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US payments hardware manufacturer NCR has begun installing
dual-core processors supplied by semiconductor and electronic
processor developer Intel in all its ATMs and recently launched
RealPOS 80XRT POS terminals. NCR explained that benefits of the
Intel processor include enhanced power savings and up to a 40
percent increase in processing speed compared with
previous-generation processors.
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The significance of higher processing speeds cannot be
underestimated, stressed Intel. In a recent study of trends in the
POS market, Intel noted: “One 200-store regional grocer reports
that for every one-second improvement to the checkout process, they
add $475,000 to the bottom line. Some larger national retailers
have estimated the impact at millions of dollars per second.”
Intel added that POS systems would also increasingly serve as a
store operations platform. For example, in addition to traditional
POS functions, NCR’s RealPOS 80XRT provides a platform with the
power to run functions such as customer relationship management,
staff management and inventory applications.
The pending conversion from basic barcodes to the more
sophisticated Global Tracking Identification Numbers (GTIN) system
will also place new demands on POS terminals, said Intel. GTIN
carry greater levels of information such as expiration date, batch
number and manufacturer, and support the ability to perform
additional actions on purchased items.
For example, an item’s GTIN may be scanned to determine if it is
under recall or subject to a discount.
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By GlobalData“The challenge for current POS solutions will be to perform the
required searches within the 500- to 750-millisecond timeframe
recommended from scanning the item to displaying the completed
transaction on the POS system,” explained Intel.
NCR’s RealPOS 80XRT has the ability to implement new GTIN
functionality without increasing checkout times, added Intel.
