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POS

On drawings, abbr. for “positive.”

POS

(1) See point of sale and packet over SONET.

(2) (Proof Of Stake) See proof of work algorithm.

(3) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak.

(4) (Place Of Service) See healthcare IT.

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IHL's Study, "2002 North American Retail POS Market Study" reviews the shipments and installed base of POS terminals sold into retailers in North America.

LINUX BASED POS TERMINALS INCREASE 80% IN 2001

Although grocery stores and gas stations continue to be popular venues for debit POS users surveyed, other merchant categories are generating interest and activity as more retailers and professionals, such as doctor's offices and high-end retailers, offer debit as a payment option.

First Data Study Re-Confirms Debit as the Fastest Growing Payment Method; Transaction Volume Increases When Choice is Offered

With the Card Access High Security Wireless Bridge, retail organizations ranging from single stores to the Fortune 500 now have a scalable, secure wireless POS solution that eliminates unsecure WLAN risks.

Columbitech and Card Access are First to Deliver a Wireless Bridge Solution to Secure POS Systems for Retailers; Wireless VPN Technology Integrated With Wireless Bridge Adds Security and Connectivity to Any Wired System

Across every segment of the industry, retailers are poised to make technology decisions that will have a major impact on the marketplace, creating a steady stream of opportunity for POS vendors over the next two to three years," Buzek said.

North American Retailers Spend More Than $6.5 Billion on POS Terminals in 2004, Says New IHL Consulting Group Study

While Microsoft operating systems clearly dominate the landscape for POS terminals, estimates in some countries are that more than 80 percent of the operating system and application software running on those systems are pirated copies.

POS Shipments to China Will Surpass Those to Germany in 2005 Says New Research Study from IHL Consulting Group

Our BlueCat Linux POS gives vendors the flexibility of a standards-based, hardened Linux offering that will help lower the costs and risks of in-house or roll-your own Linux OSes," said Bob Morris, vice president of sales and marketing, LynuxWorks.

LynuxWorks Introduces New Linux Point of Sale --POS-- Solution for Worldwide Retail Market; BlueCat Linux POS Enables Retailers to Take Advantage of Open Source Software Benefits

Touch screen technology at the POS is being readily accepted by specialty retailers because it saves 40-60 percent in training cost and time and its unique architecture reduces errors," said Keith Neerman, CEO, InfoTouch.

Moneris Solutions, InfoTouch and Merchant Partners Team to Deliver Integrated Touch Screen POS System

A projection for the growth in IP at the POS to 2007 by market segment

Research and Markets: the Move to IP at the Point of Sale: the Juggernaut Gains Momentum..

We call it our Linux, low-carb POS system," he said with a smile.

Supermarket Chain Goes ``skinny'' with Linux ``low-carb POS'' and ACR Retail Systems; Thin-client Linux POS helps Rouses' Supermarkets reduce TCO, improve ROI

OfficeMax has seen an almost 30% reduction in customer checkout time with the new system, " Bailey continued, "and our handling of product rebates is significantly improved on the new POS platform.

OfficeMax to Install Wincor Nixdorf's BEETLE POS Systems Running Windows XP Embedded

The netOctopus POS Manager can remotely configure the POS equipment with just a few commands.

Netopia Introduces netOctopus POS Manager; netOctopus to Provide Simple High-speed and Secure Deployment and Management Capabilities

manufactures and designs Citizen POS receipt printers used in a variety of industries such as foodservice, retail and banking.

Tech Data U.S. Expands POS/Data Capture Specialized Business Unit

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