In past decades this was the norm, but in recent years they are no longer in the best business practices category because they present a weakness to key loggers and skimmers designed to intercept what is typed in.  If credit cards are swiped through a keyboard wedge emulation card reader, the card holder data encoded on the black magnetic stripe can be sent directly to the key logger or skimmer.  Data Security Breach!  New terminals with built in encrypted card readers are the best way to go to help prevent your customer’s card holder data from being compromised as it’s swiped.

If you are not sure if your card readers are the old keyboard wedge style or not, it’s easy to find out.  Simply plug a keyboard into your terminal and if it’s running a Windows operating system bring up Windows Notepad (or Wordpad or Word).  With the cursor blinking in Notepad type something in using the keyboard and you should see what you are typing in.  Now pull out your credit card and swipe it on the terminal’s card reader.  Upon swiping your card, if you suddenly have a lot of data appearing in notepad, that is your credit card data that is encoded on the black mag stripe on the back of your card.  Time to retire and replace the point of sale terminal with a new generation terminal running an encrypted card reader.

Though these old school card readers are still being manufactured today, best business practices is to use an encrypted card reader, or one with a different interface such as serial that requires special software drivers to properly interface and work with the point of sale software application.

A recent event happened with a retailer’s store in Florida where they found the skimmers the thieves installed on their pos terminals.  You can read the article here Posted October 13th 2013: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/nordstrom-finds-cash-register-skimmers/

We create customers for life

We are different. We are probably not the low price POS provider. We also do not try to be.

But we 100% guarantee our hardware, software and support.

There are absolute places where we are providing different ways to get you the support that you need – to get you the actionable data that you need – to get you the hardware and software that you need.

But over a five year analysis – we are confident that you will spend less money on buying replacement equipment, on-going support, training service, programming services than you will with the other guys

In our world:  We will never knowingly disappoint you. We value you as a customer. We charge a fair price for excellent systems backed with world class support. We use cutting edge technology to lower our business costs and pass those savings back to you.

We create customers for life. Seriously. We believe in a WIN-WIN relationship. We have unique ways to get the system that you need today to you today and allow for the cash flow that it generates to pay for the system

Real time information is really a difference in the way that a restaurant can profitable operate today.

Technology is changing in a rapid fashion. It has revolutionized the hospitality industry.

Allow us to show you ways to take what you have and what you know and move them into the future.

Little or no downtime. No massive retraining of owners, managers, staff and accountants.

Workstations that are supportable by us for the next 10 years.

Ability to significantly lower your credit card costs yet maintain and achieve the highest level of security and customer trust.

Bottom line: There are vast difference in what JCR Systems can do and what you currently have.

JCR Systems does not want you to make a mistake where you will need to purchase another system long before it is time. We believe in customers for life.

Michael Darby 904-296-8200 ext 210
mailto://mdarby@jcrsystems.com

JCR Systems is the certified Hospitality partner for the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia markets.
We have installed over 500 locations with systems to lower their costs, increase their margins and directly and positively impact our customer’s bottom lines.

JCR Systems has been the Aloha representative for over 15 years. During that time Aloha – a software company was purchased by Radiant Systems out of Alpharetta, GA. Radiant Systems is very strong in the hospitality table service, quick service, specialty retail, convenience store vertical markets. Radiant Systems also manufactured their own line of PC based workstations that are designed with the software in mind.

In 2011 – NCR Inc, purchased Radiant Systems. Aloha has now become part of the global leader in technology designed for retail and hospitality customers.
The acquisition has tremendously helped the Aloha brand in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape.

There is a huge push for all things mobile. We have solutions for that. Solutions that focus on mobile solutions for guests, for managers, for owners, for support staff.
Technology is rapidly changing. We are in a position – as the industry leader – to know where the industry is moving and be able to provide research and development along these lines.

Our integrated products are well designed for today as well as the future. You are not buying yesterday’s technology.
Your investment in a system from JCR Systems is safe. NCR is a strong and stable company and rapidly developing tomorrow’s products and delivering them today.

Imagine the world 5 years ago. No iPhones. No androids. Very much a pc based world. Information stuck in a computer. How do you as an owner/manager access that information?
Now think about today and being able to get the information you need – when you need it – from wherever you are. The quality of business decisions simply increase exponentially.

Now think about where you will be in five years. Can the system that you invest in today get you there?
Are you going to use today’s technology – or yesterdays? How are you going to get to the future.

Michael Darby 904-296-8200 ext 210
mdarby@jcrsystems.com