| Point-of-Sale or POS software refers to applications | | | | well as domestic manufacturers (despite having a |
| that automate various activities of a retail outlet and | | | | considerable volume of sales), try to save time on |
| are used for retail sales management. | | | | R&D activities; thus, compromising on the design |
| Control over operations, increasing efficiency, | | | | and functionalities of the POS machines. |
| productivity gains, increasing the productivity of serving | | | | The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size |
| staff, fine-tuning of business model and return on | | | | of the Point-of-Sale (POS) Software market in China |
| investment are the primary drivers of POS software. | | | | over the period 2008-2012. Further, it discusses the |
| Importance of detailed reports that can help | | | | key market trends, drivers and challenges of the POS |
| companies make more informed business decisions, | | | | Software market in China, and profiles some of the |
| and increasing inventory shrinkage, theft, wastage and | | | | key vendors of this industry. |
| employee misuse are driving the sales of the POS | | | | Table of Contents : |
| software in the retail and hospitality sectors. | | | | 1. Introduction |
| Availability of wireless POS systems, average life | | | | 2. POS Software in China Market Size & |
| completion of many installed terminals, along with the | | | | Forecast |
| new software requirement for the efficient utilization of | | | | 3. Market Trends |
| old POS systems are also offering potential sales | | | | 4. Growth Drivers |
| opportunity for POS software. | | | | 5. Challenges for POS Software Industry |
| In addition, EMV compliance – (Europay/MasterCard | | | | 6. POS Software Vendors |
| Visa) standard for chip-embedded cards is expected | | | | 6.1 Epicor Software Corporation |
| to drive the EMV compatible POS systems in the | | | | 6.2 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) |
| Chinese market. | | | | 6.3 JDA Software Group Inc |
| The POS software market in China is undergoing a | | | | 6.4 MICROS SYSTEMS, INC |
| developmental phase. There has been a lot of | | | | 6.5 NCR Corporation |
| technological advancement and expansion in the | | | | 6.6 Oracle Corporation |
| Chinese POS software market. New technologies are | | | | 6.7 SAP AG |
| being continuously added into the POS machine | | | | 6.8 Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co.ltd |
| system on the section of display, storage, hard disks, | | | | 6.9 Sontec Technology Co. |
| operation platform, etc. In China, both the foreign as | | | | |