This page explains how our solution fits together
and how the significant advantages of this
architecture can help your business.
Structure
Benefit
Each till, back office and remote control PC has
it's own database.
Speed. Local connection to database is very
fast! Wonderful user experience.
Reliability. Not dependent upon an internet
connection for functionality. It's always there when
you need it.
Each till, back office and remote control PC updates
a central database on a secure hosted server in
real time.
Robustness. Your hosted servers are mirrored, so
constant backup available. They are also backed-up
off site for extra protection.
Time saving. You don't have to back up.
Connectivity from anywhere. With your own copy
of the software you can securely connect into the
database to perform a complete range of actions at
your convenience.
Real time information. The whole business works
off the same protected database.
Lower cost. This solution is really win-win
because not only do you achieve all the benefits
above it is also lower cost as you do not need to
buy servers of your own.
Additional tills in your shop are connected by
standard
network cabling.
Robust communication. Tills communicate with
each other quickly and reliably.
Low cost. Only one connection to the internet is
required for each location. The network cabling
links all computers together inside the site.
Additional shops are connected to
central database
via broadband internet.
Total flexibility and scalability. Additional
shop locations are seamlessley added. Each new till
Intelligent Retail
software is hosted
on central servers. Each till, back office and
remote control PC can receive
automatic updates
via Smart-Client technology.
Reliability and future proofing. This really is
the latest and very much the greatest way of
delivering this type of system. The Intelligent
Retail software can be updated with any fixes or
enhancements and then distributed to shops as and
when it is needed. Keeps everything up to date.
Low cost. Allows our engineers to update your
software from a remote location, no expensive call
out fees.
Website is
hosted
on a server close to the database.
Security from online users. Users access the
website securely on these hosted servers.