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April 16, 2004

SurePOS ACE Update – V3. April 16, 2004. Objectives. ACE Overview What’s New ACE Plans ACE Benefits. What Is ACE?. Object Oriented, 4690 Application Designed for future OS options Based on 4680-4690 Supermarket Application Plus Supermarket Enhancement Feature

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April 16, 2004

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  1. SurePOS ACE Update – V3 April 16, 2004

  2. Objectives • ACE Overview • What’s New • ACE Plans • ACE Benefits

  3. What Is ACE? Object Oriented, 4690 Application Designed for future OS options Based on 4680-4690 Supermarket Application Plus Supermarket Enhancement Feature Plus most Supermarket Value Pack Features Plus Electronic Marketing Plus Full Screen Terminal Display Plus Electronic Journal Plus 4610 Printer Support Plus New Enhancements Integrated Payment System option Store Integrator GUI option

  4. Electronic Payment System (EPS) • Integrated Electronic Payment Support • Processes multiple tenders • debit, credit, EBT, check, electronic check (ACH) • Supports multiple providers • designed for addition of additional providers • Full reporting of EPS activity • Personalization options • tender definitions, Check IDs, vouchers • floor limits, processing options, offline options • client, server, host, and device options • Async and TCP/IP communication • Thin PINPad design to utilize SA EFT devices • Gift, Phone, and Smart Card support • DUKPT

  5. ACE Highlights Store Integrator GUI

  6. Why Use GUIs? • Reduce training • Investment protection - NO business logic changes • Create screens via XML • Foundation for SIF architecture on POS Extend your application with Java Use the integrated browser Access external applications

  7. Additional ACE V3 Functions • 14 digit GTIN/RSS support • SIF enablement functions • Check image capture • Texas WIC smart card support • Verifone Omni 7000 support • Manager override enhancements

  8. Additional ACE V3 Functions • Print bar code on receipt • Gift receipt • Clean receipt enhancements • Prompt for void reason code • Prompts for user data entry • 32 bit compiler

  9. What’s Improved over SA? • Sales Functions • 99 restricted sales periods/age limits/quantity control • tiered overrides • comparison pricing • department discounts by time of day • line item discounts • 4610 logo print on receipt • 51 electronic marketing enhancements • prompts for user data entry

  10. What’s Improved over SA? • Sales Functions (continued) • clean receipt enhancements • multiplied coupon limits • restrict item sale by quantity • self-checkout support • signature capture • reason code for returned items, price override, and voids • reminder for EAS tag

  11. What’s Improved over SA? • Personalization • tax table creation by % • store and terminal options combined • delayed option reload • search descriptors with text string • additional receipt print data • 9 levels of option priority with remote activation • Data Maintenance • all data fields more easily viewed • customer data and targeted coupon menus • menu interface for loyalty message management • field level authorization for item file changes

  12. What’s Improved over SA? • Accounting • Account Management View Screen • hot key between loans, pickup, tender count • toggle between current & previous periods • 'on hand' amounts automatically updated • display only unreconciled accounts • sort account IDs ascending or descending • Tax the vendor sponsored portion of a store coupon . • Warning if close attempted at wrong time • Provision for user program start and user files rename at close and at carry forward tender

  13. What’s Improved over SA? • Reports • terminal productivity in 15 min increments • new Item Sales Exception report • new Enhanced Tlog report • file report name and extension • new Coupon Multiplication report • new Item Data Summary report • new EBT Transaction report • BOB reports • SQL file access

  14. ACE – Designed to be Extended • Non-programming techniques • personalization options • reports in BOB code • INI files • Programming techniques • events • policies • inheritance • ACE extensions are maintainable

  15. ACE Development Environment • NT, Windows 2000, or XP development system • ACE Toolkit: • Object and data files • POS device simulator • Build tools • Visual Age 3.6 C++ compiler (Windows and 4690) • Visual Age interactive debugger • OpusMake - program maintenance utility • DDS for I/O interface and file access • (DDS 2.0 for Windows environment) • Source code editor - (ie Visual SlickEdit) • Source code

  16. ACE History and Status • Live Store Pilot - 7/14/98 • North America Announce & GA - Fall '98 • 6 previous releases and versions • Version 3 will ship April 9, 2004

  17. ACE successes! And more…

  18. ACE Strategy • Strategic POS application solution • Primary target markets: • Grocery • Mass Merchant / General Merchant • Chain Drug • Extend functionality from customer engagements and currency • Annual releases

  19. ACE/EPS V4 Direction • V4 additions to become CSA follow-on • Requests from Mass Merchandisers • Sample V4 items being considered: • Pharmacy Interface • Terminal Offline • Multiple promotions • Dual index item file • Alternate item pricing

  20. ACE Future Considerations • Port to Linux O/S • Biometric, fingerprint interface • Void previous transaction • Layaway • Cost Based Discounts • Big ticket (web appl interface) • Rebate/Warranty processing

  21. ACE Benefits • New Technology • Open and Adaptable • Investment Protection • Function Rich • IBM Strategic Product

  22. New Technology • ‘OO’ Design • Published Standards • C++ and Java • Graphical User Interfaces • Thin Client Design

  23. Open and Adaptable • Designed for OS alternatives • Multiple customization choices • Source code available • Multiple sources for changes • Access to external functions

  24. Investment Protection • 4690 application interfaces • Host processes • Infrastructure • Reduced training • Existing hardware re-use

  25. ACE V3 Hardware • Non-GUI displays: • Controller • 100 MHz, 64 MB minimum • POS Terminals • 4693, 4694, 700 Series - 16MB minimum

  26. ACE V3 Hardware • SI GUI displays: • Controller - 500 MHz, 128 MB minimum • 4694-2xx, 700 Series • Either SI GUI - 224 MB minimum RAM - 500 mhz minimum processor • Dual display - 224 MB minimum RAM - 850 mhz minimum processor

  27. Function Rich • Based on proven functions • New and improved functions • Customer proven functions • Future functions • Electronic marketing promotions

  28. IBM Strategic Product • Grocery, mass merchant, drug • Significant customer acceptance • Scaleable • Continued investment • Vehicle for strategic functions • Complete IBM 4690 solution

  29. Summary • Designed for today and the future • New and better designed functions • More function planned • Numerous benefits Thank you!

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