[ale] Interest in supporting a Linux PoS system: Viewtouch

[andy whitten]

Hi There,
Has you friend considered NCR?
They have a system called Neighborhood POS. It runs Linux.
Also, there is Wincor Nixdorf. They have a product called Beatle POS. 
They are everywhere in Europe.

http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/internet/nn_49480/site_EN/sid_1BFB9AB5471C35980FAE67ACFE165612/EN/Home/homepage_node.html?nnn=true


Regards,
Andy

Daniel Howard wrote:
> I posted a note a while back about a restaurant owner friend of mine who 
> was interested in Linux based PoS systems.  I found one that looks 
> pretty complete:
>
> www.viewtouch.com
>
> and I just mailed their sales staff to see if they had an Atlanta 
> consultant who could support the system locally.  Haven't heard back 
> yet, but in case they don't have an Atlanta Linux consultant to do 
> installs and support, I thought I'd toss it out to the group.  Cost 
> looks to be a fraction of the Squirrel system my friend is now using 
> that seems fraught with viruses (he also has a WiFi hotspot off of his 
> network...).  With all the restaurants coming and going here in 
> Buckhead, seems like it could be a decent business opportunity.
>
> FWIW,
> Daniel
>
>