With the economic turmoil of late and hospitality companies tightening their belts, one might think that point of sale and restaurant software purchases would be one of the first items to go on indefinite hold. But maybe it's during tough times such as these that it makes the most sense to invest in a modern, efficient and flexible restaurant POS software solution.

Offering top notch comfort and boasting ever so modern amenities, this gem of an Inn on the Bruce Peninsula wisely contracted Toronto based hospitality software company Volante Systems to consolidate all their guest services. The result is a stress free, seamless guest experience.

With its leading edge peer-to-peer technology, and wireless flexibility, Volante POS Systems adds CN Centre to its growing list of North American stadium point of sale installations.

uWink, Inc. (OTCBB: UWKI), an entertainment and hospitality software company with an interactive restaurant concept, and Volante Systems, a leading hospitality technology provider, today announced that they will co-develop and co-market innovative self service technology solutions for the hospitality industry. The companies will offer the "uV Hospitality Solution", an end-to-end self-order, self-pay and at-the-table digital entertainment delivery solution pioneered and proven in uWink's prototype interactive restaurant in Woodland Hills, California.

Gone are the antiquated cash register systems of the past. Today, there are enterprise software solutions that can do it all - streamline operations, increase productivity, achieve significant cost savings and expand in new and creative ways as your business does. And they can offer up a few surprises, too.

With the many school POS systems on the market, it's surprising that so many are inadequate for meeting the diverse software needs of a school environment such as the University of British Columbia. Now, thanks to Volante's complex point of sale solution, "Lunch Time" is no longer "Crunch Time" at UBC.

To the new owners of a national landmark where Kansas City connects, Volante's point of sale software with peer-to-peer technology was exactly what they needed to keep their point of sale system, like their station, connected.

Now there's a new and very effective way of monitoring employee theft, and it uses DVR (digital video recording) and technology most restaurateurs already have in place- their point of sale system.

Volante's point of sale software engine combined with NCR's RealPOS 70 terminals bring an aging cash register system into the 21st Century. Baycrest, a premier academic health sciences center focused on aging, provides care and service to approximately 2,000 people a day through the Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System. So when they saw that their cafeteria's aging cash register system was in dire need of attention, they turned to Tesoro Technologies Inc.'s Volante Systems and NCR to come to their aid.

There's no question that a reliable POS (point of sale) system can benefit your business. Finding and implementing the right POS solution will not only allow you a tighter control on costs, but it can increase productivity as well. A smaller restaurant or lounge operation can purchase and install a system relatively easily. For larger, more complex venues, however, sourcing out a reliable, flexible and secure point of sale system presents a different challenge. For the hospitality and gaming industries in particular, finding a POS solution that provides complete reliability and security is critical.

Customers, Employees, Managers and Sales Staff are all affected by a point of sale system. Imagine what the ideal POS (point of sale) cash register system can do for your business.

POS software providers have been slow to jump on the Linux bandwagon. Currently, there are few well-known or enterprise-wide POS software packages available for Linux. Volante POS Systems, however, has seen a niche in the market and has embraced it head on. Volante offers a POS solution that has been developed entirely in Java. Java is cross platform compatible and operates in multiple environments, this gives the user freedom to choose Linux, Windows 2000/XP, or Windows and Linux. For many operators, having a choice is key.

Point of Sale (POS) software from Volante has been built around open standards to keep both costs down and integration seamless. Hardware choices can now be correctly based on budgets and not upon the use of proprietary software systems. Some users prefer the ease of Windows and some require the stability, reliability and cost advantage of Linux. Volante allows the freedom to choose either platform or even the flexibility of choosing both. When your business grows and your platform requirements change, Volante is transparent to your decisions.

Until recently, restaurant and hospitality owners were wary of adopting wireless POS systems for their establishments. Issues such a cost, ease of use and a general uncertainty about new technology caused them to take pause. Nowadays, however, with the popularity of PDA's, Blackberries, cell phones and the like, mobile technology and wireless mobile computing has become main stream, and hospitality providers are taking a second look.