Intermec s Mobile POS is a suite of wireless technology products that take product information and checkout capabilities directly to customers wherever they are in the store. The result is a system with point of service capability, including the ability to scan credit cards.

Mobile POS in-store systems are increasingly used to provide shoppers with in-stock and product information to spur add-on selling and allow faster checkout, particularly for high-value impulse or luxury items.

"Mobile Point-of-Service goes to a customer rather than making a customer come to it," said Scott Medford, director of retail business development for Intermec. "Whether the system is used to provide inventory information, encourage impulse sales or make a customer s visit to a store unexpectedly pleasant, the end result is a positive retail experience and an increased retail bottom line."

Mobile Point of Service s integrated approach includes wireless-enabled Intermec 700 handheld computers with integrated scanners, Intermec 782 mobile printers with built-in credit/intelligent card readers, and MobileLAN 2102 wireless network access points. The 700 handheld computers is a palm-sized rugged computer with a fully integrated IEEE 802.11b radio for wide, local and personal area network (WAN, LAN and PAN) communications, making it ideal for moving the point of sale to the customer.

The suite also includes the ScanPlus© 1800 Vista handheld scanner and MaxiScan"! 2220 scanner for point-of-sale stations.

Intermec, which has long provided products and services to many of the world s largest retailers, has a distinguished reputation for back-end retail data collection systems. Mobile POS is part of Intermec s complete line of retail products and services that includes handheld computers, data collection scanners and printers, Intellitag® radio frequency identification systems (RFID), mobile computing systems and wireless networks.