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Maxa Technologies (Maxatec), specialist supplier of hardware and services to the Mobile, Automatic Identification and EPOS market sectors, today announced that manufacturing giant, Datamax-O’Neil, has appointed them as Value Added Distributor (VAD) for their broad range of mobile label and receipt printers in varied printing widths.  This will also include the recently launched Datamax-O’Neil RL4 4” rugged portable printer, specially designed for harsh environments such as manufacturing, warehouse and distribution applications. More

Maxa Technologies Limited, specialist supplier of hardware and services to the Mobile, Automatic Identification and EPOS market sectors today announced the release of the CognitiveTPG A799. The point of sale printer will be available with a standard 4-year warranty, memory upgrade (4MB), additional font support, and a lower price point.

From 1st February 2011, all A799 printers ordered will come with a 4-year warranty and a lower list price. The A799 high performance direct thermal receipt printer will still have the same performance, incredible reliability (60 million print lines and 2.3 million cuts), and support for its Receiptware™ marketing software. More

Even though Christmas is here and everyone is looking forward to a few days relaxing with their feet up the world of EPOS and retail has been very busy, here are a few of the top news stories from this month.  This month we have seen businesses preparing their POS systems for the imminent VAT increase, Apple prompting businesses to create EPOS apps and Cloud services being tipped to become increasingly more popular. More

With the chill in the air and jingle bells on every advert it can only mean one thing – Christmas is just around the corner. So why not relax with a mince pie and read our quick monthly round up of all the EPOS news that has gone on this month? This month we have seen Matalan embrace online selling in a new way, Morrison’s bring in a new IT system and a new use is found for receipt printers. Enjoy! More

Maxa Technologies Limited (Maxatec) announces new partnership with Crystal Service in Russia.  Maxatec, Master Distributor for CognitiveTPG products in EMEA, worked closely with Crystal Service to enable the development of a fiscal device for the CognitiveTPG A798 and A799 single station printers.

Crystal Service, established over 15 years ago and with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, primarily develops software as well as supplying hardware, services and supplies to the retail and fuel vending markets. More

Maxa Technologies (Maxatec), specialist supplier of hardware and services to the Mobile, Automatic Identification and EPOS market sectors, today announced it has been appointed Master Distributor for the Pidion range of mobile computers.  The agreement covers UK and Ireland.

Bluebird Soft’s Pidion range of mobile computers is fast becoming one of the best on the market, with flexible functionality and ergonomic design leading the way.  The product portfolio is suitable across a wide variety of industries including, but not limited, to field force automation, logistics, construction, government/public sector and retail.

Eric Seon, Sales Manager for UK and Ireland at Bluebird Soft said, “We are very pleased to be working more closely with Maxatec.  A long established business such as Maxatec offers suppliers and customers stability, security and not least, a wealth of knowledge and experience”.

Seon continued: “The mobile computing marketplace in the UK and Ireland is extremely competitive, having focus on our product set is a pre-requisite for any of our distributors.  Maxatec is focusing on our product range, they have an extensive reseller network and a very strong technical support team, which is essential for the mobile computing arena. We believe all these factors give a very strong foundation on which to grow the Bluebird business.” More

Another month has passed and many developments in the world of EPOS and POS systems and mobile marketing have gone along with it. We here at Maxatec have picked some of the biggest or the most interesting stories and saved you the trouble of searching. October has seen eXConnect’s in-plane broadband take off, Intel promise to create thousands of new jobs, and Debenhams join the ecommerce world with their new app. More

Once again, Maxatec, are here to let you know what’s been going on in the world of EPOS, POS and mobile technology this month. It seems it has been a good month for some people and not such a good one for others. September has seen loyalty specialist Taggo and Karen Millen embracing new technology and, as a result, seeing a positive effect on their businesses. But it has also seen a restaurant in Tallahassee become the victim of hackers. More

Once again, another 4 weeks has flown by and it seems we are at the end of yet another month. Now with the summer fading and talks of Christmas getting more frequent, it is time to look back and see what August brought to the world of POS and EPOS technology.  Mobile phones are set, it seems, to become an even more integral part of everyday life with the ever-developing point of sale technology.  Somerfield and Co-op have begun the long task of integrating their separate IT systems to create one streamlined super-system, while Australian company Harvey Norman has paid $2 million to upgrade their entire POS system. More

Maxa Technologies (‘Maxatec’) extends its range of rugged hand held mobile computing devices to include the Pidion Advanced Semi-rugged BM-170.  A fast and reliable Wi-Fi and GPRS connection, teamed with its durability and stability, makes it a worthwhile addition to any hard-working business over a range of industries.

Adding to the existing mobile computing range, the Advanced Semi-rugged BM-170 is a durable, cost effective tool for improving and streamlining your business.Suitable for a range of industries including Field Service, Healthcare, Fleet Management and many more, it promises to make your business more efficient and reliable. More

As you know, every four weeks we like to cast our eyes back over the past month and publish a quick summary of the latest events in the world of Epos and mobile computing. This month has seen many interesting developments, such as Barclays’ decision to spend £1 billion on a retail technology and operations overhaul. This could be related to mobile service provider Verizon’s decision to attempt to displace credit and debit cards with smartphones.  Also the UK High Street has seen a much needed boost due to the beautiful weather, with people choosing to head into town rather than to the beach. More

Each month here at Maxatec we like to post a quick round up of interesting news items relating to EPOS, mobile computing and the technology sectors.

During June we have seen UK retail outlets becoming more serious about cutting their carbon emissions, mobility as a growing trend in EPOS systems for retailers, and Blockbuster embracing mobile vouchers.

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Maxatec launches a new range of portable thermal printers, the LK-P series encompassing 2″ and 3″ rugged portable label printers.

The LK-P series of portable label printers is set to complement the existing and extensive range of portable thermal and impact receipt printers currently marketed by Maxatec.

Available in both 2″ and 3″ print widths, the LK-P11 and LK-P30 are both rugged and compact in design.  The printers are lightweight and suitable for any mobile computing application, and meet modern day requirements in terms of ease-of-use, connectivity and reliability.

Andrea Percival, director of Maxa Technologies Limited (Maxatec), said: “The Maxatec brand has been synonymous with printing for many years. We have been looking for suitable portable thermal label printers for sometime, and the LK-P series really fills out our range of portable printers, which until now has focused on portable receipt printing rather than labelling.  The LK-P printers are competitive in every way : specification, reliability and price point.  We are very pleased that we can now offer our reseller base an alternative product for portable labelling requirements.” More

Maxatec launches an addition to its range of POS hardware, the new RDT-150 all-in-one POS Terminal.

Jason Southern, sales manager at Maxa Technologies (Maxatec) said: “Our current range of POS Terminals has seen a steady increase in sales over the past 12-18 months.  We are now seeing a demand for an entry-level product and the RDT-150 fits this position perfectly.  It’s a robust and compact terminal that can be desk, pole or wall mounted, there is a huge amount of connectivity and power integrated into a small footprint. As with all our terminals, the RDT-150 is richly populated with communication ports, whilst the Pentium Celeron CPU ensures a high performance platform. We have already had very positive feedback customers, so we are confident this one will be a winner.” More

Each month Maxatec posts a quick round up of interesting news items relating to EPOS, mobile computing and technology sectors.

In May we have discovered that; garden centres are making more efficient use of their epos systems for customer retention and research, independent pharmacies in the UK are using new retail systems. No more queuing at the train station hurray! – We can now use barcode rail tickets on our mobile phones, and don’t forget that here at Maxatec we have just re-launched our MT-200 receipt printer!

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The new and upgraded Maxatec MT-200 is a high performance direct thermal receipt printer with a printing speed of 200mm per second. With complete ease-of-use, drop-in paper loading and adjustable (50 to 82.5 mm) paper widths, the new MT-200 offers a fully flexible receipt printer suitable for high volume receipt printing applications in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Andrea Percival, managing director of Maxatec said: ‘The single station receipt printing market is extremely competitive, and we are constantly looking at our product set to ensure that it remains well specified, quality assured as well as being pitched at the right price point. We took a long look at the existing product offering and decided that the new MT-200 could bring together a higher specification and a lower price for our customers. Basically they get more for less. As with the MT-150, the new and upgraded MT-200 is easy to use, compact and powerful, offering users a first class product at an economical price, and backed by a 2 year warranty. We will continue to ship the MT-150 but we anticipate that customers will gradually migrate over to the MT-200.’ More

Each month Maxatec posts a quick round up of interesting news items relating to EPOS, mobile computing and technology sectors.

In April we have discovered that; e-commerce has peaked, Mobile EPOS and barcode scanning is booming in Ireland, we can now use our phones to scan barcodes, and that charging your PDA just became an eco friendly activity!

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Maxatec has released the Xplore DT-351 compact PDA device with integrated CCD barcode scanner.  The DT-351 is the latest addition to Maxatec’s range of mobile computing devices.

Already successful with the fully featured DT-350 compact PDA, the DT-351 has all the features of the DT-350 plus an integrated CCD barcode scanner. The Xplore series is a unique and low cost, wireless mobile solution boasting enhanced Wi-Fi stability and features such as single SSID enforcement and ‘Wi-Fi Always On’ connectivity. More

The HH 8010 rugged handheld device is lightweight and compact making it ideal for everyday situations and even better for harsh environments.

For example the HH8010 would perform well in a manufacturing plant or construction site. With its liquid and dust resistance designed shell, performance need never be an issue. More