Point of Sale and Banking News

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Below is a list of news stories released by Access IS over the past few months in the retail point of sale and banking sectors. For more information, please click on any one of the stories and you'll go straight to the full text of the news story together link to relevant pages on this website.

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TTT Moneycorp selects Access keyboards with integral passport readers to speed financial transaction processing

Access IS has installed customised keyboards with integral passport readers at TTT Moneycorp outlets across the UK. The compact programmable AKC110 keyboards include a card reader and passport reader and the keyboard saves desk space and simplifies transaction processing, improving service for TTT Moneycorp’s customers. (February 2012)

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Specialist CBC reader helps to catch fraudulent utility bills for CDD

The new LSR120 helps to catch fraudulent documents presented as proof of address at banks and financial institutions. It reads CBC barcodes to verify against the printed address for customer due diligence (CDD). (March 2011)

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Access expands during the tough economic climate

Access has expanded into adjacent facilities at its headquarters in Reading and has further developed its engineering team. (August 2010)

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Access IS featured in the Sunday Times as 30th fastest UK exporter

Access IS were listed 30th in a Sunday Times league table of the 100 fastest growing private UK-based exporters. (July 2010)

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Keyboard with passport reader for car rental, hotel and bureau de change

A rugged programmable keyboard with built in optical character reader for reading passports, visas and ID cards for identity verification. An optional magnetic stripe reader (MSR) adds the ability to read credit cards and loyalty cards. (April 2010)

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Access IS collaborates with Masabi for mass-transit mobile e-tickets

Masabi, the developer of mobile ticket purchase software for mass-market phones, has successfully collaborated with Access IS to produce optimised mobile barcode scanners for use in high volume, mass-transit situations. (January 2010)

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Snap-on accessory adds OCR and MSR to Intermec hand-held computers

Access IS announces an optical character reader (OCR) and magnetic stripe reader (MSR) snap-on accessory module that adds new capabilities to the Intermec CN3 and CN4 hand-held computers. The OCR310-CN3 reads passports, ID cards and other documents. (December 2009)

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Access partners with Mobilize for telecom operator e-coupons and mobile vouchers

Access IS has partnered with CRM software firm, Mobilize Systems, to create an easy-to-implement e-coupon system for fast, effective sales promotion over mobile phones for telecom operators and retailers. (December 2009)

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Rugged barcode imager is designed for easy installation into kiosks and turnstiles

Access IS has introduced a 2D barcode imager designed for public kiosks and turnstiles. The rugged, waterproof construction makes it suitable for indoor or outdoor use and reads barcodes on PDAs, mobile phones or paper documents. (October 2009)

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Access simplifies EPOS integration with UPOS support for retail keyboard MSRs

Access has announced that all MSRs integrated into point-of-sale keyboards now include drivers for JavaPOS and OPOS, speeding up application development. (September 2009)

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AV extenders offer low-cost audio and video distribution for digital signage

Access has introduced video and audio extenders that can be used to link multimedia output from a single PC to remote displays and digital signage over low-cost CAT5 cables. (July 2009)

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Enhanced PCI Security lands Access a third keyboard roll-out from Clarks

Access IS has won an order for 1250 custom point-of-sale keyboards from Clarks, the UK’s most iconic footwear company, continuing it's use of Access products since 1998. (July 2009)

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Access keyboard for Nike America

Access has secured a contract to supply over 1,000 keyboards to Nike America for use on their point-of-sale (POS) checkout tills across all their USA stores. (January 2009)

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Bank keyboard with integrated cheque (check) reader

A dedicated bank teller keyboard incorporating a high-reliability, motorised cheque reader capturing data with over 99% first pass success, optimising operator efficiency and reducing counter-top clutter. (January 2009)

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TraderTools use Access IS keyboard

TraderTools Inc. launch their AI-1, an 'all-in-one', compact keyboard, the only tool needed to trade FX using the TraderTools’ Liquidity Management Platform™. (December 2008)

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Programmable keyboards with integrated fingerprint readers

A family of programmable keyboards with integral DigitalPersona “U.are.U” fingerprint readers has been released that recognise even the most difficult fingerprints accurately and rapidly. (July 2008)

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New keyboard controls up to four trading and dealing systems

Access has released a keyboard for financial dealing and trading systems to control four separate programmed modes eliminating desk clutter of several keyboards. (June 2008)

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New compact retail POS keyboard

Access IS has introduced a rugged, 48-key programmable keyboard for retail applications. At 159mm x 144mm , it is the smallest keyboard of its type, saving valuable desk space. (March 2008)

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