Server Software helps manage POS data.
Press Release Summary:
Cash registers integrated with ELMO DVR Server software offer searchable databases that include all parameters necessary to spot theft, eliminate losses, and provide timely sales information. With ELMO POS integration, every cash server can output onto screen: particular item, transaction number, tax subtotal, or total. Typical integration package consists of X-Series DVR, DataMan-X POS software, PTC-201C IP network camera, and ESD-CC1 controller.
Original Press Release:
Cash Registers Integrated with Elmo DVR's Improve Management of P.O.S. Data and Control Losses Due to Theft
PLAINVIEW, NY, SEPT. 28, 2004 - Cash register models integrated with ELMO DVR Server software now offer more efficient management of P.O.S. data generated by daily transactions. The result is easily, quickly, searchable databases that include all the parameters necessary to spot theft and put a stop to losses and also provide the timely sales information needed to run a business efficiently. Data showing the number of items sold per day, week, or month, number of employee discounts, etc. can be easily graphicalized.
With ELMO P.O.S. integration, every cash server can output onto a screen: a particular item, transaction number, tax subtotal, or total. These texts are collected and translated by the software and merged on a selected display screen. It is then saved onto the hard drive and transformed into a database format. The user can search for data on a specific item and playback selected events. Search for questionable activity is expedited by the systems ability to search by, camera, date, time, motion activity, alarm input or transaction.
With an ELMO server, P.O.S. integration is a tool that can be used effectively to control losses due to theft. It can be searched easily with a click of a mouse. For example: if a retailer wants to monitor the number of $100 dollar bills received that day, week, etc., it is easy to search back on the number of events that involved a $100 dollar bill transaction and display it on a monitor. To retain critical evidence, video data backup preserves data on the local system or remotely on LAN or WAN.
ELMO P.O.S. integration can also help companies market their products profitably. On a daily or weekly basis, a manager can access the system and categorize the items so that day to spot a selling trend. Individual purchases can be tracked by SKU. This data can be presented graphically for better analysis. With the help of video playback, managers can focus on any particular events that can be used to improve overall performance.Managers can also view live or recorded video images over high-speed internet, anywhere, anytime.
Hooking up the system and setting up the software can be done within minutes. The P.O.S. can be connected to communicate via TCP/IP or serial port. It can also be connected to a local wireless LAN for use on the internet. The mount or wall mount ELMO DVR unit allows a retailer to connect up to 8 cash registers. The compact DVR's can accommodate a maximum of 1 cash register. A typical ELMO integration package consists of an X-Series DVR, DataMan-X P.O.S software, PTC-201C IP network camera and an ESD-CC1 controller.
Many popular cash register models can be fully integrated with the ELMO DVR's: Panasonic, Varifone, NCR, SMS, Sharp, Maitre-D, TVC-1030A and Casio. Cash registers that are not fully integrated with the ELMO DVR can be integrated by factory-trained personnel at ELMO's U.S. headquarters in Plainview, NY.
