System Requirements for Cybertill's EPoS Solution

To run the Cybertill EPoS application, you need only a web-enabled computer and a broadband internet connection.

EPoS Software as a Service

This method of delivering EPoS and e-commerce systems to traditional and online retailers brings with it many benefits and simplifies system requirements. The main characteristic is that no software is loaded locally. Businesses access their retail system through a web browser and ADSL.

In the case of Cybertill, when an item is scanned at the till, the connection is made over an ADSL line to our Glasgow data centre. The response time is typically 300-400 milliseconds. This real-time data access gives retailers true visibility of their performance for reporting and management purposes, from anywhere in the world. As all pos equipment on the retailers' estate are linked through one database, information can be input and accessed from any point.

Cybertill is not hardware-dependant, unlike most other retail software, and works on any machine that can run a web browser. This means Cybertill works with new and existing pos equipment, so retailers can access Cybertill through legacy pos equipment or the very latest EPoS hardware. There are Cybertill customers using Cybertill’s EPoS system on low-end Pentium PC's, although receipt printers, cash drawers, and certain elements of the Back-Office cannot be used with Mac's at present. We are currently evaluating CE platforms, which should give dramatic cost savings.

Although Cybertill will work quite happily on a 56K dial-up service, we recommend an ISDN line as the minimum standard. We are also an ADSL reseller, and this level of connectivity is even more beneficial in terms of speed and performance.