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Support for Biometric devices (such as fingerprint readers) was added to the Unified POS specification and incorporated into Microsoft’s POS for .NET in version 1.10. This device category allows applications to interface with such devices and is helpful
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Microsoft’s POS for .NET supports both native .NET service objects and legacy OPOS service objects which are based upon OLE technology. Normally, POS for .NET interfaces with the legacy devices without any issues and this is done without any interaction
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Microsoft is proud to announce the availability of the POS for .NET forum . This forum is intended to provide an opportunity for .NET developers to share their knowledge and experiences as they leverage the power of POS for .NET. In order to help foster
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Microsoft will demonstrate how you can create an optimum checkout experience by mixing and matching devices for convenience and speed using UnifiedPOS based POS for .Net at the ARTS Pavilion at NRF. Come join us at the ARTS Pavilion booth where you can
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If you use the management tools that are dependent upon WMI (such as posdm.exe), the WMI namespaces may need to be recreated after significant OS updates (such as applying SP3). A temporary fix, can be done by choosing the repair option from the installer;
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POS for .NET v1.12 support all 36 device categories included in the Unified POS specification as of version 1.12. IHV may develop a native .NET service object for any of the following device categories: · Belt · Bill Acceptor · Bill Dispenser · Biometrics
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POS for .NET v1.12 Updated with Improved Plug and Play Support Among other new features, the POS for .NET v1.12 update provides improved Plug and Play support for service object developers. The previous Plug and Play model only worked with devices that
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Download page: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eaae202a-0fcc-406a-8fde-35713d7841ca&displaylang=en Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/pointofservice/ POS for .NET Forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/posfordotnet/
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If you are trying to use a Motorola/Symbol scanner with POS for .NET, and you encounter issues, here are a few things to check: 1. Make sure that the scanner is configured properly. For scanners such as the 2208 or LS1900 series, it should be configured
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Version 1.12 of the installer for POS for .NET is available for download here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EAAE202A-0FCC-406A-8FDE-35713D7841CA&displaylang=en The download from this website contains a self-extracting archive.
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It was great meeting so many of our customers at Tech Ed 2008. We had a session that was intended as an introduction to POS for .NET, a hands-on lab for developers, and a booth that demonstrated a possible integration of WePOS and POS for .NET in “the
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The Windows Embedded Marketing team is interested in your POS for .NET experience. If you are interested in sharing your experiences with using POS for .NET, or would like to be considered for a joint case study, please e-mail wepos@microsoft.com . Thanks,
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Microsoft Point of Service for .NET v1.12 has now been released and is available for immediate download at the Microsoft downloads site . POS for .NET v1.12 has been updated to be fully compliant with the latest release of the Unified POS specification.
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The Unified POS specification, “UnifiedPOS Retail Peripheral Architecture” available at http://www.nrf-arts.org/UnifiedPOS/default.htm , makes a distinction between a Device Name and a Logical Device Name. The device name is expected to be unique among
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SJJ Embedded Micro Solutions, one of our Windows Embedded Partners, announced that they have put together a new training course: “Introduction to Windows Embedded for Point of Service / POS for .NET”. Their webpage states that "the course covers the fundamentals
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