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Restaurant POS system integrates with IoT platform

The integration is designed to help restaurants draw data from many devices and reduce the IT expenses of integrating many different devices.

February 19, 2016

Restaurant technology company ParTech Inc. has announced it has integrated its point-of-sale system, Brink POS, with mobile technology solution HotSchedules. This will allow Brink POS customers to use HotSchedules' Internet of Things platform, according to the press release.

Brink POS is a cloud-based solution that allows restaurants to craft customized loyalty programs, handle online ordering and manage multiple units. With the integration with HotSchedules, users can draw data from many devices. This is designed to remove the difficulty of integrating the POS with other applications.

HotSchedules IoT platform can also update any POS data by using its Labor Management, Reveal and Inventory solutions.

"We seek to integrate with the most innovative companies in the hospitality technology space, and PAR is at the cutting edge of POS technology," said Keith Dunphy, vice president of channel sales at HotSchedules. "Their outstanding track record and global presence attest to admiration and trust they have earned throughout the hospitality industry. We’re proud to welcome them to our partner ecosystem."

"The HotSchedules IoT Platform elevates our position to provide customers with internet of things solutions for real-time, data driven operations," said Karen E. Sammon, president and CEO at PAR. "Restaurants can take immediate action to boost profitability and eliminate waste by tapping into the near real-time POS data from anywhere with Internet access. We view this partnership as a way to combine complementary strengths and thereby provide greater value to our shared customers."