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UnifiedPOS or UPOS is a retailer-driven initiative to combine two existing device interface standards under one specification to allow retailers freedom of choice in the selection of Point of Service devices.

Developed by a team of joint retailer and industry technical experts following published policies and procedures, UnifiedPOS provides a consistent and exact framework for programming point of sales devices that is platform independent and vendor neutral.

Management The UnifiedPOS standard is managed by Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) through two committees. The ARTS Board is composed of international retailers and vendors from all industry segments. The principal responsibilities of this Committee are to ensure that the standards it manages continues to expand in accordance with retailer requirements. The committee will specify changes to the standards and approve new devices. Membership in ARTS is required to participate in the Administrative Committee.

The Technical Committee, composed of both vendors and retailers, modifies the UnifiedPOS specification based on guidance of the Administrative Committee. The Technical Committee provides support by resolving implementation issues or issues arising from the standard.

OPOS and JavaPOS implementation groups modifying or enhance their actual program implementations to conform to the UnifiedPOS specification. The UnifiedPOS technical committee periodically audits the specific implementations to ensure the various groups comform to the UnifiedPOS specification.

External links

UnifiedPOS
Association for Retail Technology Standards
National Retail Federation

UnifiedPOS
Association for Retail Technology Standards
National Retail Federation

UnifiedPOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UnifiedPOS or UPOS is a retailer-driven initiative to combine two existing device interface standards under one specification to allow retailers freedom of choice in the selection ...

Explaining UnifiedPos
What is UnifiedPos? A definition and brief description of the Unified Point-of-Service Standard. Goals; Statement of the purpose of the UnifiedPos Standard.

MCS: UnifiedPOS
Historical Background . UnifiedPOS was initiated by a consortium of retailers, and is led by the National Retail Federation. Beginning with release 1.5, both OPOS and JavaPOS have ...

MCS: UnifiedPOS Work-In-Progress
MCS: OPOS Work-in-Progress. UnifiedPOS Release 1.13. Work has begun on the next release of UnifiedPOS, targeted for release in January 2009.

National Retail Federation - ARTS Announces UnifiedPOS Release 1.12
ARTS Announces UnifiedPOS Release 1.12: For Immediate Release Contact Kathy Grannis or Ellen Davis (212) 624-8470 grannisk@nrf.com or davise@nrf.com

MagTek Home Page
Card and check processing equipment provider. Includes products, support and contact information.

.NET Questions - UnifiedPOS support for .NET
Hello I saw in this post http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.472631.12 a mention of the UnifiedPOS api for programming receipt printers (and other devices).

The Cover Pages: Multiple UnifiedPOS Implementation Scenarios
This document contains information relevant to 'Multiple UnifiedPOS Implementation Scenarios' and is part of the Cover Pages resource. The Cover Pages is a comprehensive Web ...

JavaPOS v1.5 App Guide
The UnifiedPOS v1.7 specification defines the UML models for a wide variety of retail POS peripherals. It contains definitions for two additional device types above and beyond ...