Processor: When all is said and done, what's really new about the POS market is that system and software builders keep finding more and better ways for retailers to get the data they need from customers to speed the checkout process and to increase overall sales. There is also a move toward more wireless POS systems for seasonal or promotional items or on shop floors where cases, counters, and displays can become more mobile.
According to Lee Holman, a principal analyst at IHL Consulting Group, self-checkout systems — particularly from big players like NCR, Fujitsu, and IBM — continue to represent the biggest growth vector in the POS market as more and bigger retail operations climb aboard this bandwagon.
