VAR White Papers

  1. Thin-bility Solutions Draw Attention At EuroCIS 4/1/2015

    This year’s attendance at EuroCIS broke previous records by attracting nearly 9,000 visitors from more than 60 countries. APG Cash Drawer was among the 318 exhibitors at the show, where we had the opportunity to demo products designed specifically for the European market and promote the Thin-bility concept.

  2. Business Opportunities In Emerging Technologies: 5G 4/2/2020

    Each year, the members of CompTIA’s Emerging Technology Community produce a Top 10 Emerging Technologies list that reflects what key players in the industry see as the new technologies that are poised to be the most impactful to their businesses. In 2019, 5G ranked No. 3, moving up from its fifth position in 2018.

  3. Membership Has Its Privileges 1/3/2017

    Lynn Souza, President and CEO of Connect Computer, has been an ASCII member for six years. Ask her why and she’ll tell you it’s because ASCII is a caring group that wants to help the industry. Furthermore, ASCII members helping each other ultimately results in individuals learning to help themselves. How is this possible? Souza answered this question and more when she took time to speak with me at the ASCII Success Summit held in October in Providence, RI.

  4. Navigating The Waters Of Hardware Acquisition: Purchase vs. As-A-Service 7/23/2015

    Once cognizant of hardware’s total cost of ownership, your clients are better equipped to make the decision between a CapEx purchase or subscribing to a solution provided as-a-Service.

  5. Fighting Counterfeit Bills In Retail This Holiday Season 12/6/2016

    Retailers know this cold fact: Receive a counterfeiter bill, and you’re often stuck with it. Counterfeit bills cannot be exchanged for real currency, and trying to pass one off to someone else is illegal.

  6. Addressing Security And Connectivity With Cash Drawer Configuration Options 9/26/2014

    As a new, lighter point of sale (POS) approach emerges, POS solutions no longer require PCs to operate. Depending on a system’s configuration, the new POS model can leverage thin clients such as tablets, handhelds, and IP-enabled cash drawers to bring flexibility and convenience to in-store transactions.

  7. How Secure Is Your Mobile POS? 9/2/2015

    One of the most common questions regarding the use of tablets and smartphones in mobile POS systems is, “How secure are they?” The answer depends on the installation.

  8. How To Link Cash Drawer And Connectivity Options To Business Goals 1/21/2014

    Now that point of sale (POS) solutions no longer have to depend on PCs to operate, businesses have a wide range of options to set up their systems. Retailers, restaurateurs and hospitality operators can take advantage of standalone IP- enabled components to choose whatever configuration best suits their business objectives and customer needs.

  9. Consumers Still Want To Make Purchases With Cash 11/6/2017

    Cash is still one of Americans’ favorite methods of payment for purchases. While it scored behind debit cards in the September 2017 Cardtronics Health of Cash study, cash remains the most commonly used form of payment, with 91% of respondents saying they had used cash in person-to-person payments in the last six months. That’s an uptick from 89% a year earlier.

  10. New POS Security Requirements Affect Industry Partners 3/11/2016

    Retail businesses are constantly under attack by cybercriminals trying to steal payment card data – and in some cases, retailers are making it easier for hackers to succeed. In fact, credit card company Visa has found that improperly installed POS applications and merchant payment devices create the conditions hackers like to exploit to steal information.