Project Overview

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Project Overview
POS System of Starwood Lodging
InfoGenesis
Antonique Wu
Project Goals
Applications
Project Description
Demonstration Packages
Features Benefits
Technology
Competitive Analysis
Key Learning Points
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Project Goals

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• To learn about what is InfoGenesis Revelation POS
  system.
• To know about what is Revelation and the benefit
  features it has.
• To find out how leading companies from each
  market are improving information systems and
  customer service with an InfoGenesis solution.

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Project Description

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• InfoGenesis develops, markets and supports
  technically advanced point of sale (POS)
  applications for hospitality and food service
  companies.
• Revelation is built for the Microsoft Windows NT
  platform, providing an open systems POS and a
  familiar graphical. It combines the ease of
  Windows with powerful data access to help food
  beverage professionals make better business
  decisions. 

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Project Description

• Front-of-House Highlights
• Split, combine, and transfer checks
• Split item cost among as many as 9 guests
• "Hold and Fire" for separate course ordering
• Up to 16 menus displayed per terminal per meal
  period
• Button types (menus, menu items, and function
  keys) displayed by color or area for quick
  identification
• Modifiers linked to menu items with "popup"
  window or displayed as sub-menus on main screen
• Team serving allows sharing of sales and tips
• Voided item tracking with up to 20 user-defined
  void reason descriptors
• Extensive server, cashier, and management
  reporting

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Project Description

• Check Settlement Features
• Fully configurable with up to 15 tender types per
  terminal
• Automatic currency conversion with change due
  displayed in domestic currency
• Pre-defined "quick cash" keys for one-touch
  payment and change due
• Apply tip by amount or percentage of check total
• Multiple credit card pre-authorization with
  user-defined percentage over check amount (ideal
  for bar tabs)
• Multiple tax structures
• Split tender to 4 different payment types (e.g.,
  credit card, gratuity, room charge)
• Extensive server, cashier, and management
  reporting

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Features Benefits

• Why are these three Key Features important?
• Open Systems Design Works with existing
  systems. Adapts to clients way of doing
  business rather than forcing client to change
  existing business processes.
• Superior Ease of Use Allows nontechnical staff
  to tailor system features to expanding business
  needs without costly and timeconsuming custom
  programming.
• Advanced Reporting With realtime transaction
  posting, uptotheminute information is always
  available. Users have access to a full range of
  report templates or can create customized
  reports. Daily reports, report groups, and
  resets can be preconfigured and automatically
  generated at a specified time without
  interrupting POS operations.

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Features Benefits

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• The three Key Features of Revelation InfoGenesis
  system
• Open Systems Design allows users to take
  advantage of other best-of-breed applications by
  readily accessing the data stored in the SQL
  Server database.
• Superior Ease of Use allows nontechnical staff
  to tailor system features to expanding business
  needs without costly and timeconsuming custom
  programming.
• Advanced Reporting Users have access to a full
  range of report templates or can create
  customized reports through an offtheshelf ODBC
  database program.  Daily reports, report groups,
  and resets can be preconfigured and
  automatically generated at a specified time
  without interrupting POS operations.

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Competitive Analysis

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• Competitors
• Aloha
• Excu/Touch
• Strengths
• creating best-of-breed solutions built on the
  Windows platform and which maximize retail
  business benefits
• Back-office computer can be locked down to
  eliminate loading applications, or performing any
  functions not related to POS.
• Weaknesses
• Every feature seems to be very well organize
  to this software company, and they also have
  e-revelation POS system now. Which can provide
  more well service to their customer.

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Applications

• Revelation has been provided the solution for the
  each of following areas
• Hotels Resorts
• Casinos Gaming
• Theme Parks Attractions
• Ski Resorts
• Cruise Lines
• Food Service Management

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Applications

• Hotels Resorts
• Easy integration with hotel systems (PMS) via
  Windows NT architecture and open platform design
• Support for HITIS interface standards
• Existing interfaces to many of the industrys
  leading PMS companies.
• Handheld POS terminals- great for the pool bar,
  golf course, or temporary event.
• Centralized management and reporting of
  multi-outlet revenue centers such as bar, dinning
  room, and gift shop.

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Applications

• Casinos Gaming
• Muti-revenue outlet management and centralized
  reporting.
• Integration with many property management systems
  (PMS) including LMS, LGS, CLS, and Springer
  Miller.
• Interfaces to gaming and player tracking systems
  for seamless comp redemption from POS terminals.
• Wireless RF network solutions for cost-effective
  communication in un-wired areas, such as a pool
  bar or temporary event.
• Handheld terminals enable portable POS. Great
  for the casino pit or show floor!

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Applications

• Theme Parks Attractions
• Specialized POS functions for fast food,
  cafeteria, table service, and retail outlets.
• Ticketing system interfaces give you a complete
  technology solution.
• Wireless RF network option for portable
  point-of-purchase displays.
• Handheld terminals enable POS anytime, anyplace,
  anywhere.
• Currency conversion supports your diverse
  customer base.
• Environmentally hardened POS terminals to
  withstand outdoor conditions.

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Applications

• Ski Resorts
• Specialized POS functions for fast food,
  cafeteria, table service, and retail outlets.
• Advanced networking enables POS terminals to be
  spread across entire property.
• Wireless RF network allows terminals to be placed
  in non-networked areas.
• Environmentally hardened POS terminals withstand
  extreme weather conditions.
• Handheld terminals for POS anytime, anyplace,
  anywhere.
• Cashless POS via membership account and/or
  credit card integration.
• Employee ID card integration.

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Applications

• Cruise Lines
• Complete data security with ability to run
  terminals in stand alone (off-line) mode
• Supports food beverage and retail outlets on
  one system
• Pre-verification of passengers at POS terminal
  validates charging privileges
• Detailed comp transaction and crew member meal
  tracking
• Cabin charging using magnetic stripe of barcode
  passenger cards

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Applications

• Cruise Lines ( continue)
• Food beverage team serving tip calculation and
  reporting
• Optional liquor gun interface provides inventory
  control and theft prevention
• Round-the clock system availability including
  end-of-day processing
• Currency conversion

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Applications

• Food Service Management
• Touch screen or keyboard terminals
• Handles thousands of transactions per hour off a
  single POS system
• Employee payroll deduction of POS charges
• Employee ID card integration
• Supports multiple food service and retail outlets
  with centralized reporting
• Weigh scale and coin changer devices
• Automatic loading of meal period and calendar
  menus

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Applications

• Food Service Management (Continue)
• Food beverage inventory interfaces
• Receipt-on-demand increases customer throughput
  and decreases paper waste
• Electronic audit trail and check history for
  disputed charges
• Tray subtotals

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Applications

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• The examples are
• The Four Seasons Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada
• www.fourseasons.com
• Six Flags Theme Parks - locations throughout the
  U.S.
• www.sixflags.com

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Demonstration Packages

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• I can not get the demonstration package of this
  product because they only provide to the
  qualified customer.
• The qualified customer can get a copy of the
  demonstration package by contact with the office
• InfoGenesis1351 Holiday Hill RoadSanta
  Barbara, CA 93117Tel. [phone]   Fax (805)
  681-8609

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Technology

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• The Revelation POS software has win RAD Award
  in year 2000. Therefore, the technology of
  InfoGenesis company has been grant and been
  appreciated. The company now have e-Revelation
  which lead the company into ASP POS system.
  Therefore, this company is doing very good and
  improve the technology of its product very well
  and it is hard to really pick any thing that they
  need to improve.

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Resources

• www.infogenesis.com
• Chapter 8 Food and Beverage Management
  Applications.
• Chapter 9 Hotel Sales and Food Service Catering
  Applications.
• www.aloha.com
• www.yahoo.software.com

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Key Learning Points

• Instructions
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• Create document in Word.
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• From Insert Menu, select Object
• Click Create from File
• Locate File name in File box
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• Click OK
• Select icon
• From Slide Show Menu, Select Action Settings.
• Click Object Action and select Edit
• Click OK

• The three things that I learned from the
  completion of this project?
• Learned the what POS system of InfoGenesis
  special about and what solution they have with
  each different market.
• Learned how important it is by using the right
  software for the company.
• Learned about the benefits of Revelation POS
  system of InfoGenesis company.

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Key Learning Points

• Discuss how you met the Three Goals of your
  Project.
• By using a text book, it help me be able to
  determine what kind of features are needed for
  manage a hotel or a restaurant.
• Learned about the POS system of InfoGenesis and
  the success cases of their client profiles from
  the InfoGenesis website.
• Knowing the different feature and benefit of
  other POS software from other website.