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eCommerce websites have the ability to collect and store behavioral data on user sessions.

help busy hotel staff use this new technology via a browser on any mobile device as well as the traditional POS interface. This means whilst they are on the move – or even away from the business – they can still keep on top of sales, bookings figures and cash management through Software as a Service (SaaS).

This NFC technology allows consumers to use mobile devices to process all their transactions, for instance by swiping their smartphone across a special kiosk at the counter, with all the information sent to a central processing system for payment

To make a computer work you must have a mother board a processor some ram a CD ROM drive and a hard drive, with these key components you can build a computer than can easily be upgraded ever few years instead of having to get an entirely new PC.

Without this glue the processor will over heat and burn out fast.

By reading the manual and following the directions you can build a computer in about an hour.

Hotel rooms are ready to go high-tech with new security products that can enhance the guest experience.

While they are at the door, guests will find Axxess Industries’ IP Video Intercom. It replaces the more commonly used peephole

Shea said security technology has been a long-time development, but not implemented in hospitality – until now.

According to a New York Times article, Smartphones and Tablets to Take Over in 2011, the message could not be more clear. The article states, “mobile devices that are full-fledged computers” are the next logical progression after personal computers have run their course. Researchers say it was only a matter of time before these mobile devices moved in and overtook their predecessor (the PC), in the now overly-saturated technology market.

Without prior knowledge on POS hardware, an iPad tablet platform sounds like a great idea! However, before jumping on the bandwagon, there are a number of things that must be taken into consideration.

Tablets are not a cheap purchase, and while I like to trust people, it is important to plan ahead and think smart.

Virtualization, server consolidation, new cooling approaches, and hosted services are among the projects that yield the highest immediate and long-term savings, according to respondents.

implementing Energy Star-qualifying equipment stands out as the most popular of the low-hanging green fruit

However, projects that are easiest to get green-lit and rolled out include migrating to more energy-efficient hardware.

Call accounting, the ability to track and analyze phone calls, was originally invented in the 1970s as a way for businesses to manage phone usage within their organizations. By the early 1980s it had been adapted to the hospitality industry, allowing hotels and resorts to more easily track guest phone usage, recover telephone costs, and generate extra revenue through the resale of phone calls.

During the 1980s and 1990s call accounting systems were in high demand due to the fact that hotels could often generate thousands of dollars each month by marking up long distance calls.

In today’s world, major business and hospitality organisations strongly suggest that their properties use call accounting systems, and many require that their systems are up-to-date and accurate. They do this for four main reasons: (1) to recover the cost of long-distance calls, (2) to properly allocate, account for, and charge customers for phone usage, (3) to generate revenue through the resale of phone calls, and (4) to track phone calls made to and from their property for marketing, planning, and other purposes, and especially for handling and tracking emergency calls.

POS System Failure Mystery Solved With Power Protection

The Wilderness Inn, formerly used as a tollhouse in the 1800s, is a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Sparta, NJ.

New owner Al Paddock wanted to update his point of sale (POS) system to keep pace with the Wilderness Inn's growth. Blending the old with the new presented Paddock and POS VAR Business Data Systems with a problem.

A new International Business Machines Corp.IBM -0.15% security tool uses Big Data to help CIOs detect internal and external security threats in new ways—and can even scan email and social media to flag apparently “disgruntled” employees who might be inclined to reveal company secrets

The new tool, called IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data, is designed to crunch decades worth of emails, financial transactions and website traffic, to detect patterns of security threats and fraud.

the new platform, based on Hadoop, a framework that processes data-intensive queries across clusters of computers, will allow CIOs to conduct sentiment analysis on employee emails to determine which employees are likely to leak company data,

you might think that an iPad POS system cannot compete with the level of depth that a full, PC-based system offers

These systems let you conduct all of your sales, track your inventory and more, directly from the iPad. Plus, restaurant iPad POS systems are mobile and can connect to any Wi-Fi network. You can use them at the table or on a counter, or you can carry it around. 

iPad POS systems, you have the luxury of being mobile.

With the world becoming ever more reliant on IT, from computers and laptops to smartphones, the issue of how you make it more sustainable, in terms of reducing energy requirements and electronic waste, becomes ever more pressing.

In 2010, it was estimated that 360 million computers were manufactured. A computer is one of the most resource-intensive pieces of equipment, requiring over 10 times its weight in fossil fuels to make

The production of a computer requires 22kg of toxic chemicals, 240kg of fossil fuels and 1,500 kg of water. 80% of life-cycle energy use is accounted for before we even switch a PC on for the first time. Computer Aid International About 2% of the world’s total energy is consumed by building and running computer equipment. BBC Office equipment is the fastest growing energy user in the business world, consuming 15% of the total electricity used in offices. This is expected to rise to 30% by 2020. In the UK, the cost of running this equipment is estimated to be around £300 million annually and rising each year. Carbon Trust 200 million computers and 550 million mobile phones reached the end of their life in 2008.  Computer Aid International 50 million tons of e-waste was generated worldwide, but only 13% was recycled. US Environmental Protection Agency Reusing working computers is up to 20 times more energy-efficient than recycling them. Computer Aid International

Of the 100 million tonnes of e-waste produced across Europe, only a quarter of medium-sized electronics are collected for reuse or salvage, whilst smaller appliances such as MP3 players are abandoned altogether.

One stipulation of the new regulations dictates that companies must have proof that their WEEE was given to a waste management company and afforded environmentally sound treatment and disposal.

so it’s important to check whether the company complies with WEEE legislation and can provide details regarding their Waste Carriers License.

the best known global CRSs are AMADEUS, GALILEO, SABRE, and WORLDSPAN with AMADEUS being the only one which is largely owned by European airlines. Together with GALILEO, it is the leading system in the European market. GALILEO, however, also has a strong position in the US market after it merged with an American system. SABRE and WORLDSPAN have been developed in the US. So far, SABRE is the only CRS which is wholly owned by one single airline.

CRSs are systems for purely (information transfer) logistical functions

he network of the global CRS AMADEUS has additional 14 network nodes distribers who thus have the latest information about availability at any point in time and can use it as a basis for a new offer. In addition, the system can also store customer related information such as e.g. all services provided to a certain customer, type of payment, service information etc. ♦ Fare Quote & Ticketing: Just like the product presentation, the fare quote, ticketing and voucher generating process depend on the type and the complexity of the services offered. For flights, multiple fares are being offered which differ according to the reservation category, the date of the journey, the day when the reservation was made, the route and the length of the stay. That means that practically each fare needs to be calculated individually. In addition, fare quotes can change daily. The prices of other service providers, however, are relatively fixed so that in most cases, they stay an unchanged part of the offer. For the ticketing, travel agencies receive a fixed number of ticket forms which may only be used after confirmation has been availability of particular reservation categories and possibly the fare. It may, however, be difficult to describe the products of other service providers appropriately with only a limited amount of information. Hotels, for example, have so far only been able to provide information about the price, the size of the bed and its approximate location which alone is not a meaningful description for potential customers. For this reason, it is intended to link the particular offers to visual multimedia technology to be able to provide more detailed information to the customer. ♦ Reservation: The core function of reservation systems and the main reason for developing them is the reservation of offered services in the travel industry. To this end, a so called Passenger Name Record (PNR) or Guest Name Record (GNR) is created for each passenger or each group of passengers. These records contain all services-related customer information. At the same time, this information is transferred to the internal inventory system of all service providFigure 2 Principel structure of CRSs N N P pr S Fare Quote and T Hotel- or Car-Systems Travel Agencies Tourism Tourism Tourism Tourism Stickynote

There are many benefits to digitizing menus for restaurants.

Digital menus can be updated frequently in creative and fun ways.

relying on digital menus instead of print can reduce the cost incurred in printing takeout regularly.

Reason being, the desktop-based system contains data in i

Installing it in the new terminal or PC will cost you extra.

All it requires is a browser and a favorable internet connection