AUSTIN - Wincor Nixdorf, supplier of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, announced in a news release its support for Microsoft's Windows Embedded for Point of Service software platform, which offers retailers plug-and-play functionality and ease of setup, use and management.
Windows Embedded for Point of Service is a component of the Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative, which is based on open standards that allow retailers to easily create next-generation POS systems connecting their stores to consumers, such as kiosks and self-checkout systems.
"The Wincor Nixdorf BEETLE platform based on Windows Embedded for Point of Service will extend a range of versatile solutions to our mutual retail and hospitality customers who are concerned with lowering lifecycle costs and easing deployment and management," said Jane Gilson, director of marketing for the Mobile and Embedded Devices division at Microsoft Corp. "The BEETLE platform complements our goal to provide high-quality solutions now, and to enable flexibility when developing for future scenarios."
