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Count on easy installation and setup that ensures all your business information is connected, current, and accurate.

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Gain a complete view of your business and make more informed decisions due to the detailed sales, inventory, and purchasing information that flows automatically across your retail and accounting solutions.

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Save time and reduce manual data entry and errors with automatic information updates across both solutions.

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Manage cash flow and profitability in Office Accounting Professional 2007 with sales and financial reports based on up-to-date information.

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Expand your sales opportunities from the start: Office Accounting Professional 2007 supports PayPal payments, online invoicing, and eBay Marketplace selling.

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Exchange information between Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office Outlook, including sales, purchase order, and vendor data.

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Share reporting information with other programs, your accountants, and your suppliers in formats that include Microsoft Office Excel, text, HTML, XML, or e-mail.

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Easily build a database that can grow with your business using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (included) or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (available separately).

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Exchange sales data and inventory receipts with Intuit QuickBooks.

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Process transactions quickly with bar code scanning, custom POS buttons, and an easy-to-use cashier touch screen.

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Give sales associates an easy and quick way to check prices, inventory availability, and stock location.

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Quickly tailor screens to provide convenient shortcuts to the function keys or department keys that cashiers use most frequently. You can even personalize screen location for left-handed or right-handed cashiers.

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Help ensure fast, worry-free card payment transactions: Point of Sale gives you the flexibility to maintain your existing banking relationships or select a new one from a wide range of supported banks.

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Verify check payments real-time at POS with support from First Data, a leading merchant services provider.

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View real-time inventory status such as quantity sold, on hand, on order, and more.

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Track serial-numbered items.

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Eliminate time-consuming, paper-based tracking and help reduce errors for records management.

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Set reorder points and restocking levels to help eliminate out-of-stocks and overstocks.

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Identify your best suppliers, negotiate the prices you want, and manage purchasing more efficiently with up-to-date vendor histories, detailed product information, and automated purchase orders.

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Receive inventory shipments at the register or in the back office.

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Track and pay bills for partial shipments with Microsoft Office Accounting or Intuit QuickBooks.

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Easily import existing inventory information from files, Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007, or QuickBooks.

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Create and print bar-code labels with a built-in designer.

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Export reports and purchase orders to Microsoft Office Excel, text, HTML, XML, or e-mail messages.

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Use multiple employee security levels to track and control access and minimize shrinkage.

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Reduce customer wait time at the register by processing transactions quickly using bar-code scanning, custom buttons, and touch screen-ready controls.

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Provide customers with what they want through better insights into buying patterns, fast checkouts, and flexible payment options.

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Utilize multiple pricing structures for markups and discounts.

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Provide customer-specific pricing and special discounts for frequent shoppers with automatic pricing tools.

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Process credit and debit cards faster without card payment terminals and high transaction fees.

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Acquire new customers and build loyalty by offering gift cards through support from First Data.

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Help ensure your store is "top of mind" for customers with custom receipts and bar-code labels displaying logos and promotional messages.

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Expand your reach into online sales by connecting Point of Sale with your Web site.

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Target customer preferences and create customer mailings based on buying preferences and purchase histories.

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Remind cashiers about up-sells and cross-sells so they can mention them during transactions.

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Create up-to-date snapshots of your business with the customizable My Store view, including at-a-glance displays of important reports.

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Analyze current, detailed data with more than 30 interactive, real-time reports, including best-selling items; most productive employees; detailed sales history by cashier, department category, or supplier; and more.

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Identify sales trends in every department or category.

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Evaluate operations and financials, track results from sales and ad campaigns, and set and monitor business policies.

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Easily assign role-based user views and control access to sensitive information, reducing the need for you to be on-site at all times.

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Track returns efficiently and help reduce shrinkage, false returns, credit card fraud, and unauthorized discounts.

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Track employee actions at the POS to help improve productivity.

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Track employee hours using the integrated time clock, export information to your payroll system, and compare hours with sales patterns to better predict staffing needs.