Wireless POS

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Wireless point of sale (wireless POS or WPOS) is the use of wireless devices to facilitate order taking or payment for products or services. As a rule, a wireless point of sale system consists of a base station directly connected to a central server computer and one or more handheld computers or other devices (PDAs) that communicate wirelessly.

WPOS can streamline many processes and may include the ability to record and track customer orders, finalize sales, connect to other systems in a network, and manage inventory.

By enabling a vendor to make a transaction or adjust it anywhere within range of the wireless network, WPOS can ensure seamless delivery of the desired product or service. Wireless POS is particularly useful in restaurants and other foodservice establishments. It allows servers to send customer orders to the kitchen from any place within the establishement (at a table, in a stadium seat, by the pool, etc). Wireless POS can also be used to make credit card transactions more secure because customers never loose sight of the credit card and, therefore, do not risk anyone copying the data from their credit card while it is out of their sight.