White Papers & Case Studies

  1. Are You Ready For The Hybrid Business Model? 5/18/2017

    For many Unified Communications providers and IT VARs, having a mix of recurring revenue services and traditional hardware and software sales is the key to sustainability and increased profitability.

  2. Solutions Provider Looks To Future With New Cutting-Edge POS Solutions 5/5/2017

    As a second-generation POS dealer, Delaware Valley Registers, Inc. (DVR) has had to make many adjustments to its business over the years to remain relevant. With the rapid pace of technological change in the retail and restaurant markets, resellers need a strategy to stay ahead of trends and provide their customers with the most powerful, secure, and cutting-edge solutions. For solutions providers who don’t, the result is typically them going out of business.

  3. Contactless Payments Become A Reality For Reading Buses 3/30/2017

    The electronic payments ecosystem can be overwhelming for outsiders to navigate as they try to achieve the various certifications necessary to process transactions. For software developers and their customers, getting mired in the certification process can lead to frustration and wasted time and money when all they really want to do is address the needs of their customers. Thankfully, a solution is only one call away. Consider the difficult path Reading Buses took as it sought to implement contactless payments in its vehicles.

  4. How London Harness Keeps Customers Happier With 4-Second Chip Cards 3/23/2017

    Wellesley’s London Harness has been a town institution since 1951. The company specializes in leather goods, particularly luxury bags and luggage, and they also offer a wide array of other gifts and services including engraving and monogramming for customers and corporations.

  5. Merchant Services Provider Alaska Financial Goes All-In On POS 3/20/2017

    Today, selling merchant services without any sort of value-add is a recipe for disaster. Those in this business suffer from shrinking margins and high attrition rates when competing on price alone. Some ISOs and agents, however, have adjusted their business model to address these trends.

  6. Dig Into Selling POS To Garden Centers 3/16/2017

    Dale Pinney of Olaf Solutions Inc. — celebrating over 30 years in the garden industry, helping small business owners with their store's needs — took time to dive deep into how and why servicing garden centers can prove fruitful. Read on to learn why a POS system is crucial for garden centers, how stores can improive their ROI, and much more.

  7. New Three-Restaurant Complex With Kitchen Powered By Bematech 3/16/2017

    Evanston is a city located just north of Chicago Illinois, home to Northwestern University and is the world’s headquarters of Rotary International.  Catering to Evanston’s diverse population is a new three-restaurant complex housing two familiar Evanston restaurants; LuLus and Taco Diablo and something new, Five and Dime.

  8. Star Micronics And LOCFOOD Equip Mexico City Cuisine To Operate At Home & On The Road 2/13/2017

    Mexico City Cuisine, located in Vista, California, offers full catering services for everything from formal dinner parties and corporate events to casual gatherings and weddings — in addition to having multiple food truck locations. Mexico City Cuisine recently made the switch to Star Micronics’ mPOP™ all-in-one cash drawer and printer peripheral POS system paired with LOCFOOD’s CRAVE Vend mPOS software.

  9. Desi Burrito Teams Up With Star Micronics And Nirvana XP To Deliver All Natural Indian Food ASAP 2/13/2017

    Desi Burrito is the first Indian drive-through restaurant, providing fresh and flavorful fast-food with many healthy options for people who want to grab a quick, but healthy bite. As a brand new concept, Desi Burrito was looking for a POS system that they could get up and running quickly and would coincide with their innovative business idea. Star Micronics’ mPOP™, combination receipt printer and cash drawer with NirvanaXP’s POS system was the perfect fit to get Desi Burrito up and running in record time.

  10. Sunshine Daydream Offers Groovy Digital Receipt Solution To Customers 1/24/2017

    Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop is a psychedelic shopping boutique, located in St. Louis, Missouri. Sunshine Daydream offers an array of merchandise from clothes, to home décor, to smoking accessories, and more. Already a user of Star Micronics TSP100 LAN printers, Sunshine Daydream has decided to implement Star’s AllReceipts™ digital receipt app in all four locations, allowing customers to store and manage their receipts digitally on their smart phones.