Scan Source Partner Tour

Hi there

I know I said that my next blog would be a review of the 4PoS EPoS unit but as it still has not arrived on my desk I thought I would tell you about our visit to London for the Scan Source Partner Tour. Scan Source are a major distributor for IBM, Datalogic, Motorola and Epson products.

The venue was Vinopolis “London’s wine tasting destination”. It is very near Tate Modern and Borough Market. The building, built under the arches of a Victorian viaduct (you can still hear the rumble of the trains!) this gives the atmosphere of a wine cellar.

We were able to wander around the exhibitors’ stand and chat to people from all the hardware manufacturers. On the Motorola stand, Alan was interested in a new scanner and a new small handheld computer which was the size of a Blackberry which might be more appealing to sales people it was certainly more “pocket” sized than other handheld computers. It is the Motorola ES400 and I think Alan will probably do a review on the blog very soon.  

We were very taken with an EPoS unit which had a built in Epson Receipt printer. The printer has been placed under the screen and is fully accessible for changing the till roll. If there is ever a problem with the printer it can easily be removed and replaced without any tools being required, even the hard drive was removable by twisting one knob. There was also an optional scanner which could be attached to the side. It was all very neat with just one mains plug needed for the whole unit.  We feel this unit could be well worth considering when counter space is tight. This unit is new to the UK but has been available in USA for quite some time. Again, a separate blog will review this unit when we have had the chance to fully test and use this machine in anger.

In the afternoon the speaker was Jo Salter the very first female jet fighter pilot. Jo was very entertaining, certainly an inspiration (and diplomatic) about her experiences in the RAF. We were then treated to a wine tasting session with some New World wines.

In the evening there was a lovely meal hosted by the celebrity chef Aldo Zilli with opportunities to chat with the exhibitors, other partners and Scan Source people.

Until next time

EPoS Girl