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*** More and Backup and More Testimonials ***
Welcome Frederic Remington Art Museum to our Testimonial List
This one is a museum in Ogdensburg, TX. It is a museum gift shop -- having museums and government institutions as our clients always seems to impress people, so anybody with a gift shop should visit here. They are big fans of our software, and have been using it for almost a year. The inventory tracking and reports in CRE have made their lives easier, they have less paperwork and more time to spend with their customers. They love our support! We've been able to answer all of their questions on very short calls, including hardware and PC Charge setup questions. Their setup is now working perfectly, and PC Charge is processing in under 3 seconds over their internet connection. See the Frederic Remington Art Museum at:
http://www.budgetpos.com/our_customers/testimonials/frederic_remington_museum.htm
Welcome the Starlite Theatre to our Testimonial List
The Starlite Theatre has an 8 station installation of Cash Register Express
They are a theatre with award winning shows in Branson, Missouri. They are a famous site. They are using CRE\RPE on roughly 8 stations...according to the manager there, it works very well, is very easy and very low maintenance. That is a very big installation! They are also another example of a hybrid business, using retail and restaurant features on one database, so they can track their sales together. None of our competitors have a real retail program and a real restaurant software tied together. http://www.budgetpos.com/our_customers/testimonials/starlite_theatre.htm Welcome Boccacini Restaurant to our Testimonial List
Restaurant Pro Express is EASIER then MICROS. I couldn't say it better then the owner, Frank Genovas:
"We feel that we have one of the most complex restaurants in the industry, with pizza, restaurant, takeout, catering, delivery, and counter service. Restaurant Pro Express has passed the test. We feel if it can make it here it can make it anywhere"
Restaurant Pro Express DOES handle it all. The dining room stations can remain normal, while a counter station can now be set to ask you, for every order, "Is this order to stay, to go or delivery?"
I know it. You know it. So do the waiters and waitresses at Boccacini's -- many of the servers worked at other restaurants and used other systems. Frank asked them how we compare. Their answer -- we're easier, and seem to have more of the features they need to place an order.
So see more, go to:
http://www.budgetpos.com/our_customers/testimonials/boccacini.htm We would like to add YOU to our testimonial list. If you wish to be included, please email to sales@budgetpos.com. If you have a web site, we would be happy to point our customers to your web site.
We received lots of replies to our previous newsletter related to backing up your computer and buying a U.P.S.
Related to a U.P.S.
A U.P.S. is a Universal Power Supply. It's a battery that will keep your computer running during a power outage. A split second power outage can damage your data and or your computer. A U.P.S. can also guard your computer against power problems and line noises. For example, if you own a clothing store, you may have a machine within your store that places tags on clothing (something like a big stapler). Everytime you use this machine, or similar machines, it can cause damage to your computer or database.
Power failures do not happen that often and electrical line corruption may not happen at all depending on the electrical wiring in your particular location.
I can say that it would be foolish not to have a U.P.S. It is even more foolish not to have a U.P.S. on a server.
Now, back to the question related to which U.P.S. you should buy? That's up to you. I did not mean to recommend any particular U.P.S. You can do the research. A can purchase a U.P.S for anywhere from $39.95 to $300 and up. The price depends on the amount of battery time you will get during a power outage, and the quality of the line filtering that your U.P.S. performs. At a minimum, you should have a U.P.S. that will protect you for at least 5 minutes. That gives you enough time to turn off your computer during a Power Outage and sets you back $40 or so. On the other hand, if you want a longer lasting battery and additional power line safety for a server computer, you will be paying $200 to $300.
Your local computer expert can help you make your decision.
Related to a Backup System
In our last newsletter, we spoke about the new USB 2.0 external hard disk drives. Having a USB 2.0 port on your computer is a nice feature. If you purchases a computer more than 1 year ago, you probably don't have one. You can add a connector by adding an interface card to your computer. If you purchased a computer within the last year, you probably have a USB 2.0 connector.
You can't tell by looking. Both the USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 connectors look the same.
Maxtor has a very nice USB 2.0 external hard disk drive. It is actually compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 (although 2.0 backups would be much faster). This external backup drive will allow you to backup of of your data in just minutes.
The Maxtor hard disk drive costs about $300 or so. It is small and compact and a nice thing to have. It also has a one button backup option. You press the button, and you are all backed up. Other backup devices including Zip Drives and your CDRW.
We are not going to recommend any particular backup system. We do recommend that you MUST have some type of backup system. If your data is important, you need to backup daily.
NEW CRE ENTERPRISE EDITION
Speaking of backups, we are coming out with a new version of Cash Register Express and Restaurant Express for multiuser systems (people using a network). The new system will automatically backup your data onto one of your work stations so that if your server goes down, you are still in business. More information will come upon release. The Enterprise Edition is actually completed. We are still testing it. It should be released by July 1st.
HOW MUCH SHOULD A RETAILER SPEND ON COMPUTERIZATION???
Most retail stores do not spend enough. In average, retail stores spend 2% of their yearly gross sales on computerization (according to Price Watterhouse Coopers). Most businesses spend 8% of the revenues on computerization. Retail stores are far behind most businesses in their level of computerization, especially since retail stores receive such large benefits from computerizing. The good news is that retail store spending on computerization as increased in the past year, even with the relatively poor economy. Retails are using this increased spending because they are finding that the benefits greatly outweigh the costs. Increased efficiencies can increase profits and sales significantly in a short period of time. One of our local retailers reported a 50% increase in revenues in one year due to computerization through reduced theft, increased efficiencies, and increases revenues due to retaining customer addresses.