Star Micronics America Announces Printer Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service Software Platform.CHICAGO -- Star Micronics TSP TSP - travelling salesman problem 700 Compatible with New Platform Which Will Simplify the Setup, Deployment, and Management of Point-of-Sales Systems Star Micronics America announces today at the Retail Systems Conference its TSP700 high-speed POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale printer has passed verification for Windows Embedded for Point of Service Windows Embedded for Point of Service is a Microsoft operating system for point of service devices that is based on Windows XP Embedded. External links
In addition to the TSP700, Star's full line of POS printers (SP500, TSP600, 700, 800, 1000, TUP (Telephone User Part) See SS7. 900) will soon follow in the verification process. Star's POS printers, with their high-speed printing, small footprint and ease of operation, are perfect complements to Windows Embedded for Point of Service and create a solution that brings performance advantages to a wide range of applications in hospitality restaurants and kiosk systems. "Star Micronics has always played an innovative role in the printer industry. Our participation in the launch of Windows Embedded for Point of Service is the most recent example of that role," said Michael Hanson, vice president of Star Micronics America. "It is a truly innovative platform that brings a number of advantages to POS systems, including simplifying the setup, deployment and management. We believe Star's line of receipt printers are an ideal complement to Windows Embedded for Point of Service as the printers bring additional benefits to point of sale applications." "The Star Micronics TSP700 printer provides our mutual customers with an integrated solution for their point-of-service systems. The new plug-and-play feature helps ensure the printer will be installed easily, so retailers can save time," said Jane Gilson, director or marketing for the Mobile and Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "Close collaboration with our industry partners, such as Star Micronics, enable us to provide our mutual customers with solutions for Windows Embedded for Point of Service that will complement the ease of use, setup and management of point of service systems as well as lower overall life-cycle costs." By being compatible with Windows Embedded for Point of Service, the TSP700 can now be used in conjunction with a number of new benefits created by the Windows Embedded for Point of Service software platform. These include: --Low lifecycle costs. Windows Embedded for Point Service is a standard software platform that uses familiar deployment technologies and support for management technologies such as Software Update Services Software Update Services (SUS) is a tool for centralizing the update of Microsoft Windows systems in a network, developed by Microsoft.[1] SUS works on a server and downloads updates for the specified versions of Windows from the remote Windows Update site, (SUS See Single UNIX Specification. ) 2.0, and Systems Management Server (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) 2003. This reduces development, deployment, servicing and support costs through the lifecycle of the POS system. --Easy to setup, use and manage: Simple set-up, use and management of point of service solutions are featured. Plug-and-Play functionality, the most requested feature by retailers using any platform, easily integrates and manages retail peripherals. Additionally, stronger default security settings and tools increase network protection to enable a more secure experience on POS systems. Windows Embedded for Point of Service drivers, for Star printers, are available for download at http://www.starmicronics.com/printers/printers_pages/support/drivers. html. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Star's line of printers offers a number of advantages in POS applications, including print speeds of up to 60 lines/sec (180mm/sec) and the ability to print barcodes very quickly. An AutoLogo(TM) Printing (ALP (language) ALP - A list processing extension of Mercury Autocode. ["ALP, An Autocode List-Processing Language", D.C. Cooper et al, Computer J 5:28-31, 1962]. ) feature allows documents to be printed with a company logo and/or slogan. A logo store utility allows coupons and graphics to be stored in the TSP700 or on the computer memory. Star's line of thermal printers See direct thermal printer and thermal wax transfer printer. can print reports, receipts, tickets and barcodes, hold large capacity rolls, forms, and security applications. The printers can be designed with one of several interfaces. About Star Micronics Star Micronics America, Inc., is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., a world-leading producer of small printers, audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. For more information, visit www.starmicronics.com or call 800-STAR-OEM x109; fax: (732) 623-5590. (C)2005. All rights reserved. The TSP700, TSP800, TSP600, TUP900, AutoLogo Placement and 2nd Copy Raster The horizontal lines (scan lines) displayed on a TV or computer monitor. This is the origin of the term "raster graphics," which is the major category that all bitmapped images and video frames fall into (GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.). Driver are trademarks of Star Micronics America, Inc. Other products, logos or service names are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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