uposfaq.htm

微软的point of sale的源代码

  </ul>

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  <li type="disc" value="9"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">What is UnifiedPOS

    compliance?</font></strong></li>

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<blockquote>

  <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>Since UnifiedPOS is a platform neutral specification,

  UnifiedPOS compliance is only awarded to platform specific mappings such as OPOS and

  JavaPOS. Retail application developers and POS device service writers need only continue

  to conform to either or both of the OPOS or JavaPOS standards, which will now reflect a

  common device architecture defined by UnifiedPOS.</p>

  </font><p>&nbsp;</p>

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  <li type="disc" value="10"><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3"><strong>How do retailers

    benefit?</strong> </font></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>The adoption of the UnifiedPOS specifications will

  provide retailers with the flexibility to purchase hardware and software and be confident

  that they will work together. In addition, they can develop their own software and be

  assured that these systems can be easily integrated with other UnifiedPOS compliant

  components. Due to the simplification of the systems integration effort, new systems can

  be delivered in a shorter time period, at a lower cost.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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  <li type="disc" value="11"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">How do device

    manufacturers (hardware vendors) benefit? </font></strong></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>The adoption of the UnifiedPOS specification by

  device manufacturers will reduce the complexity of developing software support for

  hardware devices since the OPOS and JavaPOS environments will share a common architecture.

  It is expected that device manufacturers will be able to deploy new products in a shorter

  time period.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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  <li type="disc" value="12"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">How do software

    application developers/programmers benefit? </font></strong></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>The UnifiedPOS specification will allow application

  developers/programmers the ability to develop device independent applications. This

  eliminates the need to write code to support a specific manufacturer or model.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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  <li type="disc" value="13"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">Why do Microsoft and SUN

    support UnifiedPOS? </font></strong></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>&quot;Microsoft believes that this process for

  developing operating system independent and language neutral device APIs will help the

  application programmers (ISVs or retailer IT developers) build more applications more

  easily for the retail market. This will decrease development costs and enable more

  companies to deploy more technologies sold by both companies.&quot;</p>

  <p>&quot;Sun believes that any effort promising lower operating costs, faster application

  development and deployment and, above all, the freedom to choose best-of-breed hardware

  and software solutions is good for the retail industry. UnifiedPOS has the potential to

  accomplish this by embracing both the JavaPOS and OPOS standards in a common architecture,

  thereby giving retailers the power to choose their suppliers as they design their POS

  solutions.&quot;</p>

  <p>&quot;Retailers asked for this initiative, and Sun is pleased to be actively involved

  in helping to deliver it.&quot;</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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  <li type="disc" value="14"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">What are the

    deliverables and timeline for UnifiedPOS? </font></strong></li>

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<blockquote>

  <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p><u>Deliverables:</u></font></p>

</blockquote>



<blockquote>

  <blockquote>

    <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">This FAQ<br>

    Setting up the WEB page<br>

    Generate the UnifiedPOS standard specification<br>

    Definition of a submission process and template<br>

    Definition of a certification process</font></p>

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</blockquote>



<dir>

  <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p><u>Timeline:</u></p>

  <blockquote>

    <p>Working towards having the specification and related processes available in the mid

    January timeframe.</p>

  </blockquote>

  </font>

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<ol>

  <li type="disc" value="15"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">Version(s) for

    UnifiedPOS? </font></strong></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>The plan is to grandfather in the OPOS and JavaPOS

  specifications at the 1.4 level. The new UnifiedPOS process will pick up on the version

  after that.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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<ol>

  <li type="disc" value="16"><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3"><strong>How do other market

    segments (e.g., Supermarket, Hospitality, etc.) become more involved?</strong> </font></li>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>Several industry trade groups have expressed

  interest in participating in the UnifiedPOS effort. It is expected that members of the

  UnifiedPOS Executive Committee will undertake an outreach program to ensure that the

  UnifiedPOS standard becomes a retail industry wide, international standard. This effort

  will focus on the &quot;IT Councils&quot; and technical committees of the trade groups

  that represent the various lines of retail trade.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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<ol>

  <li type="disc" value="17"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">How is the UnifiedPOS

    standards organization structured and who will underwrite the cost of this effort? </font></strong></li>

</ol>

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<dir>

  </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>ARTS has been approved as the sponsoring

  organization for UnifiedPOS. While the UnifiedPOS standards effort is still being directed

  by an Ad Hoc Committee to Unify POS Standards, a volunteer group with expenses being borne

  by several of the companies listed above, the UnifiedPOS specification will be

  administered by ARTS in cooperation with the National Retail Federation.</p>

  <p>At this time, it is expected that the UnifiedPOS organization will consist of the

  following committees:<dir>

    </font><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="2"><p><strong>UnifiedPOS Executive Committee</strong>

    </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">&#150; provide for the administration of the UnifiedPOS

    standard, communicate/market UnifiedPOS activities, recruit/staff committees,

    review/prioritize/approve changes to the UnifiedPOS standard, determine UnifiedPOS release

    content, and resolve issues that may arise. This committee would consist of retailers,

    with the objective of broad, international representation of the retail industry.</p>

    </font><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="2"><p><strong>UnifiedPOS Technical Committee</strong>

    </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">&#150; implementation arm of the executive committee

    including activities such as prepare specifications, determine release schedules, provide

    technical assistance, maintain a FAQ, ensure compliance with UnifiedPOS directives, etc.

    Membership in this committee will be determined by the UnifiedPOS executive committee,

    most likely made up of members appointed by the JavaPOS and OPOS committees and approved

    by the UnifiedPOS executive committee.</p>

    </font><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="2"><p><strong>UnifiedPOS Implementation Committee(s)</strong>

    </font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">&#150; user group consists of vendors and retailers who

    have implemented some platform specific version of the UnifiedPOS API.</p>

  </dir>

  <p>It is anticipated that the organizational structure, related UnifiedPOS procedures, and

  funding will be finalized by the end of 1998.</p>

  <p>&nbsp;</p>

</dir>

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<ol>

  <li type="disc" value="18"><strong><font FACE="Arial,Bold" SIZE="3">How do I get more

    information?</font></strong></li>

</ol>



<blockquote>

  <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>Currently, additional information may be found on the

  UnifiedPOS WEB page. This WEB page address is <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000ff">http://www.unifiedpos.org</font>.

  Additional pointers to other web pages of interest for the UnifiedPOS, OPOS, and JavaPOS

  standards can also be found there.</p>

  </font>

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