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| New POS System Trends Many POS systems are built on a PC platform, with specialized hardware and software to give added functionality. A PC-based POS system is simply a basic PC supplemented with specialized printing abilities, purpose-specific data input and display hardware, cash handling capability, and so on. While such systems may appear somewhat more complex than the average PC, they are actually not difficult to assemble and configure. What's more, from a system builder's or system reseller's point of view, they are one of the best ways to add value to a sale. Customers buying POS systems are almost always interested in fully operational and configured systems. These customers, when happy with their systems, can generally be counted on for repeat business and maintenance contracts. Doing POS systems right can be a very good business, as numerous smart VARs can attest. The hardware requirements for PC-based POS systems are generally straightforward. As most POS systems do not need the processing power and speed of high-end PCs, many POS builders build systems using the least expensive motherboards and processors on the market. They could also interface with accessories like handheld digital inventory devices. These POS systems are still highly dependable and effective. Avoiding expensive bleeding-edge components helps keep selling margins very attractive. This is one of the reasons why recent trends of POS systems go to RISC-Based. Smart VARs seldom used RISC-Based hardware in few years ago since it was very hard to migrate their existing POS system software from PC-Based to RISC-Based hardware. That changed now since the embedded operation system like Windows CE 6.0 and Debian ARM Linux become mature and more like the PC-Based operation system. It is not that hard to migrate the extsting software to RISC-Based now. And with the lost effective and more selling margins, the RISC-Based POS systems is getting attractive for smart VARS. Embedian's ARM/XSCALE hardware platforms are very good caddidates for POS systems. They are WinCE 6.0 or Debian ARM Linux pre-installed, many COM ports for a cash drawer, a receipt printer, a weighing scale, a bar code scanner, a credit card reader, a modem, and a cash display, Ethernet enabled, and large panel suppors. When considering the points listed above, along with the inherent requirements for running a comprehensive embedded operating system, it becomes clear why the Embedian product family is ideal for powering a POS system platform. |
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