POS innovations from Casio

DOVER, NJ—Casio America and its Tokyo-based parent, Casio Computer Co. Ltd., have introduced two new products in recent months: the BT-9100 Touch Screen POS terminal, and the QT-6600 Flash ROM touch terminal.

The BT-9100 provides software integrators and resellers with a powerful hardware platform to address applications in grocery, convenience stores, hospitality and general retail. It incorporates the latest in PC technology based on an Intel Celeron M 440 1.86GHz processor (equivalent to a Celeron 2.8GHz) to allow peripheral connectivity and the ability to run demanding software applications.

A capacity of 1 GB of RAM (expandable to 2 GB) is provided along with a 80 GB 2.5” SATA hard drive. The BT-9100’s latest PC architecture provides retail and hospitality specific powered interfaces—for scanners, scales, POS printers, customer displays, magnetic card readers, etc.—via four RS232 ports (one with 5V DC Power), four USB (V2.0) ports, PS2 ports for keyboard and mouse, a CF card slot, and a 1000 Base-T Ethernet port.

The WEPOS operating system will be provided as standard on the BT-9100 and will also support Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista operating systems.

The QT-6600 is a continuation of Casio’s successful flash products. Building on the success of the QT-6000 and QT-6100 terminals, the QT-6600 is positioned as a step up model in Casio’s flagship flash ROM product line offering an expanded feature set designed for demanding hospitality and retail applications.

QT-6600

The QT-6600 will incorporate Casio’s new Paneuro software jointly developed with Casio Computer Co., Ltd. and its US and European subsidiaries. Paneuro has a proven track record, and it creates a powerful touch screen terminal for hospitality and retail applications. Many of the features found on the Paneuro software are new to the North American market and are expected to make an immediate impact on the QT-6600’s success.

“The QT-6600 offers many of the same features and functions that are found on higher priced PC based systems, but with the stability and reliability of a cash register product—that means no hassles of an operating system or hardware,” said Frank Romeo, vice president of Casio’s business products division.