Wincor Nixdorf's POS terminals run Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) as well as the
POS for .NET enhancements, Microsoft's implementation of the
Unified Point of Service (UPOS) standard.
The new Beetle X-Series devices will use cool-running Celeron M processors, and dust-proof, passively cooled enclosures. An Msystems mModule uDOC will be positioned as an optional upgrade aimed at ensuring added durability and longevity.
Wincor Nixdorf says that when used with Msystems's TrueFFS filesystem, uDOC flash disks are good for five million write/delete cycles per cell -- "equivalent to long-term use of over ten years," the POS device vendor says.
For its part, Msystems claims the MModule uDOC/TrueFFS combo to have an MTBF (meantime between failure) of over four million operating hours -- or more than 456 years, 219 days (but who's counting).
Winfried Nolte, marketing product manager at Wincor Nixdorf, stated, "We know what is required in terms of system availability, data security, and integrity, product continuity, and low operating costs. We have confidently chosen msystems' mModule uDOC as our solid state offering after rigorous testing, including repeated transactions equivalent to 20 years in the field."
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