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*** Cash Register Express/Restaurant Pro Express Version 10.0 Has Been Released!!***

The demo is free to all and available on the Web Site at www.budgetpos.com.

Any present owner with a valid tech support/update contract may upgrade for free.

Version 10.0 is our biggest new release ever. We have added a huge list of new features to make our software faster and easier to use.

Our software was released at a local Budget POSconference. Everyone loved it. Look for some very positive reviews in the trade magazines. We have really hit the top and are very proud of our new release. Aside from the details below, we have made checkout and credit card authorization even faster for all types of businesses. We have added help screens and a new manual is also available on our Web Site (but not yet in print).

One big retail feature -- add inventory item on the fly -- CRE will now give you a quick and easy way to enter items that were not entered into inventory. (details below)

One big restaurant feature -- advanced split checking -- quickly splits a check evenly, by guest or by item, and prints checks for each. (details below)

A great feature for both -- advanced coupon tracking (details below)

And many more changes listed below.

We recommend that you have a Pentium 3 or higher (Pentium 4 is better) or equivalent with 256 Megs of RAM. If you are running a multiuser system, your server should have 512 Megs of RAM.

Release 10.0 May 18th, 2004
1. ** NEW ** Added '# Seconds Timeout' to the 'Credit & Debit' tab of the 'Setup Screen'. This allows you to define how long CRE/RPE will wait before informing you a credit card operation timed out. This is particularly useful for stores trying to settle large batches via modem.
2. ** NEW ** Added 'Vendor Payout' permission to the 'Employee Maintenance' screen.
3. ** NEW ** You can now require that certain items require Special permission to sell. To designate that an item needs special permission, you can check off the 'Special Permission' checkbox in its record in 'Inventory Maintenance.' The 'Sell Special Items' permission in Employee Maintenance designates which employees are allowed to sell these items. Examples of use:
a - Require a manager to be present to check ID for sales of cigarettes
b - Require a manager's presence to sell a special order item
c - For restaurants, require a manager to approve a special order being sent to the kitchen, ex: 'Open Liquor' and 'Open Food'
4. Open gratuities applied through Restaurant Pro Express will now be displayed combined with the tax in the totals.
5. ** NEW ** Added 'Recall On Hold Invoice' option for the customizable buttons in Touch Screen configuration.
6. When putting invoices on hold in RPE, it now shows the touch screen keyboard instead of the touch screen number pad.
7. Both the 'Table Diagram' and 'Layout' table selection screens currently preveny two servers from accessing the table at the same time. This protection has now been added to 'Manual Entry'.
8. ** NEW ** Added 'Prompt Description' option for inventory items, located in the 'Optional' tab of the 'Inventory Maintenance' screen. When you sell an item that has this option checked, you will be asked for the description.
9. The expiration date is now hidden on the receip-size receipt, to meet new security requirements starting January 1st, 2005.
10. Added the customer number to the 'Receipt Listing' report.
11. ** NEW ** Integrated with the Weightronics NCI-6720 weight scale. This weight scale has a few different models. Depending on the model you are using, CRE will now have the capability to weigh items up to 60 pounds
(as opposed to a maximum of 30 pounds with other scales) OR with the precision of hundredths of a pound (as opposed to tenths of a pound with
other scales.)
12. The Kit Maintenance screen now has a Duplicate button.
13. Added option to 'Loyalty Plans' that indicates whether or not members of this plan accumulate bonus points.
14. ** NEW ** Permission added for the 'Apply Gratuity' function of RPE.
15. ** NEW ** Added a 'Notes' section to the 'Inventory Maintenance' screen.
16. ** NEW ** CRE can now print validation for multiple checks on one invoice (entered through the detailed amount tendered screen) as opposed to just one check per invoice, the previous limit.
17. ** NEW ** Re-designed 'Employee Maintenance' screen.

18. You can now specify the question that appears when a pass-along is sold. Previously, pass-along sales prompted you with "Select the Item To Sell". You can now specify your own prompt for each pass-along, which will make the user interface easier for your cashiers.
19. Added 'Exclude Cash Tips from Shift Report' option to the 'Restaurant Features' of the 'Setup Screen'. This option will prevent the cash tips from appearing in the cash count of the shift report, for restaurants that
have the servers track that information separately.
20. Added employee permission for whether or not employees can do buybacks and trades.
21. ** NEW ** Added 'Performance Statistics' option to the Detailed Daily Report. For retail, this includes the number of invoices and average dollars per invoice. For restaurants, this includes the number of invoices, average dollars per invoice, number of guests, average dollars per guest, and the total of credit card tips.
22. Modifiers now appear in red in the invoice grid in Restaurant Pro Express.
23. You can now double-touch/click the time in the reporting screen to have a touch screen time entry screen pop up.
24. ** NEW ** For both the restaurant and retail touch screens, you can now mark which items are visible on the touch screen (as opposed to only departments in the past)
25. ** NEW ** Added a second level of 'Check ID' to items within 'Inventory Maintenance'. This level is called 'Check ID #2 Before Selling". Two levels of ID checking are useful in stores such as a convenience store, where you
may sell both liquor and tobacco products.
26. ** NEW ** You can now define an age and prompt to be used for checking both levels of ID. You can also tell CRE to prompt for the birth date so the cashier does not have to figure out if the purchaser is old enough.
27. ** NEW ** Officially added 'Diners Club' as a credit card type.
28. ** NEW ** Manually entered credit cards have their type automatically selected.
29. ** NEW ** Added 'Force Credit Cards' permission, which determines whether or not a cashier can perform a force credit card transaction. Occasionally your process will return a message of CALL CENTER, or for some other reason you want CRE/RPE to accept the transaction as credit card even if it was not approved by normal means. Adding this permission means you can restrict this function to managers only.
30. ** NEW ** Added 'Count This Item' feature to Inventory Maintenance. If this option is DISABLED for an inventory item, it will not deduct from its stock when the item is sold. This is a great feature for items that you want to
track the quantity sold, but not the quantity in stock. This option is enabled by default for every item, and can be disabled on a per item basis.
31. ** NEW ** Added 'Notify Cashier of Expired Members' option to the 'Account Control' tab of the 'Setup Screen'. If this is checked and you select a customer with expired customer membership date, it will display a message
for the cashier.
32. ** NEW ** Added option to print labels for customers whose memberships expire within a specified date range. This feature can be used by selecting the 'Membership Expiration Range' in the 'Print Customer Labels' menu in the 'Customer Maintenance' screen.
33. ** NEW ** CRE and RPE now support the use of two merchant accounts (with PC Charge.) You can set any station to process using your first merchant account, your second account, or to ask you each invoice. This can be set up in the 'Credit & Debit' tab of the 'Setup Screen'.
34. ** NEW ** Added a custom button for 'On Screen Keyboard' in RPE. This can be used to type in bar code numbers for bar codes that are damaged and/or will not scan. The new button can be configured in the 'Touch Screen Configuration' screen.
35. ** NEW ** 'Display Last Order' function added to the restaurant invoice screen. This will display the last order from the selected customer. This custom button can be set up in the 'Touch Screen Configuration' screen.
36. ** NEW ** Added 'Area Tax Rates', which allow you to charge different customers different tax rates. This is very useful for retail stores who ship their goods to other counties, and are required to charge the tax rate of that county. The tax rates can be set up in the 'Set Tax Rate' screen, and can be assigned to the customer in the 'Extended Info' tab of the 'Customer Maintenance' screen.
37. ** NEW ** Added 'On the Fly' adding of items for Cash Register Express (modern screen only.) If you scan an item that does not exist in the database, you now have 6 options of how to handle it:
a -- Display the standard Item Not Found message
b -- Display Item Not Found and require the user click or touch the OK button (so a second scan will not bypass it)
c -- Quick Enter, Forced -- A quick entry screen where you can enter a description and a price and click OK or hit enter. The item will be permanently added to inventory AND added right to the invoice
d -- Quick Enter, Prompt -- Prompts you if you want to add the item before doing # 3.
e -- Full Enter, Forced -- Similar to # 3 but launches the full inventory screen so you can enter extra details
f -- Full Enter, Prompt -- Same as # 5 but it prompts you first
38. The Inventory Reports (Numerical and Alphabetical) now include the second line of the item's description.
39. Added option to 'Print Second Description on Full Size Professional' receipt
to the 'Receipt' tab of the 'Setup Screen'. This will also display the second line on the invoice screen, and is very useful for businesses that sell larger products and use full-size receipts.
40. The on-screen keyboard now includes a shift button for lower case, as well as popular punctuation symbols (making for easier entry of e-mail addresses and phone numbers.)
41. ** NEW ** Added 'Tax on Tips' features. If checked, this option will add tax to tips applied by auto-gratuity. This is not used in the United States, but is used in some other countries around the world.
42. If 'Display Tax in Price' is enabled, the price change button in the modern retail screen will now allow you to enter the 'after tax' amount, and reverse calculate the figures for you.
43. There is now a 'Two Color Printing -- Epson Dot Matrix' option in for order/kitchen printers. This allows for easier setup.
44 ** NEW ** 'Global Special Pricing' renamed to 'Global Price Changes' and now allows you to change prices in mass (it used to only let you change sale prices in mass.)
45. In the styles matrix screen, if you update the cost and/or price for the style, it will update the cost and\or price for every item within that style.
46. Added an option for invoice pullbacks so that it does not require you to use the time clock. The new setting is called 'Tie Pullbacks to Time Clock' and can be accessed from the 'Restaurant Features' tab of the 'Setup Screen'.
47. ** NEW ** Added 'Transfer Server' button to the RPE Edits screen, which allows you to transfer a table/check to a different server. This used to be part of the Transfer Check button. Transfer Check will now only transfer the
table to a different table, same server (and allow you to combine the two tables if the destination is occupied).
48. ** NEW ** When using a gift card, the default amount displayed will either be the maximum balance on the card (if the sale is more then the balance on the card) or the total amount of the sale (if greater then the balance of the
card).
49. ** NEW ** 'Split Checks' overhauled for Restaurant Pro Express. When you split a check, it will now appear under the same check as 2 or more subchecks. You can print receipts and close out each subcheck individually.
50. ** NEW ** 'Coupon Item Type' added to inventory maintenance. The special coupon item type allows you to define expiration dates of coupons, days and times they are valid and what products you will allow them to be redeemed against.

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