POS Lite - Is Good Enough For a Farmers Market, Good Enough For You?

Over the past year several different inexpensive and mobile systems have cropped up in the point of sale arena. The title “point of sale” has been given, which is technically an accurate statement but may conjure the wrong meaning in a retailer’s mind. Point of Sale is defined as referring  to a “POS terminal or more generally to the hardware and software used for checkouts, the equivalent of an electronic cash register.” Technically Square,...

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New 2D Barcode Imagers & Wireless Scanners at IDAutomation

by Nate SchubertEarlier in the month, we announced the availability of some new linear barcode scanners we feel our customers will benefit from. This week, we are going to focus on some of the most recent corded and wireless barcode imagers on the market today. Following are some of the recent 2D Barcode Imagers and Wireless Scanners available from IDAutomation.Wireless Scanners & 2D Barcode ImagersWireless scanners are generally a high-demand item because their ability to communicate wirelessly with a base connected to a computer can offer...

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Hate Your Job? Yeah, I can tell.

I recently visited an affiliate of ours and I was struck by how solid their customer service and care factor was. Their business is consistently very busy and expanding. Every single member of their team understands and is able to help a customer with any of their needs, they are seem geniunely happy to be there. A day or so later, I called Expedia to book some travel and again - helpful, friendly and he seemed happy to be thereand helping me! I...

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Meet Andrew, the Mind Behind Brandspank

We were excited to get a more in depth view into the mind of full-service retail marketing guru, Andrew Sharpe. Founder and Senior Brand Strategist for Brandspank located out of Vancouver (Canada). www.brandspank.net Twitter: @BRANDSPANKshop  Are there any retail trends that you find to be of particular interest? Shopper marketing and in particular, user experience for in-store. "Shopper marketing" further defined: Shopper marketing is brand...

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Gateway Monitoring in SAP

This article answers the following queries :ü  What is SAP Gateway ?ü  How to monitor SAP Gateway ?ü  What is the transaction code to monitor SAP Gateway ?ü  How to monitor SAP Gateway from the OS  level ?ü  What are the different processes of a SAP Gateway?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gateway is a service which enables SAP systems and external programs to communicate...

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How to use Microvision ROV Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

Dealing with a Microvision ROV barcode scanner can be quite tricky. Of course, the device is scanning bar-codes immediately. But the data is sent in a special format and requires a confirmation by the receiver. That's the reason for this blog entry.By default the ROV scanner (in our case a MS2200-BT) buffers all scanned bar codes internally. The receiver (e.g. your PC or smartphone) is required to confirm each received bar code to delete it from...

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TSC joined BlueStar Technology Summit in Frankfurt

TSC joined and sponsored the BlueStar Technology Summit in Frankfurt on April 19th. The main competitors met there and listened to the presentations, checked the latest portfolios and discussed with guests and company representatives of the ID bran...

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Associate member feature: Mary Gillogly of The Retail Life

Meet Mary Gillogly, North Carolina based Social Media Strategist and Community Manager for The Retail Life. We are happy to feature Retail Professional Associate member Mary from The Retail Life and to learn about her experience in and love for retail (she had me at a pup named "Gucci"). Mary’s favorite color:  GrayMary’s favorite meal: Toss up, Indian or Thai CurryMary's personal design style: Mary describes her style as...

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How to publish logon page message in SAP ?

 This article answers the following queries :How to publish logon page message in SAP ?How to customize SAP logon page ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sometimes it is required to publish some informational message at the logon page ofthe SAP (eg: To inform end users about the system details like SID, system refresh date, system availability, Basis support window, clients...

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How to update SAP Splash screen?

This article answers the following queries :ü  How to update SAP Splash screen?ü  How to personalize SAP system via splash screen?ü  What is SAP Splash screen in SAP ?ü  What is the Tcode used to maintain SAP splash screen ?ü  Why is it required to change SAP splash screen ?ü  How to upload a .gif file in SAP to update Splash screen ?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAP...

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How to check table size in SAP?

This article answers the following queriesü  How to check table size in SAP?ü  How to check view size in SAP?ü  How to find out number of rows in a table in SAP?ü  How to view indexes on a table in SAP?ü  How to view index statistics of a table in SAP?ü  How to find out on what columns indexes are built on a SAP table?ü  How to find out on which date index statistics are last run for a SAP table?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please...

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