POS Systems 2009: Volante POS Systems Enhances Revenues Through Innovation

Toronto, Canada, March 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- POS systems have come a long way in recent years. Today’s hospitality operators are much more tech savvy than they’ve ever been, and the POS industry is responding to this fact. Volante POS Systems has been an industry leader - and has been providing cutting edge point of sale solutions - since 1993. With this said, here’s the top features they think a hospitality operator should be looking for once they've decided to invest in a new POS system.

Data Reporting
The top two issues every hospitality-based business wants to get a handle on are food cost, and labor costs. Keep those things in check, and your chances of succeeding in such a competitive market are greatly increased. A modern POS system will help you get a handle on these profit killers by allowing managers access to important, easy to understand data on demand, and in real time. The POS system will pay for itself many times over if it can help you get a handle on these two issues alone.

Back Office Management & Database Integration
Having all your POS terminals linked together, combined with the ability to run reports, make menu and pricing changes on the fly, check inventory levels and consolidate payroll at one central location is crucial to running your business efficiently and profitably. Your POS system should allow you to do this quickly and easily, all from the back office.

Customer Relationship Management
Effective promotions can go a long way in boosting profits. Determining if your coupon or gift card program is working as it should, however, can be difficult. POS systems that can easily help you evaluate which promotions are working and which ones aren’t, will save time and money in spades. Having a POS system that can keep track of customer histories, their likes and dislikes, comments, etc. can give you valuable insight into what future promotions to put in effect, and which ones should bite the dust.

Wireless Mobile Computing & Hand Held Devices
Wireless point of sale is imperative for businesses that operate outside of traditional, brick and mortar locations. Venues such as ski resorts, theme parks or even stadiums can greatly benefit from wireless POS systems (think concession stands or private suites for instance). In a more traditional environment, such as a restaurant, the benefits of having wireless, at the table ordering capabilities through hand-held devices are many. The time indeed has come to embrace wireless POS technology.

Payment Security
Payment security is crucial in today’s marketplace. With the incidence of fraud and identity theft reaching epidemic proportions, safeguarding the safety of your client’s credit card data is vital. The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data protection. Is your POS system secure and PCI compliant? If it’s not, it needs to be.

Enterprise POS & Multi Location Capability
For those who operate large and multi-location operations, choosing the right POS system has never been easy. Businesses such as these require enterprise wide POS systems that offer features such as client recognition capabilities, hospitality and retail sales, gift card processing, quick and easy debit and credit options, and more. They also require a system that can get around cabling and network issues, and preserve precious data in case of a system or network failure. If your company fits in this category, a reliable and flexible enterprise POS solution is a must.

With the above points in mind, Volante POS Systems is without peer in the POS industry. Volante has seamlessly embraced all the above features and more, and is fully PCI compliant. Volante is also cross platform compatible, meaning it will run on Windows, Linux or Unix. Having the ability to run on Linux is very attractive these days, since it allows business owners to cut costs by saving on Windows licensing fees, and is easy to use.

According to Eddie Stutz, VP of Operations for Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Volante’s flexibility has been key to ensuring smooth operations on a day to day level.

"We are a very complex company." Says Stutz. "Woodbine has given Volante much more exposure than anticipated, due to the fact that it can be used in many venues. It’s an all encompassing system. I’m able to pull up any menu I want from any location, I can pull up a dining room menu, then switch to a lounge menu, for instance."

Other reasons for choosing Volante included its array of other applications, including purchasing, rewards and retail, as well as the ability to integrate with Woodbine’s player-reward application. Woodbine installed Volante at all their various venues (club, casual and fine dine, cafeteria and quick service), numbering some 200+ registers in a mixed Linux / Windows enterprise topology.

Volante is a perfect fit for many different types of hospitality operations, having been successfully installed in such venues as restaurants, hotels, stadiums, race tracks, ski resorts, outdoor sales areas (patios), casinos, theme parks and pizza chains. Its multi location capability makes it a full enterprise POS solution. For more information visit www.volantesystems.com

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