Specialized Business Solutions — Keystroke Point of Sale

To enter a sales transaction, clerks simply click on the Sales Manager option
at the top of the main menu, which then takes them to the sales invoice screen
where they can enter information on a standard invoice format, or click on one
of the function keys to the right of the invoice to choose from various options
such as Clear Line, Edit Item or Lookup. Various tender options are listed,
as well, and a calculator is provided at the bottom of the sales entry screen.
For returning customers, a handy customer lookup option will display detailed
customer information on-screen. Otherwise, a default cash customer can be used.
Conveniently, both customers and products can be entered on the fly.

MODULES/SCALABILITY:
Modules included with Keystroke POS are the Sales Manager and the Database Manager,
where inventory, customers, contacts and vendors are entered and tracked. Also
included are the Purchase Manager, the Report Manager, the Label Manager and
the Accounts Receivable Manager. Numerous custom modules are also available,
including GL-Link, which offers easy integration with various accounting software;
Import; Report/Label Editor; Matrix Manager; Production; and StoreLink, which
can be used in a multi-store environment. Keystroke POS also offers Extensions
— features that are not modular, but are added on to create greater functionality.
Easily adaptable, Keystroke POS offers a level of scalability not often matched.
Smaller retailers can easily purchase Keystroke’s base system and add
additional modules over time.

FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY:
Keystroke POS offers a customizable toolbar to suit the needs of multiple users.
It offers a transaction capability of more than 6 million transactions, with
the ability to store and access historical data when needed. Transactions can
be reprinted or edited if necessary. Layaways, on-hold and sales orders can
all be processed easily from the sales entry screen. Keystroke POS also supports
gift registry and food stamps, and offers an age verification feature that prompts
cashiers to request age verification documents when needed. Keystroke POS also
offers custom transaction types to meet the needs of specific business types.
Other features, such as customizable form capability, multiple pricing levels
and an excellent customer database, add to the many useful features found in
this product.

INTEGRATION:
Keystroke POS is a fully integrated system. Custom modules like GL-Link allow
Keystroke to integrate with popular accounting products such as Accpac, CYMA,
Peachtree and QuickBooks. The Import module makes it easy to import data from
other products into inventory, customer, department and vendor databases. The
Integration Toolkit extension features dozens of custom-designed programs that
work in specialty environments, and the QwikTouch extension offers e-commerce
and product shipping integration as well as other features. For payment processing
and gift card processing, Keystroke POS integrates with Mercury Payment Systems.
It also works with the necessary hardware peripherals, including electronic
cash drawers, barcode scanners, pole displays, magnetic credit card readers,
MICR check readers and touch-screen monitors.

TRACKING/REPORTING:
Keystroke POS offers excellent tracking capability, particularly customer tracking,
including a complete customer transaction history. Inventory can be tracked
by best and worst sellers. An excellent audit system tracks all data entered
into the system as well as who entered it.

Reporting options are good and available in all of the modules. Clicking on
a particular module will pull up the available reporting options for that module.
You can also save frequently run reports for quick access and then run them
all at the same time.

RELATIVE VALUE:
Keystroke POS is an excellent system highly suited for mid-sized retailers that
desire a high level of flexibility and customization. Pricing starts at $1,295
for a single-user system, with additional workstations available for $495, making
Keystroke POS not only powerful, but affordable, as well.

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