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        All-in-one retail POS solution                          provides merchants with a suite of business management
                                                                solutions."
        Hirshberg acknowledged that choosing a retail POS system   The simple sign-up process makes it easy for merchants
        can be a complicated process most merchants do not take   to enrolling in Harbortouch Checkout, where they will
        lightly. That's why Harbortouch designed Harbortouch    find no upfront costs for hardware and software, free
        Checkout to be a reliable, affordable software solution for   programming assistance and free  onsite  installation,
        most retail business types, he said.                    Hirshberg noted. These benefits, combined with
                                                                continuous 24/7 service and support, makes it easy for
        "Harbortouch has been in the POS business for many      merchants of all types to upgrade their retail POS systems,
        years,  so  merchants  can  expect  to  find  the  features  and   he added.
        functions they need to run a successful retail shop,"
        Hirshberg said. "The system is competitively priced and


                       Cloud-based app prints receipts


                                     from mobile devices




                                                                requests from mobile devices to PassPRNT-enabled Star
                                                                printers, company representatives stated. They noted "one-
                                                                tap" request capability is a unique, time-saving advantage.

                                                                Star Micronics' expanded library of SDKs enables
                                                                software developers to incorporate Star's receipt printing
                                                                functionality into Android, iOS, iPad and iPhone devices.
                                                                Additional web-based printing options include remote
                                                                cloud printing, wireless cash drawer support, proximity-
                     Company: Star Micronics                    based printing and secure cash management.
                     Product: PassPRNT                          Next-gen receipt functionality
                     Website: www.starmicronics.com             The Star Micronics Cloud platform is designed to improve
                     Contact: sales@starmicronics.com           performance across the company's extended product
                                                                family of legacy solutions and new devices. In addition
                                                                to adding value to receipts, the cloud-based services also
                                                                transform  simple  receipts  into  interactive  methods  of
                 tar Micronics, a provider of fixed and mobile   communication, providing merchants with new ways to
                 POS  solutions  has  updated the  PassPRNT     connect and engage with customers, the company added.
                 app, a print relay application designed to con-
        S nect iOS and Android devices to Star printers.        Digital receipts have a tendency to outlast paper receipts
        PassPRNT Version 2.20, with PassPRNT URL and mobile     because  they  can  be  easily  integrated  into  accounting
        app, enable users to send print data from their devices to   programs and digital records, which can expand the
        Star Micronics Bluetooth-enabled printers.
                                                                longevity and usage of a typical receipt. Instead of a
                                                                static record of a transaction that lasts for a limited time,
        PassPRNT supports a range of Star Micronics' fixed and   a digital receipt has the potential to become an ongoing
        mobile, label and kitchen printers, including the SM-L200,   conversation between customers and retailers, Star
        SM-S230i, SM-T300i, SM-T400i, TSP650IIBTi, TSP700II     Micronics noted.
        BTi Label, TSP800II BTi, and mPOP. The app is simple to
        integrate; its proprietary scheme-based printing method   Following are examples of cloud-based technologies that
        supports FileMaker Go, native and web-based applications,   Star Micronics has deployed at select retailers to make
        the company stated.
                                                                receipts more dynamic and interactive:
        Complementary technologies, SDKs
                                                                   •  AllReceipts: This digital receipt application enables
        The Star Micronics PassPRNT application, available at         customers to manage receipts digitally, while
        Google Play and Apple iTunes stores, automatically toggles    retailers receive instant feedback on customer
        between host and PassPRNT apps, supporting "one-tap"          satisfaction.


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