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POINT-OF-SALE Reviews For Your Clients Sage North America — DacEasy 2011 OVERALL RATING BEST FIT Well-suited to smaller businesses that also require POS capability, DacEasy is a good front/back offi ce solution to businesses that off er products for sale but do not handle hundreds or thousands of transactions daily. STRENGTHS • Easy setup & lit le training time required • Great dashboards provide immediate sales & customer detail • Customizable interface 800-322-3279 • Solid system security & strong audit trail • Good repor t ing options, including Crystal Reports POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Not designed for high-volume transaction processing • Does not support touch-screen technology (planned for next release) • Does not support customer loy- alty programs SUMMARY & PRICING The DacEasy Retail Edition includes Point of Sale and Accounting modules as well as the Sage Business Care Gold Support and is currently available for $1,499 for a single user, with a network version available for $2,399.99, making it aff ordable for smaller retail businesses that desire solid front office/back offi ce functionality. PRODUCT DELIVERY METHODS ■ ✔ On-Premises ■ SaaS ■ Hosted by Vendor BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SPECIALIZED FEATURES/SERVICES TRACKING/REPORTING INTEGRATION/IMPORT/EXPORT HELP/SUPPORT Read the full review of this product exclusively online at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10295883 www.daceasy.com InfoTouch Corporation — Store Keeper POS 2011 OVERALL RATING BEST FIT Store Keeper is a good fit for smaller retail establishments with only one location, but who still desire a custom user interface for use with touch-screen monitors. The vendor also offers Store Manager for multi-location shops. STRENGTHS • Highly customizable touch- screen technology • Easy to setup & use 800-678-8682 PDG Software Inc. PDG Soſt ware, the makers of shop- ping cart and e-commerce software, off ers simple real-time integration with QuickBooks (QB) products. It is fully scalable, off ering four versions: PDG Lite, which can be used for up to 100 products; PDG Pro, which is designed for up to 1,000 products; PDG Gold, which can handle up to 5,000 products; and PDG Platinum, which is designed for an unlimited number of products. • Good customer tracking capa- bility • Flexible pricing levels • Solid employee module tracks time & salary/bonus/commis- sions POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Does not off er e-commerce sup- port • No integrated shipping options • Single store use only; must upgrade for multi-store capability SUMMARY & PRICING Priced at $499 to $799 per reg- ister, Store Keeper POS from InfoTouch is suitable for single- location retailers. T e ability to upgrade to Store Manager makes this an ideal product for retailers with possible future expansion. PRODUCT DELIVERY METHODS ■ ✔ On-Premises ■ SaaS ■ Hosted by Vendor BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SPECIALIZED FEATURES/SERVICES TRACKING/REPORTING INTEGRATION/IMPORT/EXPORT HELP/SUPPORT Read the full review of this product exclusively online at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10295623 www.infotouch.com When purchasing either the Gold or Platinum versions of PDG, users can also get up to an hour of consulting time for assistance in linking the system to QB. PDG Soſt ware contains a long list of useful features, including the ability to import and export product data into an Excel spreadsheet and display an unlimited number of images for each product. PDG also allows users to specify colors, sizes or versions for each 42 August 2011 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com product sold. Because the system if fully synced with QB, all data such as inven- tory is updated whenever a product is sold, ensuring that customers will receive the most up-to-the-minute data when accessing their software or running reports. PDG also off ers a host of marketing tools designed to increase business, including the ability to at ractively dis- play new products and best sellers on the website. Business owners can also off er customers a variety of special off ers including discount coupons, giſt certifi - cates and even reduced pricing for bulk purchases. Loyalty and rewards tracking is available, as well, so users can track customer purchasing habits and produce targeted marketing efforts based on historical purchases. PDG is user friendly for web shop- pers, off ering an easily navigated inter-