First Data, Microsoft and HP Deliver POS Solution for Small Retailers

First Data Corp., Microsoft Corp. and HP today announced they have brought together their industry-leading payment solutions, state-of-the-art store management software programs and retail-ready computer hardware in a small business point of sale solution with features that until recently were only available to large retailers.

The First Data POS Value Exchange(SM) replaces a cash register and traditional point of sale terminal with a computer-based system that delivers a complete store management solution with greater information security, speed of transactions and more flexible payment options for customers.