PORTABLE DATA TERMINAL EASES TRANSACTION PROCESS

2007-05-02 10:04:19

( Computers )



Mobile Data Collection

Mobile data collection and computing made data retrieval and processing easier, faster and convenient. The ability to use technology in a wireless environment helped business to take control of their data processing system. It dispenses the use of bulky data processing.

What is Portable Data Terminal?

Portable data terminal is a mobile computing device used to gather or retrieve information through wireless transmittal. It reads barcodes of products sold in grocery stores, warehouses, hospitals and pharmacies to determine prices or codes of products purchased by consumers. It also transmits data for credit card processing machines.

Bar Code

The introduction of bard code system to pass through portable data terminal has made transactions at retail establishments faster and accurate. Cashiers rarely commit miscalculations of product prices and total payments charge to customers. Customers, on the other hand, do not worry anymore on the accuracy of calculations for their purchases.

Retail owners find it easier to do bookkeeping and inventory of their sales with the use of portable data terminal. It does retrieval of data, its storage and analysis, lowering the cost of operating expenses related to human resources.

Credit Card Processing Machines

Another popular usage of portable data terminal is the processing of credit card transactions in retail and service establishments via credit card swiping machines. Verification of credit card data of customers through portable data terminal allows retailers to determine the authenticity of credit card transactions as well as information provide by credit card users during their transactions.

The ease to facilitate credit card transactions provided by portable data terminal made transactions at retail and service establishments faster and convenient. Also, it made bookkeeping efficient for retail owners. It lessens the time spent in executing service to clients while increasing productivity and sales for the establishments. Thus, profit margin is higher.


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