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PoS Services Buyers Guide 2003

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Point-of-sale activation (PoS) solutions are gaining popularity, particularly for the sale of prepaid communications services (long distance, wireless, Internet, local dial tone, etc.). Many prepaid providers are leveraging the demand for POSA solutions to gain marketshare by installing POS devices in retail locations.

Research from ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading communications industry research firm, reveals that retailers are keenly interested in PoS to minimize theft – and by extension, exposure – and to improve sales tracking.

However, ATLANTIC-ACM’s discussions with downstream members of the POSA value chain reveal that finding the right PoS solution for an individual company’s particular needs can be overwhelming. This confusion extends from the type of system itself to implementation, which requires partnerships. The complexity of the decision process is compounded by the sheer number of solution providers in the market, which includes value added resellers (VARs).

Nonetheless, significant opportunity exists in this area as PoS is being largely embraced by retail channels and many retailers have not yet adopted systems.

To address the need for actionable information on selecting point-of-sale solutions, ATLANTIC-ACM has prepared a PoS solutions buyer’s guide, which addresses key considerations for selecting solutions as well as a side-by-side comparison of POSA system features from vendors in the marketplace.

 
   
  WHO NEEDS THIS REPORT:  
 
  • Prepaid providers
  • Retailers
  • Distributors
  • Wholesale providers
  • Financial analysts
  • Investors
  • Consultants
  
   
  WHY YOU NEED THIS DATA:    
 
  • Understand the PoS industry
  • Assess opportunities for markety entry
  • Compare PoS offerings
  • Justify business development plans
  • Further penetrate the prepaid market
  • Stimulate demand
  
   
  TABLE OF CONTENTS:    
 

Legal Notices

Background and Methodology

PoS Solutions Overview
PoS Check List
PoS Transaction Flow

PoS Solution Provider Profiles
- Acorn Tele-Services
- American Payment Systems (APS)
- Atrana Solutions, Inc.
- Blackstone
- CGS Financial Technologies
- DataWave Systems
- Debisys, Inc.
- DST Telecommunications
- EPIS (ICM)
- Everything Prepaid
- Global Prepaid Alliance
- Global Prepaid Solutions (Etaps)
- Ingenico
- KwikSystems
- LDC
- Lipman
- NWC Corporation
- Network Sciences
- Omega
- POSAIC (OTC)
- Q Comm
- Radiant Telecom, Inc.
- Southern DataComm, Inc.
- Southwest Prepaid
- TeleBuck$
- Thales e-Transactions
- Transaction Software, Inc.
- Transwerx

Vendor Outlook

Company Capability
- Product Offered
- Maximum Number of Products Offered
- Terminal Functionality
-- Online
-- Offline
- Terminal Hardware
-- Dedicated
-- Non-Dedicated
- Terminal Software
-- Software
-- Process
- Application Development
-- In-House
-- Third Party
- Terminal Output
-- Type of Print
- Terminal Input
- Terminal Features
-- Hotkeys
-- Interactive Web reporting
- Transmission Network
- Cost
- Customer Service
-- Training
-- Time to Repair
- Private Label
- Integration

About Us

Glossary of Terms

Questions asked of PoS Providers


 
       
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