pcAmerica has acquired San Diego-based MobiMagic, a software platform that extends POS capabilities onto mobile devices, enabling line busting in quick service restaurants, as well as tableside ordering and payment in table service environments. “pcAmerica’s Restaurant Pro Express™ Mobile is powered by MobiMagic, so it was a natural progression to acquire the company and add […]

In February, the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) added Paydiant, a software-only, cloud-based solution that gives restaurants and retail stores the ability to accept mobile payments and offers using their existing POS infrastructure, to its custom-developed mobile commerce infrastructure. Paydiant’s technology will allow MCX member merchants to leverage existing smartphones, point-of-sale (POS) and payment terminals. MCX […]

According to the New York Times, Americans spend 37 billion hours waiting in line every year. That’s a lot of hours, so it’s natural that all of this lost time elicits annoyed responses: heads shaking, eyes rolling and complaining. Lines can be frustrating for the shopper, diner and employee.

RPE Mobile, powered by MobiMagic, is ideal for a variety of hospitality environments including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, stadiums or any environment where wireless POS capability is needed.

Merchants looking to switch to a mobile POS have several factors to think about, one of the most important ones being the hardware they are going to purchase for their new solution. And while it’s exciting to be hip and have barely-there technology, is it the most practical?

At the start of 2012, point of sale industry executives predicted that companies would be investing heavily in mobile POS technology and business owners would look to convert or replace their current POS with a mobile solution.

With Mobile POS, restaurants will be able to reduce or eliminate a customer’s wait time. Since timely customer service is such an important factor for ensuring repeat business, it is imperative to make sure customers are waiting the shortest amount of possible time.

David Gosman also contributed his time as a panelist on the Technology Vision Panel Discussion. Nearly 400 attendees listened to Gosman and the five other panelists discuss mobility solutions VARs can offer their customer base.