Panasonic boosts security in retail tech

Panasonic is showcasing its retail solution, which integrates point-of-sale technology with security and video analytics, at the Food Marketing Institute Show at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, this week, writes Market Watch.

This solution, which will enhance food marketing productivity and security, will include POS terminals, high resolution network cameras, and displays from Panasonic. This in addition to Quadrox WebCCTV network video recording technology and Aloha Data Systems' POS software.

It will also allow store owners and managers to use the POS application to search and retrieve key loss prevention metrics and easily access video recordings from transactions of interest delivered directly to the POS application.

Action Systems (ASI) says its Write-On Handheld software is now available for use on Apple's iPod touch, says QSR Magazine.

First released in 2001, the Write-On Handheld allows servers to take orders and process payments tableside. The Write-On Handheld is available to hospitality establishments using v17 of the Restaurant Manager POS System.

ASI also released its mobile management application, RM Monitor. The service allows owners and managers to gain real-time visibility into virtually all key operational and management data via mobile devices, including an iPhone or BlackBerry, at any time from anywhere.

Myer is edging closer to the end of its 'turnaround phase' with a new POS system set to go live next month, according to Rag Trader.

The national department store implemented its 50 month turnaround plan in mid-2006 with the aim of improving multiple arms of its business.

POS is among the last aspects of the business to undergo an overhaul, with Myer set to debut its new $100 million system in Myer Eastland in June. The company plans to have the new POS system rolled out across all stores by the end of 2010.