Read the Latest Technology Review: Point of Sale and Self Service Kiosk Touch Screens [PDF] The purpose of this paper is to compare the major touch technologies used today in large screen (10.4” or larger) Point of Sale (POS) and consumer self-service solutions. This paper will deal primarily with finger input devices. ScanSource makes it easy for me to do business. I rely on them for just-in-time inventory, free shipping and speedy delivery. When I order a product by 5 pm, it arrives by 8 am the next day. And ScanSource sales representatives are the best available, with strong knowledge of the products they sell as well as vertical markets and the industry as a whole. As good as ScanSource’s pricing is, the price of their products is secondary to the exceptional service they provide. Dan Alipaz President East Bay Cash Register Oakland, Californi IBM RTP Retail Innovation Center helps you take your briefings to the next level. If you would like to talk to a ScanSource Sales Representative, please contact one of our dedicated IBM Sales Specialists at 1-800-944-2439, ext. 4646. The RTP Retail Innovations Center has been renovated to elevate your client’s briefing experience and move from an “educational” approach toward an “experiential” event. In order to increase effectiveness IBM has re-designed the center and broadened IBM’s scope. IBM will work together with you to customize an event that will address your client’s needs from a client/solution/business value perspective, highlighting both IBM capabilities and our large partner ecosystem. When you bring your clients to the IBM RTP Retail Innovation enter, a briefing consultant is assigned to work with you to design the event. IBM’s consultants have many years of briefing experience and can help you refine the event objectives, resulting in an agenda that will captivate your audience and drive further interactions with the client. Take advantage of IBM’s ability to showcase not only the traditional Retail and POS offerings beyond that to the TotalStore, Multichannel, Merchandising and Supply Chain, Business Intelligence and EBO initiatives. If you would like to host your customer at the new IBM RTP Briefing Center, Contact your ScanSource IBM team and we will be happy to work with you to schedule a customer briefing. IBM Business Partner Rewards Program – Reminder Just wanted to remind you all that you are paid from IBM Partner Reward Dollars based on your revenue. This is based on the conditions outlined in the Business Partner contract and announcement letter# 506-005 and that INCLUDES providing us with End User Reporting. Please note that IBM does follow-up on End User Reporting from our partners. If you have questions about End User Reporting or you are not sure how to submit this information to us, please contact Lisa Lawter here at ScanSource at 864-286-4475 or via email at Lisa.Lawter@scansource.com NEW PRODUCT HIGHTLIGHT New IBM SurePOS 500 Models 545 and 565 offer productivity and prestige for retail environments at a competitive cost The IBM 4846 SurePOS™ 500 POS System can make your retail environment the best it can be with retail-hardened SurePOS 500 Series models. These models allow you to select the software from IBM Business Partners for your specific environment, enabling you to run many system unit options and a wide array of peripheral devices. The new SurePOS 500 Models 545 and 565 have 2.53 GHz Celeron® D 326 (2.53 GHz) processor with industry-leading technology for peak application performance. The new models incorporate Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive, DDR 2 Memory and Express Architecture Video for better performance and potential support for future technology and operating systems. The SurePOS 500 is designed to allow for more CRU "Customer Replaceable Units." The tool free design allows customers or field repair technicians to quickly and economically remove and replace modules thereby reducing outages and simplifying recovery when needed. This helps reduce total cost of ownership. For More information click here click here. FEATURED SCANSOURCE / IBM ISV's CAP Software Since 1978 CAP has been developing solid, stable POS software products based on the features required for real world retail businesses. They know how important quality and consistency are to businesses, so we make it our primary goal to provide a reliable product. 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