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Point of Sale Software

We provide restaurants with Posera's Maitre'D software and general retailers with Microsoft's Dynamics Retail Management System software. We use Microsoft's Windows XP Pro operating system  for back office computers and local network workstations.

In situations where communications with Sharp cash registers is required Sharp's SDW software is the software of choice.

For end users with heavy labor costs TMx time management systems offers a comprehensive solution. Labor costs can be reduced and scheduling time reduced.

Each of the software programs we offer have been installed in restaurants and retail locations for many years. Posera and Microsoft are both acknowledged for their reliability, flexible solutions and on going support of their products. The Sharp terminals are certified to work with these SQL Databases and provide the necessary speed to maximize the use of software.

All of the point of sale software solutions we now offer is written using Microsoft's SQL database. While these software solutions are highly comprehensive, for those companies or franchises who have unique reporting requirements we are able to offer customized reporting solutions.

Maitre'D

Maitre'D is designed for restaurants with either table service Maitre'D is designed for restaurants with table service, delivery or fast food service. When combined, the Sharp V-9900 and Maitre'D offer a fast and reliable color touch solution to any restaurant environment. Food and labor cost controls are at the heart of any solutions we provide. We also offer a variety of revenue generating applications including integrated web sites that allow seamless customized ordering for take out or delivery from your menu, gift card and loyalty programs. Maitre'D software has been developed to provide the controls necessary to increase a restaurant's profitability.

With it's recent enhancements Maitre'D offers a comprehensive solution for restaurateurs. Because of it's modular design, customized solutions can be provided for almost any restaurant application. Maitre'D is written in the Microsoft SQL database format. This allows the tracking of historical totals by any date range you choose. This flexible format provides the necessary data to help plan scheduling, price changes and menu changes. Server totals allow you to easily customize and track sales contests and offer spiffs for those servers who meet your goals.

For those restaurants with multiple locations or single single site polling and broadcasting needs Maitre'D provides a variety of solutions.needs. It also ensures that system will not become obsolete as your needs evolve.

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Maitre'D POS Software.

 

Options

  • Integrated Credit/Debit Cards
  • Integrated Gift Cards
  • Integrated Loyalty Program
  • Integrated Web Site ( See Video)
  • Delivery
  • Club billing
  • Scheduling
  • Cooking Scheduling
  • Table Management
  • Sharp wireless hand held units
  • Corporate broadcasting and polling
  • Interface to multiple accounting packages including QuickBooks
  • Hotel interface
  • Bar pour interface
  • Inventory
  • Scale
  • Customized reporting

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management Systems

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management Systems software is designed for a wide range of retail applications. This software provides a potential return on investment for any single lane store with a single location. It is flexible enough to meet the most demanding retail environments with multiple lanes and multiple locations. This wide range of solutions ensures that you will not outgrow your software. When coupled with the Sharp V-9900 this package offers reliable color touch operation and scanning. This software is designed to help reduce labor costs, improve transaction accuracy, speed customer service and improve inventory turns. Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management Systems also provides vendor management and employee management. This provides the tools necessary to control a wide variety of retail business.

In addition customer management, by individual customer, and sales event management offers the opportunity to drive new business in an organized and efficient manner. Each customer can be sold items at different price levels allowing tailored pricing for individual customers. Frequent buyer programs and gift card programs can be implemented to help drive sales.

Sign and label printing affords flexible signage for around the store.

Comprehensive reporting is offered. Because the software is in a SQL data base format reports can be taken at any time and in any date range.

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Microsoft Bussiness Solutions.


Features

  • Credit card integration
  • Gift Card
  • Loyalty
  • Color touch
  • Scanning<
  • Multiple pricing levels
  • XP Pro network/Server 2003 network/SQL database
  • Integration into accounting programs including Quick Books, Great Plains and others
  • Inventory
  • Customer management
  • Vendor management
  • Integrates with web sites
  • Palm hand held for inventory and price changes
  • Layaway

Options

  • Scaleable
  • Home office
  • Multi Store
  • Customized reporting


Additional resources

Sharp SDW

The Sharp Data Wizard offers communications packages with Sharp registers. Currently the program is available with the Sharp models ER-A410, ER-A420, ER-A450T, ER-A520, ER-A530, UP-600, UP-700, ER-A770, ER-A771, UP-810, UP-820, UP-3300, UP-3301, UP-X300, UP-3500. Programming changes can be made at your computer, either on site or from a remote location. Polling reports are done on a demand basis or on a timed schedule.

The software also works in a multiple site environment.

Comprehensive reporting capabilities are available. Reports can called up for the past week, past month, past year or any selected data range.

Information can be exported to either Access or Excel to create customized reports.

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Sharp

Features

  • Polling
  • Scheduled polling
  • Broadcasting price changes
  • Report analysis
  • Auto mail

Options

  • Inventory control
  • Key sheet printing
  • Password Authority
  • Receipt viewer
  • Advanced reporting
  • ASCII import/export

Time Management

The largest variable cost for most retailers is labor cost. Time management software is designed to help minimize those costs while ensuring that proper coverage is attained during peak selling times.

Historical data from your point of sale equipment is integrated into the scheduling module to ensure that staffing decisions are optimized. The time required to create a schedule is also reduced because historical templates are used to start the scheduling process. Adjustments are then made to account for work week changes. Special events or promotions for a particular time frame are also adjusted for in the scheduling process. Customizing is available to meet any scheduling need.

Return on investment on this software may be realized in as little as three or four months when $25,000 a month or more is being spent on labor costs.

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TMx

Features

  • Control labor costs
  • Ensure that staffing is correct for each shift
  • Spend less time scheduling
  • Customize reporting
  • Special event scheduling to ensure proper coverage

We offer customized software solutions using SQL or Access. While most of the software solutions we offer are very comprehensive, for those companies or franchisees that have unique end of day or reporting needs we are able to accommodate their needs.

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