February Newsletter 2012





News and Current Events

After two years of persistent field development, Triple E Technologies, LLC is proud to announce that we are CHS approved.
"CHS Payment Solutions has approved Triple E Technologies Point of Sale systems as an approved option for Cenex® credit card processing via National Bankcard Services (NBS) network.
All hardware and software inquiries along with feature/benefit questions should be directed to Triple E Customer Support @ 208-777-9300 or helpdesk@e3tek.com.  From there the call is immediately handled for new and existing customers’ needs and questions, or escalated to the technical support personnel if needed.  If the call pertains to any new or continuation sales, the call is transferred to our sales department.  Each customer is provided with a POC for all the specific department leads, as well as a 24/7 after hours support line."

               

The sales team is traveling to two trade shows this month.
If you are around, please stop by and say hi.

WPMA Show
February 21st thru 23rd
At the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas
Booth 1506

PACE Show
February 24th thru 25th
At the Kansas City Convention Center
Booth 626

Beverages Fuel In-Store Purchases
Beverage purchases drive gas customers inside the store more than any other item, but new preferences are emerging, with consumers saying that more foodservice, more healthy options and more local involvement could all increase their spending at convenience stores, according to findings released today from the new 2012 NACS Consumer Fuels Report.

While nearly half (48%) of gas purchasers said that they never go inside the store, for those who do, they said that beverages (coffee in the morning, cold drinks the rest of the day) are a big lure, with one in four consumers (25%) saying that they regularly purchase drinks. A higher percentage said that they purchase drinks in the morning (33%), indicating that coffee is a solid traffic-driver for in-store sales. Also, younger consumers (ages 18 to 24) are much more likely to buy drinks: 43% of younger customers said that they buy drinks inside the store, compared to only 19% of those age 50 and older.
Read More: http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0209121.aspx

In Progress:

  • Working on making CRIND prompting messages more configurable on a site by site basis. Don’t like the prompt text for the vehicle identifier? Soon you will have full control over prompt messages for all of your esite locations!
  • Various register speed enhancements have been made to improve usability and overall user experience.
  • Cards can now be swiped on the main POS screen and the cashier will automatically be taken to the final tender screen.
  • Receipt paper length printed at the CRIND, Pedestal and Register has been decreased significantly to save paper.
  • Finishing sales through the Pump Toolbar is now quicker and more responsive. Sites with over 16 dispensers should notice an improvement.
  • Added search ability to the Customer List, Inventory List, Invoice List, Inventory Receipts List, and Sales list in DataManager. The search feature works much like the existing inventory search feature in the Register with one additional enhancement — the search is based off of whatever column the user last clicked. Before searching, the user should sort the column they want to search on in ascending order.
  • Sped up the row sorting for all tables in DM (Sales List, Customers, Inventory, etc.) 10,000 – fold… Sorting is now instantaneous even on record sets upwards of 30,000 rows.
  • Added a progress bar when loading tables in DM when the number of rows being loaded exceeds 1,000. This will indicate to the user that the application is not locked up while it loads in very large record sets.

New Products and Services:

We have partnered with Carbonite for a backup solution.
Benefits:

  • It works continuously in the background to make sure your files are backed up securely offsite.
  • You can retrieve the lost files any time you need them.
  • Files are encrypted twice before they leave your PC, so only you can see them.

We can do all the work for you.  We can install and setup without you having the hassle of doing it yourself.

Contact our sales department, if you are interested.
208-777-9300
sales@e3tek.com

Upcoming Events

Trade Shows
2/21 thru 2/23

WPMA Show
Las Vegas, NV
Booth 1506

2/24 thru 2/25
PACE Show
Kansas City, Missouri
Booth 626

Training
2/28 8am PST

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