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May 12, 2010
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Joella

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Mar 27, 2010
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Download page redesigned

Floreant POS ― Our official site has been redesigned by our great web developers in Moonrank (http://moonrank.com). Thanks folks, its well organized. Visitors can easily download latest Source code and Binary distribution in the same page( http://floreantpos.com... (More)
Download page redesigned
Posted on Mar 27th, 2010
Mar 16, 2010
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How to compile Floreant POS source code in NetBean

Floreant POS ― We have updated our wiki with step-by-step guide for setting up NetBean IDE. We also showed how to connect Database, compile source code and check your modified application in few easy steps. Thank you Indokely for your valuable time. (More)
How to compile Floreant POS source code in NetBean
Posted on Mar 16th, 2010
Jan 6, 2010
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Fun Idea: building large Touch screen with Wii Remote / Wiimote

Floreant POS ― Does you Restaurant need a large Touch for training purpose? Got inspired by Jonny Lee who hacked Wii Remote and turned the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen. He has released source code of a library that you can even... (More)
Posted on Jan 6th, 2010
Dec 24, 2009
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Floreant POS Live Demo site

Floreant POS ― We have hosted a small database server so that you can connect and test your POS client. You are free to access backoffice database, create new users and play around with Menu and Items. To access our Live demo server change server address as ... (More)
Floreant POS Live Demo site
Posted on Dec 24th, 2009
Dec 20, 2009
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Installation of Floreant POS in Ubuntu

Floreant POS ― Most linux distribution ships with Java alternative, but unfortunately Floreant POS does not work ok in that Java. You must install Sun Java and to make it work. To get Sun Java, you need to install Sun JRE. In ubuntu you can install Sun Java 6 like... (More)
Installation of Floreant POS in Ubuntu
Posted on Dec 20th, 2009
Dec 14, 2009
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Changes in our home page

Floreant POS ― Made have major UI changes in our home page. Developers have successfully added search engine capability backed by GCS. There are cool tag clouds showing the most recent and popular searches. We hope this will greatly benefit the visitors. (More)
Changes in our home page
Posted on Dec 14th, 2009
Dec 11, 2009
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Touch Screen UI Design Principle

Floreant POS ― Unfortunately there are no standard among touch screen based software developers. Even Floreant POS team started on doing research on existing POS system. We learnt many of the existing POS are not touch screen friendly at all. To give an example... (More)
Touch Screen UI Design Principle
Posted on Dec 11th, 2009
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How will you check Restaurant POS Systems?

Floreant POS ― I was reading David's Blog. Here is something I like to share. To run a successful restaurant business you need to have your basics right- i.e. good location, excellent cuisine, serving customers with a smile. However, this is not all. Now-a-days,... (More)
How will you check Restaurant POS Systems?
Posted on Dec 11th, 2009
Dec 8, 2009
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Download Mirrors - CNET & Brother soft added Floreant POS

Floreant POS ― Recent development in CNET - they added Floreant POS in their list. Also thanks to Brothersoft for adding download mirrors. .More:DownloadPlexZDNet AsiaOur project has regular changes so check sourceforge for any minor updates. (More)
Download Mirrors - CNET & Brother soft added Floreant POS
Posted on Dec 8th, 2009
Dec 7, 2009
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Job portal for Floreant POS

Floreant POS ― Community is the strength of Open source projects. If you want to shop with limited budget to hire a developer join here. Even you may need to hire some local programmers to generate adhoc reports and support you. Now, developers will also find it... (More)
Job portal for Floreant POS
Posted on Dec 7th, 2009
Dec 4, 2009
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Developers' Wiki is Ready

Floreant POS ― We setup a wiki for developers. Visit http://wiki.floreantpos.com Some interesting pages in wiki areRoadmap Source code compilation procedureFrequently asked questions (More)
Developers' Wiki is Ready
Posted on Dec 4th, 2009
Nov 26, 2009
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Happy thanksgiving from Floreant POS team

Floreant POS ― Wish you a very special Thanksgiving Day for all especially you who are using Floreant POS, referring us and encouraging this project every moment.Ref: TJ8AWU4V4VR8 (More)
Happy thanksgiving from Floreant POS team
Posted on Nov 26th, 2009
Nov 25, 2009
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Touch screen button Innovation

Floreant POS ― Touch Screen is cool but when users press touch screen it certainly miss feelings a solid button. Chris Harrison and Prof. Scott Hudson at Carnegie Mellon have developed a simple technology that turns touch screen buttons into physical buttons by... (More)
Posted on Nov 25th, 2009
Nov 19, 2009
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Choosing database for a POS

Floreant POS ― While developing an open source product its important to consider a matching database engine. Fortunately there are a number of stable database system already tested and recognized both web and Java applications. For Restaurants we requiredA Public... (More)
Posted on Nov 19th, 2009
Nov 16, 2009
Floreant POS posted a new topic.
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Qualities of a good restaurant point of sale software

Floreant POS ― Cash drawer in a vital part but not all in a Restaurant. Whole process goes much beyond this and the success of your business depends on how effectively you manages everything related to your restaurant. Here, time is money for you and a good... (More)
Qualities of a good restaurant point of sale software
Posted on Nov 16th, 2009
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Is Freeware enough? Why disclosure of Source code is so important?

Floreant POS ― Software developer and Blogger Marco Milani wrote a nice article about pitfalls of "Freeware". Software like Firebird, Firefox, Thunderbird, Freemind, Joomla, WordPress, Debian, Lingoes can be great but "All that glitters isn't gold"! Some threats... (More)
Is Freeware enough? Why disclosure of Source code is so important?
Posted on Nov 16th, 2009
Nov 15, 2009
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James Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier - First Point of Sale Machine in History

Floreant POS ― As I searched in Google I found that Retail point of sale systems have their roots in an 1870s Dayton, OH saloon. Deeming himself a "Dealer in Pure Whiskies, Fine Wines, and Cigars," owner/operator James Ritty had a successful business. But, like... (More)
James Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier - First Point of Sale Machine in History
Posted on Nov 15th, 2009
Nov 3, 2009
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How to minimize stealing in Restaurants

Floreant POS ― The National Restaurant Association estimates(1) that internal employee theft is responsible for 75% of inventory shortages-about four percent of total restaurant sales. Three quarters of employees steal from the workplace at least once-and half... (More)
How to minimize stealing in Restaurants
Posted on Nov 3rd, 2009
Nov 1, 2009
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Feature list in slideshow

Floreant POS ― Floreantpos DemoView more documents from floreantpos. (More)
Posted on Nov 1st, 2009
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Follow us in Twitter

Floreant POS ― We eventually created a twitter account follow us for any further updates. http://twitter.com/floreantpos . Also support our open source initiative by pressing Retweet button in the right sidebar. (More)
Posted on Nov 1st, 2009
Oct 16, 2009
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Why Prefer Open source

Floreant POS ― Like to quote form favorite business journalist Dana BlankenhornPreference for open source is based on a simple, easy to understand premise.An open source code base is your asset. A proprietary code base is someone else’s asset. Just so long as you... (More)
Posted on Oct 16th, 2009
Jul 8, 2009
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Web based POS will not work!

Floreant POS ― Web is emerging as application platform and many common office services are now moved to web. However there are places where desktop applications win! Let me focus some points why web does not work in POS, especially restaurant POSWeb pages (that's... (More)
Posted on Jul 8th, 2009
May 1, 2010
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raise hand - which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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Adding a Visitor Counter to your Blog

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raise hand - which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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Apr 30, 2010
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Why 3rd world?

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Why do people work in open source projects?

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Jill Wellington

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