Business Systems Experts

3 Reasons to Consider a New Hospitality POS System

2007-04-03T21:31:00.000-06:00

1) Improve customer service
A good POS system reduces the time your wait staff time spends entering orders and processing payment tenders. It also allows reduces mistakes in the kitchen. Customers get their orders quickly and accurately. Today’s POS systems go much further, however. They enable reservations, waiting lists, guest paging, Caller ID, gift card management, frequent diners programs, house accounts, and VIP discounts. Don’t let a great menu be spoiled by an inadequate or overly-complicated POS system.

2) Enhance staff teamwork
Good POS systems are easy-to-use and easy-to-learn. A new employee without prior computer knowledge should be able to learn the basics of your POS system in 15 minutes or less. You can also implement enhanced communications options like server table assignment paging, internal staff email, and wireless handheld ordering systems.

3) Increase Profits
POS systems help you order the right amount of ingredients week after week, reduce kitchen mistakes, turn tables more quickly, eliminate inaccurate time cards and much more. They also allow you to run reports on your business so that you can better predict volume and schedule employees appropriately, see what’s not selling on the menu, and prevent servers from providing complimentary food to their friends.

OnePOS is the "Best of Breed" Restaurant Point of Sale Solution

2007-03-11T21:26:00.000-06:00

OnePOS provides point-of-sale solutions for the fast-casual and full-service restaurant industry. Their rock-solid order entry software, when combined with rugged, industry proven hardware, provides a stable and worry free system in your restaurant. Additionally, their software can simultaneously link your restaurant to affordable and comprehensive enterprise management systems, giving you access to your information anywhere in the world, anytime you need it. When teamed up with Business Systems Expert's technical support, you have a solution that guarantees years of success.
onePOS clients range from simple, single-location, two-terminal systems, to national chains in multiple markets, and to large scale entertainment complexes with multiple bars and over 25 POS terminals. For all of these customers, onePOS delivers the tools needed to quickly and accurately communicate with their kitchens, manage their cash, and make informed business decisions.
onePOS combines over 15 years of real-world hands-on experience with modern graphics and an intuitive touch interface, offering unmatched ease of use, customization and performance that is sure to enhance every aspect of your operation.
* Easy to use for Servers and Managers
* System Redundancy for Peace of Mind
* High Speed Credit Card/Gift Cards/Loyalty
* Detailed Employee Security Clearances
* Pre-Defined Printer Routing
* Reports Print to Screen or Printer
* End-of-Day Reports Email Option
* Simple Database Building
* Easy End-of-Day Procedure
* Server/Manager Accountability
* Multiple-Menu-Item Change Wizard

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) 2.0

2007-02-08T11:11:00.000-06:00

We received and have begun our evaluation of the newest release of RMS, which has been renamed to Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System. The following is the list of the new features:
I) Enhanced inventory management
• Work with an easy-to-use form to create and modify multi-dimensional matrix items, as well as add or remove dimensions from existing items.
• Locate items quickly by searching on the supplier reorder number.
• Upload item costs to headquarters when cost information changes at the store level, ensuring accurate, chain-wide item cost reports based on weighted average.
II) Improved purchasing control
• Add items to purchase orders (POs) on-the-fly using a new dialogue window.
• Manage specialized purchasing requirements by easily exporting POs to Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel for easy customization.
• Help ensure accurate ordering that keeps popular items in stock with the ability to view purchase orders in matrix format.
III) New pricing capabilities
• Use quantity-on-hand filters to change prices only for items in stock within a given department.
• Set percentage or pricing discounts for "Buy X, get Y" and Mix/Match quantity discount scenarios.
• Set up and select "by price" or "by percentage" options.
IV) Address Verification Support (AVS)
• Help ensure optimal credit card discount rates when cards need to be entered by hand—for example, when a card reader is not working or a cardholder's magnetic stripe cannot be read.
V) Enhanced support and maintenance offerings
• With Release 2.0, the Annual Maintenance Program is a bundled purchase for customers licensing Microsoft Dynamics RMS. The program includes major feature releases, enhancements to training offerings, and new online resources.
• The Annual Maintenance Program will now include two technical support calls free of charge.
• In addition to the maintenance program purchased with each license sale, there are two additional levels of support available: Free business-critical support to help meet emergency system needs and pay-as-you-go Flex Support offerings.

New Label Printers from Cognitive

2007-02-02T11:37:00.000-06:00

Cognitive Solutions has released a NEW C-Series bar code printers. We just received the specifications for the printers. We also just received word that Partner Tech is soon releasing a new series of workstations and should be providing us with specifications in the near future. Please check back for updates on products that we sell.

Business Systems Experts Point of Sale Solutions

2007-02-01T13:45:00.000-06:00

Let's talk about the best Point of Sale system available for Retail Stores and Hospitality Establishments. We strive to outperform all of the other POS dealers by providing products that we can install and never have to make a service call to fix. We only sell 1 retail system and 1 hospitality system. Our Retail System is Microsoft Retail Management System, which has proven over and over to be a bullet-proof solution. This system requires minimum training and no service calls after it has been installed. Our Hospitality Point of Sale system is OnePOS, which has been proven on sites with as many as 26 terminals, to be a bullet-proof solution. We only sell systems that have built-in redundancy, security, and are easy for the end-user to learn and use.