January 11, 2010
POSDATA, a division of Control Solutions, Inc., is now certified by ViVOtech, Inc. as an authorized service provider for ViVOtech’s new ViVOpay 8600 and ViVOpay 8800 consumer payment devices. The ViVOpay 8800 and ViVOpay 8600 are a new breed of consumer-facing devices that are PCI 2.1 certified for secure mag-stripe, contactless and mobile payments.
The ViVOpay 8000 product series features built-in intelligent mLoyalty client software, enabling merchants to offer exciting new mobile marketing and loyalty programs to their customers using contactless or mag-stripe cards, RF enabled ViVOtag loyalty stickers attached to mobile phones, key fobs, or NFC enabled mobile phones.
By delivering personalized coupons and offers to their customers’ existing mobile phone, merchants can drive more traffic to their stores and create up-sell opportunities while customers are in store. The requirement for customer-facing devices that include the contactless NFC feature will grow dramatically over time, driven by a highly mobile consumer base.
ViVOpay 8000 products are PCI 2.1 certified for highly secured PIN entry of debit card transactions using an ADA-compliant keypad and optional signature capture for other payment card transactions. Equipped with a powerful ARM processor, Linux operating system, integrated contactless NFC and mag-stripe readers and high-capacity memory, the new devices allow merchants to future-proof their investment for the next-generation.
The ViVOpay 8800 features a wide screen, high contrast 24-bit capacitive color screen showing up to 16 million colors in HD format. The ViVOpay 8600 features a monochrome display providing a cost effective touch screen with optional signature capture. Both products accept payments from mag-stripe and contactless cards, RF tags or stickers, as well as NFC-enabled mobile phones.
“POSDATA is very excited to be certified to support the ViVOpay 8000 line of customer facing payment acceptance devices,” says Bill McCubbins, president of POSDATA.
POSDATA provides terminal repair, refurbishment, deployment and encryption services nationally for a variety of processors, point of sale VARs, software developers, system integrators and terminal manufacturers. The company has repair and logistics facilities in Louisville, Ky; Gig Harbor, Wash. and Los Angeles.
“The Mobile revolution is taking the world by storm and retailers need to be equipped with devices that will allow them to leverage the capabilities of widely used existing mobile phones to deliver exciting new services to their customers” says Mohammad Khan, president and founder of ViVOtech. “POSDATA shares this vision with us and is ready from the outset to support the implementation of our brand new line of customer-facing devices at retailers nationwide”
ViVOtech will demonstrate both near-store and in-store mobile promotions and marketing applications on its new ViVOpay 8800 and ViVOpay 8600 products at booth #2603 during the NRF show in New York, January 11-12.
ABOUT POSDATA -- POSDATA, a Division of Control Solutions, is a national service provider and full service distributor of integrated payment technologies and services. The company provides complete service solutions for everything from scanners and printers, to custom system configuration and installation services. POSDATA offers customers complete solutions, including systems consulting, application design, installation and testing, training and maintenance services. The company was founded in 1973 and is located in Gig Harbor, Wash.
ABOUT ViVOtech -- ViVOtech (www.vivotech.com) is the leading end-to-end enabler of next-generation mobile payments, loyalty and marketing solutions. ViVOtech provides Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment solutions, mobile marketing and loyalty applications software, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning infrastructure software, NFC smart posters and contactless terminals. ViVOtech’s products are used by most prominent retailers all over the globe. The company has shipped over 600,000 contactless and NFC payment terminals to more than 35 countries. In 2009, ViVOtech received the prestigious Frost and Sullivan North American Smart Cards Product Line Strategy of the Year Award. ViVOtech’s investors include Citi, First Data Corporation, Motorola Ventures, NCR and Nokia Growth Partners.
