PixelPoint 2000 Software Evaluation
Use this form to compare PixelPoint 2000  to your existing POS or to other POS software packages.
 
PixelPoint
2000
Your
System
Other

Newest Features!
Self Configuring Redundancy! Database Mirroring yes
Seat Numbering yes
Tender Balancing yes
Pay-ins / Pay-outs yes
Member Payments to House Accounts yes
Pre Paid Gift Cards yes
Auto-Apply Coupons yes
Printer Filtering yes
Till Management yes
Accounting (POSLink) yes
Receipt Sorting yes
Custom Credit Card Slips yes    
HANDHELD UNIT:Using revolutionary Wireless technology, PixelPoint’s handheld POS solution features full screen POS software and the use of ALL of PixelPoint’s powerful features

yes

New Features!
Hold and Fire Command
yes
    
Automatic Course Sorting to Kitchen Printers
yes
    
Tracking of Employee Voids Prior to Sending to Kitchen or Bar
yes
    
Unlimited Revenue Centers
yes
    
Active Date Ranges for all Products, Coupons or Employees
yes
    
Custom Receipts with Logo's
yes
    
Custom 3D Graphic Buttons and Floor Layouts
yes
    

System Info
   
Utilizes Sybase SQL Database Engine for unmatched reliability, remarkable flexibility and unprecedented ease-of-use
yes
    
Runs on Windows 95/98/2000/NT desktop environment
yes
    
Is a native 32-bit application
yes
    
On line user and manager help
yes
    
Unlimited number of workstations
yes
    
Supports color, receipt, report printers
yes
    
 
yes
    

Flexibility & Customization
   
Managers can completely control the way the station interacts with employees; simply by changing Terminal Options. By using this functionality, the Manager can set each station to behave according to its intended purpose.
yes
    
All Options are worded in such away as to make it easy to understand what their affects will be.
yes
    
 
yes
    

Order Handling
   
 
yes
    
Easy item deletion prior to sending to kitchen w/ tracking! (NEW)
yes
    
After sending to kitchen, server's can only delete if the Manager has given them permission to do so; otherwise, it prompts for Manager Override.
yes
    
Automatic messaging to kitchen/bar if items have been deleted after they have already been sent to the kitchen/bar.
yes
    
Orders can be opened and managed from any station
yes
    
On screen number pad for multiple or partial item ordering
yes
    
Simple order splitting simply touch the items you want to send to the new bill.
yes
    
Splitting a bill equally X times as easy as pressing the Split button.
yes
    
Ability to split items (Split the bottle of wine 2 ways)
yes
    
Voiding can be performed by Manager on individual items as well as checks
yes
    
Waste function for keeping track of waste.
yes
    
Individual items on a bill can be discounted.
yes
    
Individual items or the entire order can be re-ordered to save time.
yes
    
Unlimited Manager Comp functions for zero pricing items
yes
    
Ability to assign items to a seat number
yes
    
 
   

Transferring Orders
   
Server to Server, same table
yes
    
Table to Table, same server
yes
    
Server to Server, different table
yes
    
Item to Table, Move any item to any table
yes
    
 
yes
    

Menu Capabilities
   
Unlimited user-defined menu items / modifiers
yes
    
Supports multiple menu seamlessly
yes
    
Supports multiple pricing structures
yes
    
All items are set up in an easy to use hierarchical format.
yes
    
Items can be set up to ask for the price at the time of ordering, this way 'By the Ounce' pricing in Deli's and even Billiard hourly charges can be entered
yes
    
Quick add product function, that way the manager can make up a menu item and price on the floor for those special requests
yes
    
All menu changes take place establishment wide, immediately
yes
    
All menu changes can be made from any station
yes
    
Automatic Pop Up modifiers / modifiers can have modifiers (Nesting)
yes
    
Bitmap Images can be assigned to any Menu Item
yes
    
Supports the use of customizable 'Short Cut'
yes
    
Taxes can be assigned to add to the price, or be included in the price
yes
    
The Manager can easily Replicate a menu with just a couple touches, thus enabling easy creation of similar menus
yes
    
The manager can assign Questions to have a forced Min number of modifiers that need to be ordered from any group of mods. Thus enabling the system to properly handle an "…and your choice of 2 of the following…" situations.
yes
    

Multiple Menu/Price Level Scheduling
   
Price level changes can be scheduled to change automatically at 1 hour intervals (ex. Happy Hour pricing daily from 4PM to 6PM)
yes
    
Secondary Jump Price levels can be scheduled to change automatically at 1 hour intervals. (Ex. Lady's Night pricing on Tuesday's)
yes
    
The Manager assigns which items are discountable, that way an Alcoholic beverage will not be discounted by mistake, etc.
yes
    
   

Tendering Options
   
The tendering process can be structured to suit the 'ability' of the servers.
yes
    
IC Verify or DataTran Credit/Debit card interfaces
yes
    
Unlimited Payment types
yes
    
Unlimited Discount Types
yes
    
Easily handles multiple Currency Exchange rates
yes
    
Discounts can be setup by percentage, flat amount or variable dollar amount.
yes
    
'Fast Cash' function for one touch tendering of cash tenders.
yes
    
Split Tendering on settling of Orders is supported
yes
    
Multiple Manager defined Taxes, applied automatically.
yes
    
 
   

Cash Drawer Support
   
Server / Bartender Selection of Cash Drawer
yes
    
Supports shared and private usage of cash drawers
yes
    
Complete logging of all No Sale occurrences
yes
    
 
   

Reporting
   
Automatic 24 hour operations function
yes
    
Easy accesses to historical data just touch the days you want on the calendar and then run the report.
yes
    
Reporting of Sales, Product Mixes, Deletes, hourly Totals, Department Totals and Cost Mixes by Store, Station, Server, Shift and Order Type.
yes
    
Gratuity, Discount and Taxes Collected reports to make tax time simple.
yes
    
Detailed Server Logouts and Manager access to any cashed out order.
yes
    
Selective reports so that you can check out the data for just one employee, shift or terminal if you so desire.
yes
    
All reports can be viewed on screen and do not need to be printed.
yes
    
Graphical representations of all reports
yes
    

Printing Capabilities
   
Supports Epson, Star, Citizen and most popular receipt printers.
yes
    
Any printer with Windows drivers can be used for printing reports.
yes
    
Messages can be sent to Kitchen/Bar printers via on screen keyboard
yes
    
Re-assign printers easily, incase of a printer problem.
yes
    
   

House Accounts
   
Can easily handle unlimited number of House Accounts
yes
    
Supports swipe cards account (Create your own in house credit card.)
yes
    
One touch invoicing.
yes
    
House Accounts automatically update customer loyalty records
yes
    
 
   

Customer Loyalty
   
Unlimited Number of Customers supported
yes
    
Delivery function asks for the telephone number before starting an order.
yes
    
Telephone numbers can be added / changed at any time during the order
yes
    
Keeps track of the following info:
yes
    
Address Info
yes
    
Number of times they have ordered each and every menu item, including the last time they ordered that menu item.
yes
    
Number of times they have ordered an item
yes
    
The date, time and totals from every time they have ordered something from your establishment
yes
    
Breaks the number of visits according to Eat In, Take Out & Delivery
yes
    
Breaks down their spending totals by Tender Type used.
yes
    
Automatically remembers the last 3 orders, so that it can be recreated with ONE button touch.
yes
    
 
   

Inventory Control
   
Native built in Inventory Control.
yes
    
Invoices can be printed, or sent via computerized fax.
yes
    
Stock Usage, Stock Levels, Variance Reporting and Cost Mix
yes
    
Recipes can be created for all menu items; thus ensuring accuracy of computerized stock takes. Recipes can also be viewed by employees.
   
 
   

Employee Scheduling
   
Schedule Employees by Department
yes
    
Drag & Drop scheduling interface, simple to use.
yes
    
Schedules are stored indefinitely
yes
    
Self contained Time and Attendance reporting and editing.
yes
    
The ability for employees to print their Weekly schedule to the receipt Printer. No more "I though it said 5pm on the schedule..." excuses. Plus Internet Scheduling…
yes
    
 
   

Delivery
   
Special receipt printed which includes delivery address and other info.
yes
    
Delivery Reporting features, that include:
yes
    
Automatically builds a customer loyalty entry for all Delivery Orders
yes
    
Detailed Report outlining each delivery order
yes
    
 
   

Table Management
   
Graphically depicts your restaurant by room
yes
    
Different pictures represent tables / pool tables/ bar stools / etc.
yes
    
Simply touch the table to open or use
yes
    
Table Management Reporting features, that include:
yes
    
Average Length of stay by Server
yes
    
Average Table Value by Server
yes
    
Detailed report of all Orders outlining time started, time finished, total time, order total, server name,
yes
    
Table Update can be performed at any terminal
yes
    
Drag and drop setup is simple to use.
yes