:The Channel Insider: New Microsoft POS Version Takes On Linux
The Channel Insider: New Microsoft POS Version Takes On Linux Mar 9, 2006, 20 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (7034 reads) (Other stories by Evan Schuman)
"Analysts are giving Microsoft credit for doing better than expected in the retail POS (point of sale) space as it announces March 8 a new version that adds native support for several common peripherals.
"The significance of the new support for the devices--including coin dispenser, keylock, MICR (magnetic ink character recognition), POS power, scale, signature capture and tone indicator--is found in the strong market-share held by rival Linux..."
