May Newsletter 2013


News

Will the Gas Station Become Extinct?

May 8, 2013
As American fuel consumption drops, so will the number of gas stations in a classic case of low demand shuttering the supply.
NEW YORK CITY – Recently this spring, several major newspapers reported on the demise of gasoline stations in New York City and a Washington, D.C., suburb. Those closures are symptomatic of a larger, nationwide phenomena—the gradually decline of gasoline stations, The Daily Beast reports.
Read more: http://www.nacsonline.com/News/Daily/Pages/ND0508134.aspx

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Tips in our Area of Expertise

  • Avoid forcibly powering off your computer. This can cause data corruption because your computer will not have time to finish writing to the hard drive.
  • Defrag your hard drives – The defragmentation utility allows you to sort data on the hard drive sequentially; thereby eliminating wasted disk space. It also allows for faster access time, thereby increasing the computer performance
  • Clean your hard drives – Disk cleanup allows you to delete unnecessary files such as temporary files, downloaded office files, temporary program files and recycle bin.  Hard drives should be replaced every three years to control downtime and prevent unexpected failures.

Are you having an issue with Triple E products?

  • Does restart of a program (DataManager, Register, OneTouchSync, etc.) fix the problem?
  • Does restart of a SiteController, CP720, Register, or Pedestal computer fix the problem?
  • Are all your applications started on your SiteController (esController and ccEngine) or your CP720 (cpController and ccEngine)?
  • If you are having trouble swiping a card, have you tried placing a plastic bag over the card and re-swiping it?

Contact Customer Support if you have any questions. (208)777-9300 or helpdesk@e3tek.com

New Enhancements and Features

  • Car wash support for SiteControllers is coming soon!
  • Proprietary gift cards can be recharged and activated at the Register POS
  • Enhanced proprietary gift card recharge/activation capabilities for CP720 locations.  Ask Sales for details sales@e3tek.com.
  • Customization of register color themes, available soon.  Self-author your own POS color schemes.


New Products and Services

POSIFlex All-in-One Register System
We are now offering a full site controller and register in one system. This system gives you complete control of over 32 dispensers and all reporting on one large 17″ touchscreen.

Some features include:

  • Smaller footprint Point of sale and site controller in one package.
  • Perfect for sites where counter space is at a premium.
  • Same functionality as a full-site setup Register, DataManager application included.
  • Daily and historical fuel sales report printing from receipt printer.
  • Ability to Pre-pay pumps or authorize for no limit.
  • Colorful, informative icons and audible cues indicate each dispenser’s status.
  • Cashier login/ logout tracking and complete activity logging.

New Customers

Hutchinson Co-op is very excited about becoming our first Point of Sale system in Minnesota.  After putting their hands on the system at the Minnesota Petroleum Marketing Association trade show, they decided Triple E Technologies was the solution they were looking for.

Kerr Oil is our Bulk Plant Beta site, they are converting their outdated system to the Triple E Technologies point of sale system and adding unattended islands at existing gas stations with local card processing synced to their home office data base.

Bill Flory, owner of the Gateway Convenience Store, has agreed to install the Triple E Technologies point of sale system and be our beta site for windows 7 testing. The Gateway is going from manual dispensers and off the shelf cash register to our new technology.

 

Upcoming Events

July 20-23
Sunshine Food & Fuel
Orlando, FL
Booth 604

Oct 12-15
NACS
Atlantic, GA
Booth 3623

Training

Would you like to receive more training? You’re not alone. Contact the helpdesk with your training needs and ideas. helpdesk@e3tek.com or (208)777-9300

June 11th at 8am PST
Troubleshoot the SiteController
We will go over what to look for when pumps are down. Training will be a WebEx training.
You can sign up by emailing us at helpdesk@e3tek.com


Upgrades

We are currently upgrading sites to our new release. Customer Support will be contacting you to get this scheduled. If you would like your upgrade scheduled earlier, please contact Customer Support. helpdesk@e3tek.com or (208)777-9300