As the first Microsoft operating system designed specially
for point-of-service systems used by retail and hospitality organizations, Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) will deliver at the point of sale and beyond. As a core component of the Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative, WEPOS offers the following advantages
to retail and hospitality organizations:

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Easier. Windows Embedded for Point of Service is the first POS operating system platform to provide plug-n-play peripheral support. Extending standard desktop PC plug-n-play support to retail device peripherals, this will enable retailers to quickly install and integrate current and legacy retail device peripherals into a point-of-service
  system. WEPOS also offers a standard platform optimized for retail and hospitality applications and familiar device management technologies.
• Empowering. Windows Embedded for Point of Service also empowers retailers to create the most compelling
  customer interactions by providing a standard, retail-optimized platform that includes the required retail-specific technologies, and full support for standard
  retail applications and device peripherals.
• Lower Life-cycle Costs. Windows Embedded for Point of Service also provides low retail point-of-service life-cycle costs by decreasing OS and application development costs, deployment costs, servicing and maintenance costs, and POS hardware costs while providing the longest published product support life cycle for point-of-service systems.

APPLICATION AREAS

Full-function point-of-sale workstation, Network bootable “thin client” point-of-sale terminals, Customer facing information kiosk, Self-checkout systems, Installation on select legacy POS device.

AVAILABILITY

Available Now. For More Information, please visit
www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/wepos

• Windows Embedded for Point of Service Functionality:
  
  • Plug-n-play functionality for retail device peripherals such as scanners, MSRs, and receipt printers
  
  • Easy setup and installation
  
  • Operating system updates from Microsoft via Windows Update
  
  • Support for standard PC network management solutions
  
  • Microsoft .NET Framework support for application developers building smart,connected applications
  
  • Internet Explorer Web browser software
  
  • Windows Media® Technologies for checkout lane advertising and training scenarios
  
  • Remote boot support
  
  • Multilanguage support
  
  • Network boot/diskless operation support
  
  • Dual-display support
• Application and Device Peripheral Support:
  
  • From the check-in counter to the checkout lane, WEPOS will improve any retail and hospitality setting.
  The platform has been engineered to integrate seamlessly with both legacy and next- generation point-of-service systems providing:
  
  • Support for device peripherals that implement the UnifiedPOS interoperability specifications published by the Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) including peripherals based on OPOS, JavaPOS
  and POS for .NET implementations.
  
  • Non-UnifiedPOS devices can be easily supported via a “generic” device base class supportedby WEPOS.
  
  • Support for applications written to the Win32® APIs and .NET framework as well as support for Java virtual machines.
  
  • Compatibility with applications written for Windows 9X, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, and Windows XP itself, providing the widest range of available software for the point of sale.
• Building Devices with Windows Embedded for Point of Service
  
  • WEPOS has a smaller operating system footprint than the standard Windows XP Professional and can be installed on new and existingpoint-of-service systems. The baseline operating system hardware requirements are:
  
  - 233 MHz PII Processor
  
  - 64MB RAM memory
  
  - 280MB storage