ISISPOS Appoints SMB Consultants as Australian Distributor of Hospitality Software for Apple iPad POS for Restaurants

ISISPOS, the Apple based restaurant cloud-based point of sale (POS) company, selects SMB Consultants, an Australian based company, as its distributor for its Apple iPad restaurant software. SMB Consultants will launch ISISPOS software on July 19th at the Bondi Apple Store in Sydney.

Markham, ON (PRWEB) July 15, 2011

ISISPOS, developers of the first totally Apple, totally wireless iPad POS system for restaurants, has appointed SMB Consultants as its Australian distributor. SMB Consultants will officially launch ISISPOS on Tuesday, July 19th at the ‘Technology in Hospitality’ event hosted by the Bondi Junction Apple Store in Sydney.

According to Paul Perri, the executive vice president of ISISPOS, "We are pleased to welcome SMB Consultants as our distributor for Australia. SMB has a proven track record of delivering comprehensive business productivity solutions, including full implementation, training and support."

SMB’s commitment to the hospitality marketplace will allow ISISPOS to emerge as a cutting edge, game-changing solution, fostering a paradigm shift in how the Australian restaurant operators utilize their POS systems.

Also appearing at this technology in hospitality event are industry experts from the Merivale Group, the proprietor of renowned pubs, clubs, and bars in Sydney, as well as the renowned chef Alessandro Pavoni of Ormeggio at the Spit. Each of these connoisseurs will discuss how Apple technology improves customer service in the restaurant business. 

SMB Consultants will also share a cloud-based HR management platform by Deputy.com.    

"ISISPOS is shifting the focus of traditional POS from that of primarily enhancing controls, to a new marketing driven focus, allowing restaurateurs to get to know their customers in a whole new way by interacting with their customers through the iPad and in doing so, improving guest service, satisfaction and loyalty.

With the growth of iPad POS solutions coming on the market, it was important to SMB Consultants to not only find the best restaurant POS software but also to partner with a company with a commitment to the Australian restaurant POS marketplace.

ISISPOS has already demonstrated this commitment to the Australian market by developing specific refinements such as GST tax inclusion and rounding to make their software suitable for immediate deployment in our market” said Atizado

For more information on restaurant software by ISISPOS, visit http://www.smbconsultants.com.au.

About ISISPOS:

ISISPOS is a revolutionary hospitality point of sale system that combines Apple innovation with powerful business logic; it offers fully featured and easy to use solutions designed for the restaurant industry. ISISPOS provides an anywhere, anyplace web-based interface that produces clear reports and analytics of single or multi-store operations, saving companies time and giving them absolute control over their business operations.

About SMB Consultants:

The team at SMB Consultants are market leaders in Mac based Point of Sale systems. They provide integrated software solutions to address the critical business requirements of the hospitality industry. They support their customers Australia wide with a professionally trained support team. The company offers these support services, with the essential ISISPOS web hosting, in an all inclusive, affordable monthly subscription. 

SMB Consultants specialise in productivity solutions for the Small to Medium Business market in Australia. Being Certified Experts in all of their business applications, SMB Consultants offer complete implementation, training and support services. They build long term relationships to enhance these business applications and ensure the business always achieves their goals.

Contact: 
Jeffrey Atizado 
info@smbconsultants.com.au

Xsilva Systems rebrands as LightSpeed, opens its API for custom app development, adds powerful eCommerce connector

Mac OS X Lion-ready, LightSpeed version 3.5 to drive creative POS customization while supporting new online retail options

MONTREAL, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - A new open API that will drive the development of creative custom Point of Sale applications and a powerful eCommerce connector that supports the market-leading Magento platform, are the major new features of LightSpeed version 3.5 released today by Xsilva Systems. The company also announced it is rebranding as LightSpeed to capitalize on the worldwide reseller network, extensive user base and broad brand-name recognition it has established for its acclaimed retail technology since launching in 2005. Additionally, version 3.5 updates LightSpeed Mobile and is ready for the new Mac operating system, Lion.

The opening of the API makes LightSpeed a dynamic POS platform that caters to the store owner, developer or IT manager looking to build custom add-ons to the platform, while still remaining an easy-to-use, well-priced and richly functional out-of-the-box system that is attractive to small- to medium-sized retailers.

"With our new API and our powerful new eCommerce connector, LightSpeed is now open for business in a whole new way," said Dax Dasilva, CEO and founder of LightSpeed. "The new API means that LightSpeed is now a highly-customizable option for innovative retailers who can truly make the platform their own as they grow their businesses. Meanwhile, our eCommerce connector opens up even more choice for retailers looking to grow online."

Using the LightSpeed API, developers can build custom applications such as external loyalty programs, third party eCommerce plug-ins, sales dashboards and integration with back-end ERP systems. Based on web services, the LightSpeed API exploits the power of LightSpeed Server and offers developers access to the same framework used by the POS screen and LightSpeed Mobile, the company's award-winning mobile POS system.

To support the developer community, LightSpeed is introducing the LightSpeed Developer Exchange, a membership program that enables developers to register and license their apps, communicate with fellow developers and receive tech support from the company's development team. Membership in the LightSpeed Developer Exchange will cost $499USD annually.

LightSpeed eCommerce introduces new web store choices

Also new in version 3.5 is LightSpeed eCommerce, a powerful new eCommerce package that uploads products and images to the online store of the retailer's choice and downloads orders back into LightSpeed, offering an online retailing system that is fully integrated with existing invoicing and fulfillment workflows. LightSpeed eCommerce is priced at $899USD and supports both LightSpeed Web Store, the platform's turnkey online shopping cart that features easy setup and polished design, and the widely-adopted, highly customizable Magento platform that's scalable for high-volume transactions with a powerful feature set and more than 3,500 add-ons. Support, hosting and SSL certificates for both Web Store and Magento are also available.

LightSpeed 3.5 also sees the release of LightSpeed Web Store 2.1 with several new features, including promotional codes, tier-based shipping and advanced search. Web Store is now an open-source project, allowing retailers and developers to contribute to the evolution of the product and create more complex customizations.

LightSpeed now PCI compliant and Mac OS X Lion-ready

In April 2011, the PCI Standards Council deemed LightSpeed version 3.3 to be PA-DSS Certified, the retail industry's highest standards for data security and fraud protection. This certification enables retailers using the LightSpeed platform to assure their customers that their credit card data is protected and also helps protect the retailers' business from costly and reputation-damaging security breaches. To help support its users in meeting PCI DSS requirements, the company has made available for download the LightSpeed PCI Implementation Guide at www.lightspeedretail.com/pci. Subsequent versions of LightSpeed will be re-certified after public release.

Additionally, LightSpeed 3.5 updates LightSpeed Mobile with new transaction editing features and is compatible with Apple's highly anticipated Mac OS X Lion operating system to be released later this month.

About LightSpeed
LightSpeed makes a comprehensive suite of retail tools that are tailored to the Mac platform and intended to help individual retailers and small- to medium-sized retail chains grow and manage their businesses more effectively. LightSpeed makes managing a retail business as easy as click, drag and drop, and features a powerful front-counter Point of Sale solution. It also features extensive quoting, ordering and invoicing capabilities, label and barcode printing, reporting, inventory management, customer profiling and tracking, credit-card processing, gift cards and multi-store functionality. Add-on module LightSpeed eCommerce allows retailers to sell their inventory online with a LightSpeed Web Store or Magento solution that is tightly integrated with their in-store database. LightSpeed Mobile offers retailers the ability to eliminate impersonal cash register line-ups and instead complete transactions on the retail floor using the same hardware as Apple does in its own retail stores. This mobile Point of Sale system represents the very latest in retail technology, without the high cost of custom application development that big box stores are paying to achieve the same functionality.

For more information on LightSpeed, please visit www.lightspeedretail.com.

Xsilva and LightSpeed are registered trademarks of Xsilva Inc. Trade names of other companies used in this announcement are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of appropriate companies.

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