At the foundation of the SAP for Retail solution portfolio, are proven, dynamic point-of-sale (POS) applications that provide retailers with the richest and most flexible solutions in the industry: SAP Enterprise Point-of-Sale (SAP Enterprise POS) and SAP Point-of-Sale (SAP POS).

SAP for Retail's POS applications deliver a defined migration path that protects retailers' software investments and extremely robust configuration capabilities that are unmatched by any other solution provider. These capabilities translate directly to:

• Reduced costs – Applications can be easily configured without software coding
• Increased flexibility – Unlimited configuration combinations are available
• Optimized efficiency – Critical modifications can be created and implemented in minutes

SAP Point-of-Sale (SAP POS)

SAP's traditional, client/server point-of-sale (POS) solution, has long defined the standard of excellence in the POS industry. The SAP Point-of-Sale (SAP POS) application meets the needs of a wide variety of retailers, with the benefit of 15 years of refinement and customization. It contains the industry's leading configuration capabilities in areas such as pricing, discounts, promotions, tender types, layaways, and returns. Additionally, SAP POS is offered with powerful back-office applications, for in-depth, store-level management and reporting.

With SAP POS, you can benefit from:

• Unmatched flexibility – Retailers can quickly and easily configure SAP POS, thanks to an easy-to-use configuration tool and business rules engine, which contains more than a half million options.
• Low total cost of ownership – Because SAP POS can easily be modified without custom programming, it easily adapts to retailers' changing needs and provides a low TCO.
• Versatile deployment – SAP POS is available for deployment at the register, in kiosks, through e-commerce and, importantly, through mobile devices.

SAP Enterprise Point-of-Sale (SAP Enterprise POS)

The SAP Enterprise Point-of-Sale (SAP Enterprise POS) application provides retailers with the same features and benefits of SAP POS, with the additional benefit of being designed from the ground up to meet the rigorous IT architecture and scalability standards of the world's most sophisticated retail organizations.

SAP Enterprise POS is a Java 2 Enterprise Edition-based application that can be deployed across multiple operating systems, application servers, and databases – allowing retailers to realize benefits that can transform the internal economics of retailing.

With SAP Enterprise POS, you can achieve:

• Enterprisewide integration – Retailers can leverage a single set of business logic components across all customer points of interaction, utilizing the same infrastructure.
• The ultimate in scalability and flexibility – SAP Enterprise POS allows retailers to choose best-of-breed technologies and deploy in thin, thick, and server-based configurations.
• Cost savings through centralized management – Centrally administered Java-based technology saves IT dollars, and component based technology enables fast, easy changes.