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Identifying a Need
Kirt Kirtisingham is a chartered professional Electronics Engineer
Having worked with retail point-of-sale (POS) systems for many years, Kirt identified a void in the market
Hospitality, general retail, fuel stations, grocery and fruit & vegetable resellers were looking for a POS that met their needs :
- Affordable
- Easy to use
- Easy to learn
- Easy to understand
- Efficient
- Reliable
- Flexible
- Low cost of ownership
- Designed, developed & supported in Australia
1999 Initial Release
Utilising the skills of professional programmers & business professionals, the first version of OscarPOS Software was released to production in 1999
This first release of OscarPOS received a lot of input from Western Australian restaurateurs and was designed with their needs in mind
The interface was "clunky", reporting was "minimal", configuration options were "basic"
What OscarPOS did have though was the first release of a Palm (PDA) that would allow a waiter to take and process an order directly from the table
Not having to use pen and paper and then enter the order into the POS gets the order into production quicker and with less errors, frees up waiters to service other customers, and leads to a quicker turnover on tables
2000-2006 Development
There was then a long period of intense consultation between the programming team and industry leaders
While there were many changes, updates, features, false starts and eureka moments, some of the highlights included :
- Screen editing interface with almost 300 programmable button controls
- 20 voucher types to allow complex specials
- Promotions that can turn on / off at preset dates & times
- Table maps to replicate floor layout
- EFTPOS integration to Tyro Payment Systems
- Security roles and macros tied into users
- Multiple printer support for receipts, reports and production
- Ability to add graphics & multiple languages to production slips
- Customers for tracking loyalty and charge accounts
- Suppliers, product templates, stock locations and price schemes
- Production slip macros to change production printer based on variable conditions
- Describers that allow the waiter to change a product and add a surcharge if required
- Pizza interface with 1/2 & 1/2 pizzas, pickup, takeaway, delivery suburbs & driver payments
- 700+ configuration options
- 170+ reports
2007 RTM
In 2007, the first Release to Manufacture (RTM) was published
It was determined that OscarPOS was stable and had enough features to satisfy the demands of WA restaurateurs
We could now start loooking at other channels of trade (COT)
2008 Pubs & Clubs
RSL and bowling clubs were looking for a POS that could be easily used by their often senior bar staff
Clubs are also generally low percentage and wanted a POS that would fit their low cost of ownership requirements
2009 Scale Integration
Developing the scanner / scale interface meant that OscarPOS could now be used by the fruit & vegetable retailer
At the same time, enhancements to onscreen buttons allowed for the placement of images to help speed up sale processing
2011 Android Ordering
The original Palm (PDA) were getting a bit long in the tooth
It was time to replace this old technology with the newer and considerably cheaper Android devices
Oscar Elegant Order Taking Tablets are now in wide use
2012 Fuel Integration
To meet a customer request, an interface to integrate with the FC6000 Forecourt Controller by Transponder Technologies was developed
OscarPOS is now in use by service stations to not only sell fuel ( wet stock ), but also associated grocery lines ( dry stock ) and short order cooking
2014 PCEFTPOS
In February 2104, OscarPOS was listed as an Accredited Company by PCEFTPOS
With over 120,000 integrated terminals Australia wide, PCEFTPOS has approximately 75% of the market
Customers range from major retailers such as Woolworths, David Jones, Myer, Bunnings ... right the way down to your local corber deli
2015 NMI
The National Measurement Institute is Australia's peak measurement body and is responsible for maintining Australia's primary standards of measurement
NMI works to support Australia's standards and conformance
In short, you cannot use an integrated scale UNLESS the scale and the POS meet the statutory requirements
OscarPOS has spent a great deal of time and effort to achieve this approval that has been granted with reference to "NMI M 7" ( Pattern Approval Specifications for Point of Sale Systems )
2016 RTM 2 / Stability & Custom Work
There comes a time in the development of software where most things have been done to satisfaction
The release of RTM2 is a reflection of this
This does not mean that OscarPOS will now sit unchanged
We are still developing the software, but at a slower pace
Now is the time to let OscarPOS do the job it has been developed for
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