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    Oracle Simphony POS Systems

    Score1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Hospitality is the successor to MICROS eCommerce software, modular software dedicated to the needs of airlines, hotels and resports, sport venues, restaurants and bars, and others. The MICROS Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems are available and now offered by Oracle since the acquisition of MICROS Systems in 2014, and are now part of the Oracle Hospitality Suite.N/A

    RetailEdge

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ARetailEdge is a point of sale solution with features such as inventory management, customer relationship management, and mobile deplyoment.N/A
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    NoNo
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    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Oracle Simphony POS SystemsRetailEdge
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    In my experience, there has not been a resolution on outstanding tickets opened two years ago during the initial implementation. Simple things like time reporting, creating buttons, and marking items as "unavailable" have issues. The system has a lag when servers log out of checks that prevents them from opening the checks on another terminal without a wait that feels like an eternity in the restaurant industry and with direct impact to the guest. Good luck calling support. Most of my experience involves the person I spoke with having no idea how to fix my issue and having to "escalate the ticket." This escalation process will last weeks, months, and in our case, years with no resolution.
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    High Meadow Business Solutions
    Many of our competitors were franchised base or a "factory store" meaning they HAD to use a specific software. This could be nice, but also very intrusive, in that they saw everything you were doing and could dictate what/when/how you ordered merchandise. So this is good for the independent retailer who does not need or have access to something created at a large corporate level.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Real time sales
    • Real time labor costs
    • Integration with account software
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    High Meadow Business Solutions
    • The front end register was ideal for new, young sales and customer service reps. Detailed reports and cutomer management worked really well.
    • Gift card issuing and redeeming was very easy and simple to track
    • Individual user id's meant we could track sales for contests and customer service issues as well
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Support is awful. Oracle does not directly support end-users and depends on resellers to offer support. So if there is a bug or breaking change, we have to jump through hoops to get something fixed.
    • Does not play well with other software or interfaces. There are interfaces but they lack a serious amount of features that are crucial to our business.
    • The guest facing hardware does not hold up to constant use very well.
    • The backend hardware is lacking in PCI compliance and is not meant for enterprise use.
    • The software itself looks as if it is stuck in the early 2000s and there has been no sign of an update in many years.
    • Reporting is difficult to set up and use and you have to rely on third-party reporting to get decent usable reports.
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    High Meadow Business Solutions
    • Like any complex program there were bells and whistles that were bundled and only available if you paid for a better package.
    • Tech Support was paid for on an annual plan and even though we rarely needed it, the few occasions I did have to call (never during regular working hours of course) I wan't a "gold" member and therefore had to pay or wait or both
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    We've stayed with MICROS mainly due to that's how we've always operated and to switch operating POS systems would be a HUGE learning curve for everyone involved.
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    High Meadow Business Solutions
    Only system for POS I ever used. I looked at others, but couldn't stomach the idea of migrating all that info to another system.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • Micros has allowed us to leverage our margin by using our own credit processor and loyalty program. We've seen success from both of these platforms (not Micros) and have been able to save money on the extra costs of using Micros.
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    High Meadow Business Solutions
    • I could not have done daily business without it
    • It knew a lot more about the retail process than I did. For instance, I knew I should look at sell through reports, but did not know how to run them or read them. Their tutorials were very helpful
    • Even though I complained about the tech support, their user base forums were great for knowledge and trouble shooting and seemed to be well proctored by the comapny as well.
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