The Best Path To Mobile POS

By Bob Ashenbrenner, Motion Computing and Paul Streicher, SalePoint Inc, via the Motion Computing Blog

There’s no question that today’s retailers are embracing mobility to enhance existing workflows and to add new workflows.  The question is:  what is the best way to go mobile?  Add on to existing systems or replace them entirely?

We believe that the easiest and smartest way to add mobility is to “mobilize” your current retail software.  These counter-based systems have been tuned over many years for very high reliability, a full suite of capabilities, and deep integration into a retailer’s inventory and information systems.  Data security within the PCI Guidelines has also been achieved and built into the retailer’s security processes and confirmed by successful audits.  Making the current system mobile, and thus retaining all of these capabilities, is easiest done by using mobile devices that run your current operating system.

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