Business Editors
DAYTON, Ohio
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
--Todayâs high-speed retail environment just got another boost.
NCR Corporation
(NYSE: NCR) today announced the launch of its latest point-of-sale (POS) workstation, the NCR RealPOS ⢠70
XRT
. Featuring advanced
Intel
® technology, the solution is designed to deliver powerful and efficient technology, innovative design, and industry-leading serviceability and manageability to retailers around the globe in hospitality and convenience industries, as well as other retail segments.
The NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
will be introduced at the 2008
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show
,
, in
Chicago
(booth No. 2551).
âNCR is committed to providing innovative solutions designed to transform the way retailers do business,â said
Richard Arnold
, NCR vice president, Retail Industry Marketing. âThe NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
arms retailers with extreme retail technology from a trusted provider that enables business agility, and provides performance, manageability and flexibility to protect their investment for the future.â
The NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
helps improve customer interactions with advanced platform technologies that enable retailers to personalize the POS experience for consumers. High-resolution interactive touch capabilities and a flexible consumer-facing display system provide a variety of options for order verification, promotions and loyalty programs.
The NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
is designed to improve associate productivity with user-friendly interaction that is fast, reliable and flexible. With its intuitive touch screen interface and powerful multimedia capabilities, the NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
can run the latest POS, back-office and training software applications to improve efficiency and empower employees.
Combining Intelâs next-generation low-power processor and chipset architecture with a high-efficiency power supply, the NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
can reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent over previous generation POS terminals.
The NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
is built with an innovative âEZ-Glideâ blade system that allows for tool-free access to internal components. Multi-tiered Systems Manageability offers three levels of systems management including a local LED Dashboard, âout-of-bandâ remote management via
Intel
® Active Management Technology ⢠4.0, and remote information technology management software through the NCR Retail Systems Manager. These advanced diagnostic tools help retailers improve system availability and return on investment.
âIntel helps NCR to provide retailers with the optimum balance of powerful performance and energy efficiency with its new platform based on the
Intel
® Core ⢠2 Duo processor with
Intel
® vPro ⢠technology and the Mobile Intel ® GM45 Express chipset,â said
Joe Jensen
, general manager, Embedded Computing Division,
Intel
. âThe latest version of Intel Active Management Technology ⢠serves as a key component of the NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
, providing out-of-band manageability to reduce downtime for retailers; even if the unit is powered off, diagnostics can be accomplished remotely.â
The NCR RealPOS 70
XRT
is supported by a comprehensive suite of services designed to achieve a faster return on investment and increase customer satisfaction. Successful POS implementations begin with proper installation followed by ongoing lifecycle support leveraging maintenance and help desk services that maximize system availability.
With NCRâs longstanding commitment to industry standard architecture, the new workstation provides an open platform for current and next-generation world-class software applications, including NCR Compris,
NCR NeighborhoodPOS and NCR Advanced Store
, as well as solutions offered by NCR RealPartner resellers.
About
NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation
(NYSE: NCR) is a global technology company leading how the world connects, interacts and transacts with business. NCRâs assisted- and self-service solutions and comprehensive support services address the needs of retail, financial, travel, healthcare, hospitality, entertainment, gaming and public sector organizations in more than 100 countries. NCR (
www.ncr.com
) is headquartered in
Dayton, Ohio
.
NCR is a trademark of
NCR Corporation
in
the United States
and other countries.
Intel
, Intel Core and
Intel
vPro are trademarks of
Intel Corporation
in the U.S. and other countries.
NCR Corporation
Emily Riojas
, 770-623-7874
emily.riojas@ncr.com
State Keywords:
Illinois
;
Ohio
Industry Keywords:
Convenience Store
; Department Stores; Technology; Hardware; Restaurant/Bar;
Retail; Food
/Beverage; Specialty; Other Retail
Source:
NCR Corporation
