Why integrated EPOS and payment terminals can help hospitality businesses succeed
SBS EPOS believe directly linking card terminals to EPOS terminals can help provide a more streamlined customer experience. Having integrated card systems can help reduce void payment errors and can help make the transactional experience more intuitive and, for the customer, as fast as possible. Here’s what SBS EPOS have to say: “All of our […]
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Companeo: is Sage the EPOS partner your business needs?
When you think of Sage, you will probably think of the eponymous accountancy software. However, Sage is more than just an accountancy software maker. They have embraced the multi-process dynamics of business needs and nowhere is this more telling than their recent push into the EPOS sector. Sage offers bars and restaurants a unique proposition […]
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The four signs that mean you need a new EPOS system
3SPOS, the EPOS platform maker, has written a useful article outlining the signs bar and restaurant EPOS systems are in need of an overhaul. As technology changes, as Android and the Cloud dominate, the failure to adapt to change can impact a hospitality business’s ability to succeed. What 3SPOS say: “Obsolete and slow Outdated software […]
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Outlook Certificate Errors – Mismatch & autodiscover
What is the issue? Repeated “Untrusted Certificate” message / error boxes appearing in Outlook. Different Outlook versions give slightly different messages – but recent versions say this “Internet Security Warning” + “The server you are connected to is using a security certificate that cannot be verified” + “The target principle name is incorrect” + “Do […]
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Mimecast, GSuite – inbound DKIM/ SPF & DMARC
Hopefully this will save someone else a lot of hassle and headaches. Setup: Mimecast in front of GSuite Issue: Some incoming emails, from reputable providers (stripe.com / datto.com etc) were being hard bounced by GSuite after being processed by the inbound Mimecast filters Error Message in Mimecast: 5.7.1 Unauthenticated email from stripe.com is not accepted due to […]
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Google’s Chrome to block mixed content pages without HTTPS
Google has announced that in a series of steps starting in Chrome 79, all mixed content will gradually be blocked by default. What is mixed content? Mixed content refers to the insecure http:// sub-resources that load into https:// pages, thereby creating a possible way in for attackers to compromise what appears to be a secure web […]
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Local authorities facing 800 cyber attacks per hour
Figures gathered by insurance broker Gallagher through the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act have shown that UK local authorities were hit by an average of 800 cyber-attacks every hour in the first six months of this year. Problem could be bigger than figures show The figures, which were based on the 203 (out of 408) […]
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AI and the fake news war
In a “post-truth” era, AI is one of the many protective tools and weapons involved in the battles that make up the current, ongoing “fake news” war. Fake news Fake news has become widespread in recent years, most prominently with the UK Brexit referendum, the 2017 UK general election, and the U.S. presidential election, all […]
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Aloha EPoS – digitisation of hospitality: what can you expect?
The hospitality sector is changing. Aloha EPoS believes a “generational shift” is occurring in the way human beings are buying food and drink. As Takeaway.com and Deliveroo become targets for acquisition from giants like Amazon, the hospitality sector must start to realise that change is mandatory for survival. The average British consumer has, at their […]
Read more How to leverage customer loyalty with SBS EPoS
SBS EPOS’ latest technologies are putting customer loyalty front and centre. They understand that loyalty is an imperative feature within the EPoS interactivity experience and within the venue by providing customers who remain brand loyal with the means of being rewarded. SBS have three helpful ways in which companies deploying SBS EPoS technologies could improve […]
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Why hospitality needs to utilise “Click & Collect” meal services
As market data highlights, off-premises food sales are becoming a profitable endeavour within the hospitality sector. The power of web-based apps and their associated ordering technologies along with the rapid availability of such technologies within the consumer landscape, from the App Stores to Google Stores, means pubs, bars and restaurants are starting to understand the […]
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Coffee – a growing consumer mindset that Casio wants small artisan coffee shops to exploit
According to the British Coffee Association, coffee is a major growth market in the UK with a predicted 4.7% growth in 2020/21. Casio, the eponymous EPOS manufacturer argues that with 20 consecutive years of sales and major year-on-year growth from both branded and independent players, the market already has 7,500 independent players and space for […]
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