Product: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Company: VeriFone

The current, gradual move from dial-up-based POS systems to the Internet-Protocol (IP)-based POS has created a new range of opportunity for monitoring, repairing and expanding a merchant's POS system. These and other POS management functions can be accomplished remotely from one central, back-end location.

This is possible for either a POS system that is contained within one single store or for one system used throughout a large regional division of a major national chain.

This remote management is made possible by a computer communication tool called Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

It is used by IT personnel to watch and track network availability, performance and errors, and then remotely solve the problem.

VeriFone is the first POS solutions provider to bring this communication standard into the POS world.

Using SNMP to remotely manage the POS not only helps in monitoring and fixing a retail POS network, but it can also be used by acquirers to manage their merchant portfolio.

Preventative diagnostic tests can be performed without field visits and transaction data can be monitored in real time.

Currently VeriFone is making SNMP available on its V^x mobile and countertop payment solutions. As of now there is one international customer that has ordered SNMP-equipped systems for a test rollout.

By spring 2006 SNMP-equipped POS solutions will be available worldwide on the V^x systems from VeriFone.

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