- Our innovative POS offered at the lowest price ever —lower cost to own than a PC cash drawer1
- Highly efficient performance and retail systems management help deliver quick ROI
- Our smallest point-of-sale solution offers space-saving placement and remarkable versatility
- Earth-friendly technology saves power, lowers heat and reduces noise while increasing reliability
IBM meets the challenge
Based on recent developments in the market, retailers know they can’t stand still. They must respond to the challenges of a diverse, fragmented and ever tightening market where shoppers are being more discerning in their purchasing and buying anywhere it’s convenient—online, television, direct mail catalogs, mega stores and boutiques. Retailers are seeking an optimum balance between managing costs and delivering high levels of service, all the while pursuing the benefits of “green” operations.
IBM answers these challenges with the IBM SurePOS™ 300 Series, the innovative, compact, high-performing POS at the lowest price ever, to transform your store operations, drive down costs and dispatch fast ROI.
Profit-friendly, save your budget
The cost-effective IBM SurePOS 300 solution optimizes your POS investment and lowers total cost of ownership. It offers retail-hardened design for extended service life and is built on open standards for POS application and operating system choice. SurePorts options enable retailers to choose USB or RS232 so the solution works with legacy peripherals as well as the leading industry trends. The solution is also easy to manage and service with IBM Retail Systems Management (RMA) that helps monitor environmental variables and enables proactive maintenance. Easy tool-free access to the hard drive and power supply result in higher uptime and reduced IT service costs.
Empower your store, on-target data
The IBM SurePOS 300 delivers the valuable information you need to maintain a successful operation. Unlike a PC cash drawer or electronic cash register, this advanced POS helps drive business, enabling retailers to collect valuable information with each transaction. POS data can be used for monitoring daily financial returns, inventory management, merchandise planning, supply chain management and loyalty programs. And, an IBM POS performs at a lower cost per customer that a PCCD, due to faster, more accurate service.1 It’s the same advanced technology employed by global retail brands, engineered and priced for the smaller retailer.
Save the planet, lower costs
Retailers are able to reduce costs from substantial energy savings, more than ever before, while employing “green” technology. A new, highly efficient power supply and ultra low volt Intel® Celeron® mobile processor save 35% on energy. Plus IBM’s innovative deep sleep2 mode can save another 47% of energy…reducing utility costs.
Deep sleep means that the system is in a low power mode and conserving almost as much energy as in the off state. Unlike powering down, deep sleep is much faster and more reliable to get your system up and running when it is needed again. RMA also supports the deep sleep state. This means the system can be turned off and back on remotely. For example, you can easily manage your system to go into deep sleep during slow periods during the day and resume as needed. Or after store closing you can set the systems to wake up in the morning before employees arrive. The greatest energy savings can be realized when the system is engaged in deep sleep for a minimum of 12 hours each day.
The IBM SurePOS 300 solution meets strict worldwide environmental directives and product end-of-life requirements to restrict hazardous materials. Manufacturing systems made with plastics and metal parts that are totally recyclable and providing only documentation required by law help reduce landfill waste. And now packaging materials are not only recyclable, but also made of 100% recycled post-consumer waste, including box inserts made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
Small footprint, big performance
Less is more with the IBM SurePOS 300 system…less cost, less space, less energy. Our smallest POS is now 37% smaller—measuring just over 10 inches (257 mm) in length. This amazingly small footprint offers flexible space-saving placement and remarkable versatility.
Distributed components are designed to work together and allow for ideal placement to enhance your store image. Storage options include hard drive upgrade to micro flash drive (MFD). And a front USB port makes CD, DVD or floppy attachment simple. The solution provides fast transactions to reduce wait times and enables customer loyalty programs and special promotions that help increase customer satisfaction and grow sales.
1 IDC: "Total Cost of Ownership for Point-of-Sale and PC Cash Drawer Solutions: A Comparative Analysis of Retail Checkout Environments," 2008 Update
2 Deep sleep power state is defined as "suspend to RAM" (random access memory) (meaning the power supply is in a reduced power mode). The system appears off; the CPU has no power; RAM is in slow refresh.
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