & Event Marketing |... - 0 views

  • the iPad has made both meeting planners and meeting attendees more productive at events
  • the iPad makes planners and attendees twice as productive on the road. 
  • Laptops are great for remote working but they are heavy, take time to power up and get online, require more space, and they are more expensive.
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  • Planners can easily check their registration numbers, event dashboards, and collected fees while they are on the go. Planners can use an iPad to do on-site check in instead of using printed out paper sheets (debates on how registration sheets should be ordered and printed are over).  Planners can also monitor and respond to tweets during events using one of the many Twitter applications on the iPad. 
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    As the latest hospitality staffs, we need familiar with all new technologies in tourism industry. It is obvious that IPad is a convenient device for event planning. User can not only check mails and documents by this device but also get advantages from this mobile device. They can remote control lots of electronics and discuss with people in different places. By using IPad, both event planners and attendees can be more productive and precisely.
Berta Lai

Hotel Enhances Luxury Brand with In-room iPads Without Sacrificing Guest Privacy - 0 views

  • With the introduction of tablets, the hospitality industry experienced a dramatic shift in guest experiences. In fact, a recent study found that 82 percent of guests with tablets in the room used them around 11 times from check-in to check-out.
  • Hotels now have a powerful tool to demonstrate the commitment to innovation through guest services by not only providing in-room technology, such as a tablet, but enabling that device as an in-room companion to enhance the guest experience.
  • Hotel also needed to ensure that guests’ personal information and history on the device remained confidential
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  • restrict guests from using the iPad’s camera to prevent guests from seeing previously uploaded content by former guests
  • native web browser was removed to prevent guests from viewing previous web activity
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    Hotels are going way beyond in meeting guests' expectations with the modern day's technologies. One example would be the SLS Hotel, a subsidiary of LA based sbe Entertainment, introducing In-room iPads featuring their internal application, which could be used to change TV stations, place wake-up calls, and order room service. Aside from the above mentioned, guests could surely utilize the internet browsing websites, and other features on the iPad which brings up the next question - Invasion of Guest Privacy. SLS Hotel has partnered with AirWatch in developing a comprehensive securing device in order to deliver a customized brand experience to each guests. Securing measures include restricting guests from using the iPad's camera to prevent guests from seeing previously uploaded content by former guests, removal of the native web browser to prevent guests from viewing previous web activity, etc… SLS Hotel is also planning to implement a cross-platform BYOD program for hotel staff which would also create another security concern on managing confidential and sensitive information within the company. Afterall, a comprehensive security plan and measures have to be in place before any forms of technology could be implemented in this industry. One mistake or negligence could cost the downfall of a company.
Jennifer Mesa

Five Hotels With Top-Notch Technology - Forbes - 0 views

  • The nightstand is equipped with an iPad2, which you can use to order room service, schedule a wake-up call or even book a spa treatment.
  • At the end of the night, you can hit the one-touch “good night” button on the screen, which activates the “do not disturb” signal in addition to switching off the lights and closing the drapes.
  • Special censors activate the rooms’ heating and cooling systems—when you walk by they turn on and adjust to your body heat.
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    This article is of the top 5 hotels with great technology from one button getting you entire room prepared for going to bed to arming your floors and making your spa appointment. 
anonymous

Latest Technology in Restaurants! iPads as restaurants - 0 views

  • Using an iPod as a menu has the potential to take your restaurant to the next level.
  • Your restaurant will be seen as a trendsetter.
  • They know how to use it, and they will be impressed with the sophisticated presentation you will be able to create with an iPad as the menu card.
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  • Today, the average diner is more sophisticated in every way.
  • You will be able to change your menu on a daily basis and even several times a day if you choose to
  • ablets are also environmentally friendly. You will be able to stop printing paper copies that kill trees and to stop adding to the overwhelming state of waste from printer cartridge
  • You might add games for children or offer games that will connect other patrons to compete against each other in a spirited quiz or puzzle.
  • Using iPads as menus will bring in more customers and improve profits in the end
  • you will be ensuring the success of your future.
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    This article give a good perspective of the Ipad as a menu in restaurants, Ipad, will make your restaurant trendy, because nowadays many restaurants are implementing this advise. Also says how the Ipad will make your business save time and money, since you don't have to print menus again this will contribute to the environment is paperless and you will be able to change the menu as many times as you want even during a day depending on your inventory or other reasons. Basically this article agree that having the Ipad as menu will give more positives aspects and in the end will improve profits to the business. 
YU CHEN

Emerging Technology Applied to the Modern Day: A Hospitality World with a Hotel App | A... - 0 views

  • you may very well be handed a flashy iPad tablet upon your arrival and check-in to use as your hospitality control panel, complete with an iPad menu that’s loaded with a caveat of features, and that’s able to streamline your experience via imbedded hotel app by directly communicating with hotel staff to facilitate a more enjoyable stay.
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  • checkout and pay
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    Technology is changing our lives and experience. This article is a detailed description of how your lodging experience will be if you stay in a hotel with flashy iPad tablet.You can talk to the staff about your needs in basically all the services including room service, consulting and housekeeping. It will save your time on checkout by providing iPad POS to the tablet.People will get an unforgettable experience because they do not need to wait in line which may take a long time.
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    The article introduces a new approach to experience a technologilized hotel stay. Having a iPad in hand with the app designed for the hotel, guest is able to check-in/out, order room service, order cab, change the room status, call housekeeping, find surrounding spots, and more. There is not need to wait in lone line or be hold on a phone call.
Qike Chu

Advantages of Using an iPad POS System for Your Small Business - 1 views

  • Coolness is one reason to use an iPad as a point of sale (POS) system.
  • using an iPad as a POS system provides a lot more than social cachet to small businesses.
  • Cost savings; A tool for better customer service; The ability to streamline the sales process by providing catalogue and inventory data to customers as well as payment services; It's a good defensive sales strategy; The ease of employee training; The environmentally friendly aspect of e-receipts.
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    After Lloyd Swords used Ipad POS for cash register for his coffee shop, lots of owners of small business started to think about using Ipad for their own business. Besides the coolness features of Ipad, or even Ipod Touch, there are still six advantages of using an Ipad POS. As I highlighted in this article, restaurant can save costs for more than $10,000 by Ipad POS. What's more, Ipad POS makes sales process streamlining, which means customers don't have to stand up and walk to a cash register and it makes them more comfortable because the payment process just happens under their eyes. Last but not the least, since the global warming and carbon dioxide emission, it will be meaningful to use Ipad POS because it makes the sales paperless and environmentally friendly. I have experiences of using this Ipad POS because I am right now working in a japanese restaurant which is using this system from placing order to checking out. And I think it will help sales because customers love this system. Every time I help them check out, they just give me their credit card and I just stand in front of their eyes and process the payment and email the receipt to them, which always makes them feel fantastic. Therefore, I think Ipad POS can be a trend in the future hospitality industry.
frank rodriguez

Ipad Restaurants, Ipad POS, Ipad Point of Sale, Ipad for Restaurants, Restaurant Softwa... - 2 views

  • ISPOS delivers on all fronts an iPad Point of Sale system for restaurants that is completely mobile and offers the restaurateur a unique tool set and a truly mobile experience that is easy to use, reliable and affordable
  • Hundreds of amazing features await you. With our easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and rock-solid stability, ISISPOS is quickly becoming the new standard in restaurant POS
  • Included with your ISISPOS purchase, 365 days of service.
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    Hey all, Here is an article I found about a POS system that is supported by either an IPAD or an Iphone device. There are many pros to buying a system like this for a company that is just starting out. If someone is having problem you can call and the ISISPOS system will provide 24 hours a day customer service. Because the world is getting faster and more demanding, it is becoming necessary to find other ways of pleasing the customer in a more efficient manner. With this technology, one has the ability to be completely mobile and is not restricted to conventional forms of typical POS problems. It is affordable and easy to use. With cloud computing, your business can save an enormous amount of money versus sticking to the traditional infrastructure. Instead of buying new hardware and software every so often, one can now rest easy with cloud computing technology because it updates on its own and has the ability to be accessed from anywhere, even home! It is literally like having your business in the palm of your hand.
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    Great Post! Two days ago, I had the opportunity to visit a restaurant where the staff utilized an iPad to take the orders. This was a non-franchise restaurant; I can't imagine how much money the owners spent on such technology. The food came out quickly, I am not sure if the utilization of the iPad helped expedite our order, however it was done quickly. Once we asked for our check, the server was able to send the request to a printer and brought the ticket very fast. I wanted to play with it, but didn't feel comfortable asking the server.
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    I really enjoyed getting to know more about these POS systems that are supported by Iphones and Ipads. They seem to be very advantageous to restaurants, and I agree with your point that they do not provide the typical POS problems. I feel that the cloud computing technology has really made these systems entirely beneficial. These systems are getting closer to becoming virtually perfected.
Heqing Zhu

Make Your iPad a Guest List Manager with zkipster | Event Manager Blog - 0 views

  • One of the most unanticipated uses of the iPad is guests check-in at events.
  • The iPad is becoming an invaluable tool for meeting and event planners
  • a new startup with quite an impressive portfolio, zkipster
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  • unlimited devices synch via a wise use of the cloud
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    This article share us a new technology provided by Apple to make iPad as a guest list management device for events. This new app is called zkipster, which is worth to have for event managers to help them easily check-in guests at events. I think it is very useful and impressive. And now it has a free offline demo version available for download.
YU CHEN

iPad POS use rising among restaurants | Nation's Restaurant News - 1 views

  • Wishart said the most appealing aspect of the iPad is how it speeds up the ordering process in the restaurant. “The orders are in the kitchen or bar while the server is still at the table,” he said.
  • He said food and beverage notes can quickly be called up from the tablets’ built-in applications or third-party software by the wait staff to answer guest inquiries.
  • Wishart said he spent about $3,000 on the hardware — including around $500-plus for each of four iPads and another $900 or so for four wireless printers, two of which are in the kitchen, while the third and fourth are in the bar and dining room. That compares with the $12,000 to $20,000 upfront costs of some conventional POS systems, he said.
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  • Wishart said Trio has yet to suffer any significant snafus with the cloud service. He expressed confidence in the reliability of, and redundancy of systems in, the data centers operated by e-commerce giant Amazon.com, from which Lecere contracts for support.
  • He added that the cloud-based model’s elimination of store-level software maintenance further sweetened the deal for him
  • Lappert is among the iPad POS users or vendors that have adapted magnetic stripe readers for credit and debit cards for use with the iPads. Others, such as Wishart, are processing card payments with one or more free-standing readers, such as the one behind the bar at Trio.
  • “You don’t have to worry about servers coming back into the kitchen 10 or 15 times a night asking questions, and the recipes for all the bar drinks are there, too,” Wishart said.
  • Wishart said he spent about $3,000 on the hardware — including around $500-plus for each of four iPads and another $900 or so for four wireless printers, two of which are in the kitchen, while the third and fourth are in the bar and dining room. That compares with the $12,000 to $20,000 upfront costs of some conventional POS systems, he said.
  • the touch-screen device’s ease of use, among other benefits
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    The article, iPad POS Use Rising Among Restaurants, reflects the evolution and implementation of both hardware and POS software within the restaurant industry. The iPad is revolutionizing POS systems, helping to increase the efficiency for the restaurants. According to Chris Wishart, restaurateur of the Trio Restaurant & Bar, "You don't have to worry about servers coming back into the kitchen 10 or 15 times a night asking questions". This allows for the quicker and more efficient placing of orders that contribute to higher customer satisfaction, which is to an extent difficult to measure. As well, Wishart comments about the hardware cost an estimated $3,000, in comparison to the typical upfront POS system costs of $12,000 to $20,000. Including, the use of the cloud base technology has eliminated the need for store software upkeep. The iPad is a versatile hardware that has allowed POS software companies to benefit mutually along with restaurants.
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    This article introduces using ipad as a POS in restaurants. Customers liking ipad, this is a big advantage of using ipad to take the order. What's more, ipad can improve the efficiency for the restaurant and decrease the workload of servers. "You don't have to worry about servers coming back into the kitchen 10 or 15 times a night asking questions, and the recipes for all the bar drinks are there, too," And ipad POS can bring the benefit for the cost of the restaurants. In addition, it also has the reliability to assure users.
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    It is a revolution that tablet brings to restaurant industry. Taking orders, reservation, planning and inventory, all things are possible with iOS platform devices. Both restaurants and guests like new tablet POS because it improve experience and time efficient. Both servers and restaurant owners like it because it is cheaper to set up comparing with traditional POS.
Akshay Ramanathan

Miami restaurant welcomes iPad kiosks, mobile POS - 0 views

  • sandwich restaurant in Miami, is using iPad-ordering kiosks with POS capabilities
  • tableside self-ordering iPad kiosks
  • trying to reduce costs while increasing sales and not detracting from the customer experience
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  • can view high-resolution pictures of menu items
  • point-of-sale system and a digital server as well as their menus
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    This article is about a Miami hot dog and sandwich restaurant that is using iPad ordering kiosks with a POS software system built in. In an effort to reduce costs while not reducing customer experiences. Customers can order directly from their tables where the iPad is located. They can view high resolution pictures of menu items, make cooking specifications, as well as pay directly from the iPad terminal.
Kamini Ramsaran

Revel Systems Releases New Version Of Point-Of-Sale System That Transforms iPad Into Ca... - 0 views

  • Atlas features software innovations that include unprecedented levels of analytics that allow users to see trends in sales to increase or decrease staff at certain times of the day and an enhanced kiosk mode that increases usability for customer ordering
  • This version also allows the ability to create icons or descriptive images for items for purchase by taking photographs using the iPad to allow a more personalized user interface for brands to position themselves to customers.
  • Revel Systems now charges just 2 percent per swipe for all major credit cards, versus almost three percent of other payment options.
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  • Revel Systems' POS solution eliminates the need for back-office servers, combining the power of the cloud and the security of a local iPad application.
  • It's easily customizable for payroll, inventory tracking, web ordering, email receipts and more, and manages everything from menu and ingredients to order-taking, secure payment processing and real-time reporting.
  • now being deployed by Geek Squad®, the leading national tech support service owned by Best Buy, i
  • Multi-location support delivers location-specific support for pricing and taxes
  • does not store credit card information in the iPad, and customer data is encrypted
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    With the new version of Revel Systems POS, Atlas, vendors are only charged 2 % for credit card charges while other systems charge almost 3 %, giving Atlas an advantage to their users.  Atlas replaces all back office work, with the power of the cloud and security of the iPad app, vendors can see all their information in real time.  The system manages, time scheduling, inventory, kitchen checks, allows customers to sign for their cc receipts right on the iPad.  This technology also helps reduce the cost of paper and ink for the vendors.  
paige rosenberg

Company to begin testing resturant iPad POS system - 0 views

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    The new iPad POS systems are starting to turn up all over the place in many restaurants and hotels. The iPad FIRMS POS system also can be used with the iPod touch, offers a 90% savings on traditional POS systems and can be optimized to fit restaurants of any level. We all know that POS systems could cost over $20,000 so by getting the iPad system you can put the money you are saving to improve the restaurant or use the money else where.
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