Point of Sale (POS) Terminal Integration for Retailers

Replace Outdated SNA Terminal Controllers

(PRWEB) May 3, 2005 -- PASSPORT Host Integration Objects project can be used to replace outdated SNA terminal controllers with a new IP-based network that employs the use of state-of-the-art IBM 4690 POS equipment and PASSPORT HIO for 3270 application integration.

PASSPORT Host Integration Objects offers a programmatic method of legacy system integration, connecting TN3270 and TN5250 host applications with other ActiveX or .NET applications.

A terminal controller is used to connect multiple point-of-sale terminals to a host system, and you can find them in retail, convenience, grocery, food service and hospitality stores around the world.

Windows 2000 server can be used as an IP-based replacement for aging SNA terminal controllers. The solution is to install PASSPORT Host Integration Objects on a Microsoft Windows 2000 server, create a middleware application that manages communication with a 3270 inventory application, and ultimately display the appropriate information on the IBM 4690 point of sale terminals.

This middleware solution uses PASSPORT to launch the host session, navigate through the inventory application, parse the various 3270 screen buffers and pass the appropriate data to and from the POS terminal and the mainframe using the PASSPORT Host Integration Objects server.

This integration solution offers a very inexpensive approach, and is based on standard technology that can be easily managed throughout several hundred stores nationwide.

Pricing, licensing information and a free trial download of PASSPORT Host Integration Objects that includes the host integration object components, programming documentation, sample test programs and sample source code are available at http://www.zephyrcorp.com.

Zephyr Software Ltd. specializes in advanced IP host access solutions for Microsoft Windows desktops and servers, including Windows 2003, XP and 2000. Using TN3270, TN5250, VT100, VT220, SCO ANSI and FTP standards, we offer PC and web terminal emulation, toolkits and programmatic API modules, allowing our customers to connect and integrate proven legacy applications with other PC, server and web applications.

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(800) 966-3270 | (713) 623-0089

http://www.zephyrcorp.com

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