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revenue. Sources of ad revenue can be national or local. Retailers can display store specials, current events like wine tastings or advertise local businesses. The system can be used to educate customers about new products. Later this year, CMDS will have a smart phone app for use by the retailer's customers. For more information call 410-745-8137 or email jgreaves@choicemaster.com. COFFEE SHOP MANAGER Designed specifically for managing coffee shops, Coffee Shop Manager offers several versions of POS systems. Tablet-based systems are also available. Average prices start at around $3,500. For more information, visit www.coffeeshopmanager.com. DSMART DSmart Technologies offers retailers a free point-of-sale system, in order to buy advertising space from them on that system. On the cashier side, the DSmart Register is a fully functioning POS system. A second monitor, facing the customer, allows the customer to see the transaction being rung and also to see ads, matched to what the customer is purchasing. If a customer likes an ad, he or she can click on the screen and the promotion being offered will print at the bottom of the sales receipt or even buy the product right there at the check-out. All of the store's data is kept in the in-store system and is also backed-up on DSmart's servers. The free offer includes one register with the software; hardware for additional registers costs $2,000. DSmart can also be used by multistore operations. For more information, visit dsmartinc.com or call 877.601.9192. FIRST DATA First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, serves more than 6.2 million merchant locations worldwide. It offers a range of point-of-sale terminals as well as complete point-of-sale systems, including its Payment Essentials™ Solution, which bundles comprehensive payment services, state-of-the-art hardware and 24/7 customer service into one easy-to-manage bundle. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com. HARBORTOUCH Harbortouch offers both a touchscreen pointof-sale system to retailers and also provides merchant services such as credit/debit and gift-card processing. The POS system and all technical support is provided to retailers free of charge: Harbortouch's only cost to retailers is a merchant processing fee collected during credit card transactions. For more information, visit www.harbortouch.com or call 800. 201.0461. INNOVATIVE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS (ICS) ICS has provided solutions specifically for beverage alcohol retailers for more than 30 years and has systems installed throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean. The company's VISION system, a scalable application for stores ranging from a single register to multiple locations, can run on Windows XP and 7, LINUX, and MAC/OS. The POS module within VISION is designed to provide full register capability, including price look-ups, discounts, customerspecial pricing (and history), periodic sales, and frequent-buyer or award points tracking. Tasting notes and coupons can also be generated from the register. Complete PCI-compliant credit and debit card processing permits the customer to swipe their own card, enter their PIN, and sign electronically. The Vision POS can be operated on a standard PC or a touch-screen system. A 2-D scanner can identify under-age purchasers and add customers to a store's mailing/special pricing list. The back-office module provides inventory control, extensive reporting, sales analysis, purchase history, FIFO inventory level tracking, and physical inventory. Cashier accountability features allow a retailer to track all transactions down to the keystroke, both on the POS and in the back office. VISION is turnkey and includes hardware, installation, and training at the store location. Complete systems start at less than $6,000, including hardware which can 42 • Beverage Dynamics • www.beveragedynamics.com • September/October 2013 also be purchased separately. Call 732.223.0909 or visit www.winepos.com. LIGHTSPEED RETAIL Lightspeed Retail is a Mac-based POS system for small to medium retailers. The system can be outfitted to use iPads and iPod Touches as registers. The company offers an open application program interface (API) to allow end-users to build their own custom add-ons to the system. For more information, call 866.932.1801 or visit www.lightspeedretail.com. MICROSOFT DYNAMICS Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail is a global, end-to-end solution for retailers that offers multichannel management, store operations, merchandising, and enterprise resource planning capabilities. Unlike retail software built to solve the problems of the past, Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail delivers role-tailored, omni-channel scenarios seamlessly through a modern, unified technology offering. To learn more about the solution and see real product demos, visit www.microsoft.com/dynamics/ax/retail. You can also follow the product on Twitter (http://twitter.com/msretail) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftforRetail). mPOWER BEVERAGE SOFTWARE mPower Beverage is designed specifically for beverage-alcohol retailers. The Windows-based system can be used for single or multi-store operations and offers integrated credit cards, remote access, touchscreen capability, e-commerce integration, and PCI compliance. Also, mPower Beverage can be installed on Windows 7 tablets for functionality such as inventory adjustments, ordering/receiving, or line busting. For states that require it, a wholesale module is also available for tracking back office orders and providing the needed reports to the state. The software costs $2,000 plus $1,500 for each additional register after the first. For more information, call 877.396.0141 or visit mpowerbeverage.com.