AMERIPOS Embedded Linux cashes in with new Open Source POS architecture

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 8, 2004 -- AMERIPOS Embedded Linux cashes in with new Open Source POS architecture



Mar. 06, 2003 Hannover, Germany --





-- AMERIPOS announced today its plan to purchase and help develop Trintech Group Plc's software

PayWare OpenPOS, the world's first open source POS (point of sale) terminal architecture designed

to run a range of secure PIN-based card payment applications.



Trintech plans to target OpenPOS at the estimated 18 million POS terminals installed today worldwide

that are due to be upgraded to incorporate new technologies, including chip. The new technology will

be available to create powerful product suites -- including in-store applications, such as PINPads

and PIN-enabled POS terminals, and applications in unattended environments, such as kiosks and ATMs.

Trintech will make the products and technology modules available to Value Added Resellers (VARS),

system integrators and OEM partners.

A broad range of open source software is immediately available for the OpenPOS platform. In particular,

the embedded Linux real-time operating system from Lineo Inc., will allow Trintech's OpenPOS technology

to overcome the real-time limitations of standard Linux faced by VARs and system integrators.



"The move to embedded Linux is a very significant evelopment for the POS industry as it signals a

move away from proprietary and incompatible vendor and industry standards to a more widely available,

open source development environment," said John Harte, EVP and General Manager of Trintech's ePOS

Division..."





AMERIPOS Terminals using OpenPOS can dramatically reduce the transaction time of secure PIN-based

smart card payments. Higher encryption requirements of the EMV standard that are expected to be fully

adopted by in Europe by 2005 will drive the demand for faster technology such as OpenPOS.



Modules for AMERIPOS - OpenPOS are being demonstrated in a range of concept devices at Cebit 2003, including

standalone PINPads, POS terminals with integrated PINPads and screen-based terminals. OpenPOS

will also be incorporated into specific AMERIPOS terminal elements of Trintech's product set following

close analysis of customer requirements and will be actively marketed to Trintech's growing

international community of VARs.





for more information:



http://www.ameripos-online.com



http://www.trintech.com