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new commerce station, NCR and Samsung are providing
retailers with a technology solution that can simplify
employee management of transactions and improve
customer shopping experiences, while ensuring processes
remain in smooth operation."

Mark Bunney, Director of Go-to-Market Strategy at
Ingenico Group, said the RP457c card reader's compact
Company: NCR Corp. design works well with integrated POS systems,
Product: NCR Silver Quantum smartphones and tablets. "Because the card reader can
Website: www.ncrsilver.com be paired with a smartphone or tablet through Bluetooth
Contact: info@ncrsilver.com or a headphone jack, it can help merchants be agile in
accepting payments," he added. "The RP457c supports
Android-based, all-in-one magstripe, EMV and contactless transactions, making it
easy to accept customers' preferred payment methods."
Enhanced security
business management solution Bunney further noted Ingenico's EMV-compliant

technology enables partners and end-users to enhance
CR Corp. added NCR Silver Quantum to its NCR Silver Quantum security while reducing a
line of NCR Silver commerce solutions. The merchant's PCI scope. "The mPOS EMV SDK leverages a
all-in-one, Android-based system combines a semi-integrated software architecture, insuring that the
N POS tablet by Samsung Electronics America, payment information is not shared with the rest of the POS
payment card reader by Ingenico Group and NCR Silver application," he said. "This removes the POS solution from
Android app into an all-in-one transaction processing and PCI scope, making audits much easier for the merchant."
back-office operations system.
Samsung's KNOX suite of products and defense-grade
The NCR Silver product line ranges from entry-level operating system brings additional security layers to NCR
service models to full-scale integrated hardware and Silver, noted John M. Gibson, Senior Manager of Mobile B2B,
software systems. The products are designed to be Business Development and Retail at Samsung Electronics
flexible, scalable and adaptable to individual merchant America. "Samsung KNOX, combined with Mobile Device
requirements, NCR representatives stated. Chris Poelma, Manager Plus, provides secure, flexible mobile device
President and General Manager at NCR Silver, said the management capabilities without compromising on data
NCR Silver commerce station can support each phase of a security," he stated.
merchant's business lifecycle.
Standalone or integrated
"The [NCR Silver Quantum] commerce station is durable,
payment processor agnostic and provides chip and mobile Micro merchants and enterprise-scale businesses with
wallet functionality," Poelma stated. "It, along with the multiple locations can implement NCR Silver Quantum
entire NCR Silver solution set, offers everything businesses or the NCR Silver Android POS app as a standalone
need to operate efficiently – today, and ahead." solution, using a single log-in to manage the system.
Silver Concierge services, provided with all NCR Silver
Three brands, one footprint Quantum subscriptions, include a preloaded Android app,
24/7 live customer support, continuous software updates
The company stated that NCR Silver Quantum users and integrated loyalty, email marketing and inventory
can process payments, manage back-office operations management features, according to NCR representatives.
and access real-time analytics and reporting within
the all-inclusive commerce station. They can remotely Advanced integration options for NCR Silver Quantum
program the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy A tablet using provide a range of cloud-based subscription services and
Samsung KNOX Configure, a cloud-based service and hardware peripheral options. For example, the NCR Silver
IT administration tool. They can accept mobile wallets, Console and NCR Silver Commerce packages provide
loyalty programs and major payment card schemes using additional value-added capabilities such as advanced
Ingenico Group's NFC-enabled RP457c mobile card reader. reporting and employee and inventory management.
NCR Silver Quantum is also compatible with QuickBooks
Ted Brodheim, Vice President of Vertical Business at Online, Paychex, Ecwid, Xero and numerous third-party
Samsung Electronics America, said NCR Silver Quantum loyalty programs. And the NCR Silver Pro Restaurant
is ideally positioned for fast-paced retail environments. Edition Android POS app is on the company's near-term
"The retail industry is undergoing a rapid digital product roadmap, NCR representatives said.
transformation, and the point-of-sale process is one of
the most critical areas to address," he said. "With this

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