Real-time is the actual time during which a process or event occurs such as input data is processed, and within milliseconds the information becomes available virtually immediately to any employee from back office to each store front.
Real-time information are critical for businesses in order to be able to maximize analytic so as to extract accurate and valuable insights for making data-based business decisions.
A point of sale survey recently conducted by Software Advice, a firm that compares POS technology, has turned up some unexpected results that speak volumes about the state of retailers today.
The most common reasons given for wanting to upgrade or install new Point of Sale software included lack of functionality of the current system, a desire to implement a loyalty program, wanting better integration between the POS and other systems or equipment, poor vendor support.
Radio frequency ID (RFID) primarily functions like the traditional barcode, but instead of relying on a visual scan on barcode, it uses radio waves and reads data on the RFID tag containing electronically stored information.
Socket series CHS 7Ci is a wireless barcode scanner certified by Apple for iOS devices and compatible with Android, BlackBerry and Windows smartphones and tablets. It is the #1 choice for tablet-based retail point of sale !
Socket Bluetooth scanners are compatible with Aralco POS systems and perfect for on-the-go deployments.
