The advent of cloud computing gave birth to the possibility
of POS systems to be deployed as Software as a service, which can be accessed
directly from the Internet, using any internet browser. Using the previous
advances in the communication protocols for POS's control of hardware,
cloud-based POS systems are independent from platform and operating system
limitations. Cloud-based POS systems are also created to be compatible with a
wide range of POS hardware and sometimes tablets such as Apple's IPad. Thus
cloud-based POS also helped expand POS systems to mobile devices. Cloud-based
POS systems are different from traditional POS largely because user data,
including sales and inventory, are not stored locally, but in a remote server.
The POS system is also not run locally, so there is no installation required.
The advantages of a cloud-based POS are instant centralization of data
(important especially to chain stores), ability to access data from anywhere
there is internet connection, and lower start-up costs.
Hospitality Industry
In the fast food industry, displays may be at the front
counter, or configured for drive-through or walk-through cashiering and order
taking. Front counter registers take and serve orders at the same terminal,
while drive-through registers allow orders to be taken at one or more
drive-through windows, to be cashiered and served at another. In addition to
registers, drive-through and kitchen displays are used to view orders. Once
orders appear they may be deleted or recalled by the touch interface or by bump
bars. Drive-through systems are often enhanced by the use of drive-through
wireless (or headset) intercoms. The efficiency of such systems has decreased
service times and increased efficiency of orders.
Another innovation in technology for the restaurant industry
is Wireless POS or Tablets. Many restaurants with high volume use wireless
handheld POS to collect orders which are sent to a server. The server sends
required information to the kitchen in real time.
Features:
- Supports keyboard based and touch based operations
- Replicates floor plan layout on screen
- Home delivery operations with customer base
- Supports take away and over the counter sale operation
- Open tab orders for lounge bar operation
- Remote KOT printing to multiple kitchens and bar
- Supports item toppings and modifier
- Enter instructions to chef when ordering
- Multiple rates per item for AC / non AC section / delivery
- Item wised and bill level discounting
- Multiple settlement modes
- Bill Splitting supported
- User definable tax and service charges
- More than 40 detailed sales analysis reports
- Each feature / option / report within MHungry POS can be secured for access
- Fully audited complimentary and discounted sale