Vision POS Commits to Supporting the Future of Point of Sale Technology

RFID boasts higher data capacity and does not have to bephysically scannedlike a traditional barcode. Instead, a radio wave is usedto read the dataon the RFID transmitter -- unlike a barcode that must bephysically read bya . RFID also carries an added advantage over traditionalbarcodesin that an RFID transmitter can be embedded within packages.

Will RFID dominate the market in the coming years? A 2006 report by IDTechXthinks so.The report predicts sales of RFID systems worldwide willgrow from about$550 million to $6.78 billion during the next decade. Growthwill be led bydisposable RFID sensors, such as smart active labels, aswell as real timelocating systems.

For an industry that has come from simple crank- or lever-operatedcashregisters to the cusp of technologies like biometrics, it'sincredibly hardto keep up. Though RFID seems to be taking hold, biometricsmay be the nextbig thing, where identification is done with a simple touchof a finger.Fingerprint readers can identify the person pressing thereader -- and evenlog them into a system. It only takes a little while tothink about thegains in efficiency, security, and accuracy to realize thatbiometricsholds vast potential for the point of sale industry.

For now, Vision POS will continue to focus on its traditionalPOS systems,including and IBMpoint of saleequipment. However, the new technologies like RFID may welltake the marketover in only a matter of years. What's next after RFID andbiometrics? Itis hard to tell, but Vision POS will be there when it comes.