Accentuate the POS-itive
Are You Tracking Every Detail of Your Business? 

If you can't track it all, you’re probably wasting your time. Why do it at all if you don’t even know how to measure what goes in and out of your bar every second of every minute?
    With the current state of technology in POS systems, there’s no excuse for not taking advantage of it.    
    Here are some of the companies out there putting in all the research and development to help you analyze and keep track of every aspect of your business with ease.                                           NCB

Maitre’D
    Maitre’D offers a complete solution that is easy to use, including customizable POS, back-office, corporate solutions and ASP solutions for the
hospitality industry. Maitre’D offers a cost-effective and efficient system that can keep pace with fast-moving business, while helping to prevent theft and waste.
    Maitre’D also can help speed service and ensure accurate billing. Also, as a part of the Maitre’D software suite, the bar functionality is seamlessly integrated with all Maitre’D features. Benefits include fully configurable POS to meet specific operational needs, ease of use, increased efficiency and customer satisfaction, better control over liquor sales and inventory, reduction of loss and theft, and real-time alerts and Web-based reports for more control.

For more information, visit www.matredpos.com.

SilverWare POS
    SilverWare POS is a complete POS solution with standard features that include fast bar, gift card, rewards, CRM, VIP tracking, time and attendance, labor scheduling, inventory usage, redundancy, menu recipe, video surveillance overlay, accounts receivable and the revolutionary new Watchdog Alerts.
    The Watchdog Alerts system provides independent and multi-unit restaurant operators with the piece of mind that vital business information will be communicated to them. This information can be transmitted at
specific times of the day, or on-demand in real-time when exceptions or certain thresholds occur at the restaurant.
    The information can be sent to an e-mail address, a pager or a cell phone. Clients receive data on total sales, specific item sales, guest counts, voids, discounts, food costs, labor costs and more.

For more information,visit www.silverwarepos.com.

Digital Dining/Menusoft
    Digital Dining is a pioneer in the hospitality POS market and an innovator with regard to functionality and features. In its 22 years of business, Digital Dining has been installed in more than 30,000 sites, including some of the largest nightclubs in the United States.
    From bars and nightclubs to quick service and fine
dining, Digital Dining can be configured to meet the needs of any operation using the same application and the same corporate database.
    Differentiating features include handheld wireless terminals, high speed credit card processing, unparalleled reporting, gift cards, frequent diner, fingerprint recognition and more.

For more information, visit www.digitaldining.com.

BarVision Global
    Nuvo Technologies Inc. recently announced the release of BarVision Global, a PC-based software addition to its wireless, free-pour liquor management systems for the hospitality industry.
    “Automatic, real-time liquor usage information that can be safely accessed from anywhere in the world is tremendously valuable to our customers,” said Christopher Morrison, president of Nuvo Technologies and chief system architect of BarVision,
BarVision Global’s development was based on direct feedback from patrons, bartenders and hospitality managers.
    The software shows real-time pour activity and collects data automatically. BarVision Global also produces easy-to-read reports, with information on pour costs; number of pours from a given bottle, brand or price category; overpours and other exceptions; serving/purchasing trends, inventory.
    “The reports make it easy for users to match pours to sales after every shift, to ensure drinks are properly paid for,” Morrison said.
Via the Internet, operators can access real-time activity and reports safely from anywhere in the world.

BarVision Global also is available in a Palm Handheld format.
For more information, visit www.barvision.com.