In today’s business climate, projects are becoming increasingly complex, and more difficult to manage. The success of a company’s key initiatives, whether e-commerce, supply-chain automation, cost reduction, dynamic scheduling, employee efficiency or process improvements, depends upon the effective use of information technology. If a business’ technology isn’t upto speed, both its ability to achieve objectives and its reputation can be impaired. The current scenario calls for efficient project management. The simpler, the better.

CMC’s POS system is designed to address the requirements of lower, medium and large businesses. A compact and cost effective way of tackling business intricacies, it consists of three concentric layers of solutions -- the inner, central and outer layers. The inner layer handles stock management and billing for small business units. The central one handles the needs of medium to large business units, such as stock and inventory management, billing and unit level consolidated auditing. And the outer layer is a global intranet solution for large business units propelled by the advantage of centralised management.

CMC’s POS for large business units is a network of counter intelligent terminal systems with in-built security, stock, audit, billing module and network-to-backend server. The design adapts a centralised approach where all back-end servers of individual retail centres can be connected to a centralised server for high level auditing and accounting. The POS terminals are embedded intelligent systems.

	Computing power with versatility to expand
	Fastest and most reliable printing of receipts in a single compact unit
	Accounting, inventory and customer management system
	Protected by a four level security system
	Barcode scanner to scan preprinted barcode sticker on items.
	LED/fluorescent display (bill amount / time) for customer
	Monitor for user interaction to the system
	Access to the system using smart card
	Previleged operation (user, supervisor, DBA)
	Remote programming to update selling price of items, updates of stock information, etc., from server without hindering counter operations
	Credit card validation and approval by linking to bank
	Kiosk terminal for customer to locate, find price, etc. of an item.
	Auditing and report generation for MIS

Security feature

	Logical security: User ID and password
	Physical security: Smart card (Access card)
	Application and data security (FLAST memory; DOC/DOM)
	Terminal authentication from server

Contact
Head - Embedded systems
CMC Centre
Old Mumbai Highway
Gachibowli,
Hyderabad - 500 032
Tel: 91-40-23000401 / 501
Fax:91-40- 23000509
Email: embedded@cmcltd.com