[Hidden-tech] Looking for POS software for retail business.

[Michael Eger]

Chris,

You know I am too no fan of Quickbooks, I am not even sure if the
current versions come with a real database yet.

The most important factor in picking a POS package is how many registers the
client wants. When your dealing with less then 15 I go off the shelf. As
long as that off the shelf product links up to a real database It will serve
their needs.

I just checked MS web site and it looks like Microsoft Accounting has been
relplaced with Microsoft Dynamics - Point of Sale
www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/products/retail-software/point-of-sale/default.aspx#overview



-Michael Eger

michael.eger at michaelegerconsulting.com
(413) 455-0797/(860) 995-0797

I think generalized accounting solutions are usually not right for
> specific POS applications.
> ....
> I think POS software is something that branches into many
> specializations and feeds back to the accounting software. If accounting
> software provided an API for POS, that would be something different.
> Then programmers or VARs could produce special modules for different POS
> applications that would feed back into that accounting software more
> easily. I wonder if anyone has done that? Seems it would be a way for
> some accounting software vendor to get a competitive edge in the POS arena.
>
> To provide a proper recommendation would require more information about
> the type of store and specific needs. Then, I have to confess that I am
> now out of touch with this stuff, so I would have to start googling and
> then I'm not necessarily going to be able to judge what I'm looking at.
> First page of a google for "pos software" turns up this --
> http://www.possoftwareguide.com/. I don't like the hard sell (he has a
> book he wants you to buy), but it does make the point that there is a
> plethora of specialized POS software out there, and it is not easy to
> search through it and select what is appropriate for your own situation.
> Nevertheless, it is important to make a good decision. Hmm, google "pos
> software bookstore" and the page fills up with choices, including a
> specialized one for Christian bookstores. I'm wandering here, but you
> get the point.
>
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