Radiant Systems’ MenuLink .NET Back Office Solution Named As Microsoft EMEA RAD Award Finalist

Orange County, CA (Feb. 13, 2006)— The MenuLink .NET back office solution has been recently named as a Microsoft Retail Application Developer (RAD) award finalist in the “In-Store Systems” category for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. MenuLink products are currently used in more than 8,000 food service sites.

“We’re excited to be named a finalist in this prestigious competition,” said Ron Whitaker, MenuLink founder and vice president, in the Radiant Hospitality Division. “We’re also very proud of the .NET solution because it’s proven to make the restaurant operator’s life easier with constant visibility into operational information.” Restaurant operators can increase profitability by controlling labor and material costs through real-time information available via a Web browser. The MenuLink .NET product is an intuitive, multilingual and centralized Internet-based back office application that operates even when an Internet connection is unavailable. more»


Radiant Systems to Acquire MenuLink Computer Solutions
Aloha and MenuLink combine strengths to better serve restaurant

Radiant Systems, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MenuLink Computer Solutions, Inc., one of the largest independent suppliers of back-office software for the hospitality industry.

The union of two industry leaders delivers a tightly integrated solution linking the award-winning suite of Radiant hardware devices and Aloha Point-of-Sale (POS) applications to the open architecture and feature set of MenuLink’s back-office software. more»


Aloha First Hospitality POS Solution to Achieve Validation
with Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices

Radiant Systems, Inc. receives validation with Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices for the Aloha suite of POS applications through Visa’s Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP).

This validation enables restaurant operators to minimize security threats and instill consumer confidence by assuring the safety of cardholder information. Visa’s CISP defines a standard for securing Visa cardholder data wherever it is located. CISP compliance is required of all entities that store, process or transmit Visa cardholder data. more»


Texas Cash Register Rolls Out Order Confirmation Display

A customer places a “to go” order at the counter. They rush home with their food to discover that the cashier did not capture their order correctly. The result? A customer lost forever. Scenarios like this happen daily in your restaurant. What can you do to prevent costly errors and the negative impact that they have on your bottom line?

Visual order confirmation is essential in the quick service restaurant industry. Today's customers demand speed and accuracy, as well as extensive menu options. In addition, they have grown accustomed to being able to modify their order to their exact specifications. Used in conjunction with the P1500 series of POS terminals, the Aloha Order Confirmation Solution is the smartest technology investment a hospitality operator can make to maximize customer satisfaction. more»


Texas Cash Register Rolls Out Handhelds at Studio Movie Grill

Studio Movie Grill, a very successful movie theater/restaurant with two locations in North Texas, recently switched from using Aloha TableService on traditional POS terminals to using it on handheld terminals. Texas Cash Register, a Dallas-based Aloha/Radiant Reseller organization, introduced Studio Movie Grill to Aloha TableService in 2001.

“We switched to handheld terminals to expedite the customer experience so that they can get their food faster and more efficiently,” said Brian Schultz, president and founder of Studio Grill. “Using handhelds to take customer orders cuts a whole step out of the ordering process. It saves walking and time.”  more»