ATLANTA, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the company that introduced the world to point-of-sale automation, today announced it will unveil the latest in self-checkout technology at the Food Marketing Institute's MarkeTechnics show in New Orleans this week. Applying its checkout expertise to this growing market, NCR is equipping its award-winning self- checkout solution, known as "SCOT," with:
Fingerprint recognition that expedites the payment process and saves shoppers the hassle of using a debit or credit card by enabling them to pay by "touch";
Radio-frequency, wireless handheld scanners that save shoppers the task of lifting large, heavy "bottom-of-the-cart" items such as charcoal and dog food;
Integrated surveillance software that facilitates the checkout experience by deactivating anti-theft tags;
Video technology capable of running promotions, specials or other customer information.
"NCR is a world leader in self-service solutions, from ATMs to Web Kiosks to Self-Checkout. With an estimated 20 billion self-service transactions conducted on NCR systems each year, NCR is committed to helping consumers help themselves, and to meeting all the needs of retailers at the point of service," said NCR Vice President of Retail Marketing Rod Vawdrey.
Microsoft has honored NCR for innovation in the self-checkout and growing Web kiosk markets; The Nilson Report has recognized NCR as the leader in ATM shipments; and Venture Data Corporation has ranked NCR number-one in bar code scanners. NCR is also the first and only company to offer a "convertible" self-checkout system, which can be easily converted from self-service to assisted service during peak traffic hours.
"We don't believe one size fits all," said Vawdrey. "By offering a flexible and configurable self-checkout solution, we can maximize a retailer's front-end productivity while delivering greater customer satisfaction."
NCR currently has self-checkout installations or plans for installation with 26 food and general merchandise retail customers, including Albertson's, Kmart and Shop Rite.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications, manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include privacy-enabled Teradata(R) warehouses and customer relationship management (CRM) applications, store automation and automated teller machines (ATMs). The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long- established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and leading edge hardware technology. NCR employs 32,900 in more than 100 countries, and is a component stock of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com .
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