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[dicklacara]

Mmm... Back in the days when Tom Watson [later of IBM] worked for the NCR, cash registers were ornate devices with open frames that displayed the working gears and mechanisms inside. It was a very competitive, cut-throat business involving some thuggery...

Cash register salesmen were known to carry sand in their pockets -- and when no one was looking, they would throw some sand into a competitor's cash register.


Thomas Watson Sr. was "fired" by NCR

Famously, NCR's star sales executive Thomas Watson Sr. met a similar fate. In 1914, Watson argued that NCR's dominant product, mechanical cash registers, would soon go obsolete. He proposed that NCR develop electric cash registers. Peterson resisted the idea. He demanded that Watson focus on nothing but sales and not worry about innovation. Following an argument at a meeting, Patterson dismissed Watson. In a fit of anger, Patterson had workers carry Watson's desk outside and had it lit on fire. Thomas Watson Sr. was thus "fired." Thomas Watson Sr. then joined a smaller competitor, Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (C-T-R,) which soon grew into International Business Machines (IBM.) Thomas Watson Sr. led IBM for forty years and turned IBM into the world's leading technology company.

http://www.rightatti...-you-are-fired/

[debby54]

It seems as though NCR Silver charges you a monthly fee, but you still have transaction fees through Authorize.net. NCR Silver is also a bit convoluted in that they send you to SecurePay which handles the transactions, and to do mobile then sends you to an entity called AirCharge for mobile payments, but there is no information clearly stating their rates or fees. I was left trying to figure out the advantage of paying even $29/month to NCR.

[melgross]

debby54, on 19 July 2012 - 11:21 AM, said:

It seems as though NCR Silver charges you a monthly fee, but you still have transaction fees through Authorize.net. NCR Silver is also a bit convoluted in that they send you to SecurePay which handles the transactions, and to do mobile then sends you to an entity called AirCharge for mobile payments, but there is no information clearly stating their rates or fees. I was left trying to figure out the advantage of paying even $29/month to NCR.

We always pay monthly fees in addition to the transaction fee.

[jtbrower]

NCR Silver is a great product and though someone mentioned Authorize.net, NCR Silver does not use Authorize.net as a gateway nor do they use Authorize.net to process credit card transactions. Authorize.net is a simple, easy to use interface that is not made for ‘tipable’ transactions such as restaurants. NCR Silver is compatible with many payment processors including First Data, Global Payments, Mercury and a few others. It is not necessary to have an Authorize.net account as well. Authorize.net is best for e-commerce websites.

The monthly fee covers a lifetime hardware warranty, 7 day a week technical support, Cloud Reporting, Customer Engagement Platform and many other features. This fee is well worth it and is minimal compared to what merchants pay for full scale point of sale systems that don’t run attached to the cloud. Keep in mind that you can change your menu and see your sales data from anywhere you can find an internet connection. Visit <a href="http://www.ncr-silver.com" title="NCR Silver" rel="">www.ncr-silver.com</a> for more information and to watch videos of those who support it and use it.

[jtbrower]

NCR Silver is a great product and though someone mentioned Authorize.net, NCR Silver does not use Authorize.net as a gateway nor do they use Authorize.net to process credit card transactions. Authorize.net is a simple, easy to use interface that is not made for ‘tipable’ transactions such as restaurants. NCR Silver is compatible with many payment processors including First Data, Global Payments, Mercury and a few others. It is not necessary to have an Authorize.net account as well. Authorize.net is best for e-commerce websites. The monthly fee covers a lifetime hardware warranty, 7 day a week technical support, Cloud Reporting, Customer Engagement Platform and many other features. This fee is well worth it and is minimal compared to what merchants pay for full scale point of sale systems that don’t run attached to the cloud. Keep in mind that you can change your menu and see your sales data from anywhere you can find an internet connection. Visit www.ncr-silver.com for more information and to watch videos of those who support it and use it.

[kbark]

We make a variety of mounts for iPad to be used as a register and are currently working on one for this app. See more at http://nclosuresinc.com