TOUCH SCREEN AND SIGNATURE CAPTURE TERMINAL DURABILITY AND VERSATILITY IS THE STANDARD FOR THE MULTI-LANE RETAIL POINT OF SERVICE.Ingenico Corp., a subsidiary of Ingenico S.A., has announced that the company has shipped the 100,000th eN-Touch 1000 touch screen and signature capture terminal to major U.S. retailers. The eN- Touch 1000's durable capacitive screen technology provides optimal finger touch sensitivity for customer PIN entry and proven electrostatic pen technology for signature based transactions. Together, these resilient technologies provide enhanced ease of use and a much lower cost of ownership than other terminals on the market featuring membrane-based resistive resistive /re·sis·tive/ (re-zis´tiv) pertaining to or characterized by resistance. touch screens. "Retailers demand durability at the point of service counter. Shipping the 100,000th terminal is a milestone for Ingenico and a testament to our leadership in major retail payment solutions", stated Lloyd Baylard, executive vice president and general manager of Ingenico's Retail Solutions group. "The success of the eN-Touch 1000 underscores the demand for a robust and programmable terminal that enables retailers to deliver consumer-activated payment and value-added services to the checkout. Effectively, these retailers are creating a foundation for consumer influence." Customers benefiting from eN-Touch 1000 terminals include Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us (currently typeset as ToYsЯuS in the logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia,The Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. , 7-Eleven, Orchard Supply, Kmart, Sports Authority Sports Authority is the USA's largest full line sporting goods retailer. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. It operates over 400 stores in 45 U.S. states under the Sports Authority name. Total sales for the fiscal year ending January 29 2005 were $2.44 billion. , Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , Cingular Wireless, NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , Kyrus, The Wiz and many others. Baylard added, "The eN-Touch 1000 enables retailers to dramatically reduce their cost of payment while enhancing the checkout process." The eN-Touch 1000 has proven to be the most versatile, simple-to-use customer-interactive terminal on the market. It has enabled many retailers to implement a single point of focus at the checkout for credit, debit and electronic benefits payment as well as the delivery of value-added services such as signature capture and scrolling display. Applications such as electronic couponing cou·pon·ing n. The sending out or turning in of coupons, especially the regular redemption of a manufacturer's coupon for cash. , personal messaging, cross-selling, instant credit, promotions, and advertising can be implemented in tandem with consumer- activated payments, enhancing customer intimacy, a powerful driver of incremental sales. |
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