Hardware offering today may be obsolete tomorrow

Few decisions in retail are more critical than those dealing with your selection of retail software or point-of-sale (POS) software and hardware. Once installed it can be incredibly difficult to change direction. There are very few cases where a retailer is more at the mercy of its supplier than in the area of POS solutions.

In virtually every case a sound software solution goes out the window the instant you decide to change your hardware platform. Such a decision has implications at every level - Staff Training, Help Desk Support, Accounting, everywhere. Costs can be overwhelming!

That is why more and more retailers are looking at the potential for building their own retail Point of Sale software solutions. There is no reason why your POS software should not function on each and every hardware platform offered in today's marketplace. You should be able to view the hardware platform, as a commodity element of your system and to change your selection at will without concern that your POS software solution is proprietary to a particular vendor or hardware offering.

Today's technology permits the retailer to regain control of its systems at the Front End. There is no longer a reason to be held hostage by your traditional vendor.

If you have ever requested a modification to your existing POS software you likely have keen understanding that custom development can be expensive. If you decide to create your own retail software solution you will face costs as well. Lots of retailers have spent millions in such efforts. Uniforce Technology can help you, in a big way!

About 90% of your effort will be invested in creation of the core functionality of your POS system. It is the other 10%, which is the real 'key' to your solution. Adding those elements which set you apart from your competitors. Building the mechanism to support multiple, constantly changing hardware platforms. Assuring that you are neither hardware nor vendor dependent. These are the real challenges.

Uniforce Technology's retail software Retail, ProSeries and Custom POS will provide 95% to 98% of your necessary core functionality and the support needed to address multiple hardware platforms. It provides a development environment to create your own extensions and custom functionality ensuring that the POS system will meet your individual store needs. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our POS specialist at 1-866-521-3539.