Leaf Wireless and Sebros Telecomms have partnered in a R165 million black empowerment deal to provide prepaid electricity and airtime e-vouchers via handheld point-of-sale devices.
Spar UK has invested lb6.5 million in a new DigiPoS IT retailing solution.
Barclays Private Equity has backed a lb35 million management buyout (MBO) of PC-PoS.
The local subsidiary of the DigiPoS Systems Group has sold 10 000 systems within five years of doing business, the company says.
The Edcon Group has implemented the Key Performance Technologies (KPT) QAssessment contact centre assessment module.
Modern point-of-sale (POS) systems are becoming more practical and robust in design, says Paul Jules, MD of DigiPoS Systems.
The Grintek Telecom Hypercom Ice terminals can handle the multi-application requirements of merchants, the company says.
EDS is deploying a centralised network-based infrastructure at the General Motors Saturn retail outlets in the US.
Affinity Logic has rolled out an electronic trading system developed by Vector Logistics for Shoprite Checkers.
Companies in the retail sector are concentrating on selective collaboration projects with key partners, according to a recent Affinity Logic survey.
SCS Distribution has announced the launch of the Xprotect Transact surveillance product designed for retailers and banks.
Mitel Networks has been awarded an Internet protocol communications contract by CompUSA, a US computer retailer.
Integr8 IT has been contracted to maintain Trade Factor`s IT infrastructure.