IDS launches Fortune MobilePOS Wireless Order Taking for Restaurants & Bars

Bangalore, January 24, 2007: IDS Softwares Pvt. Ltd., (IDS), one of India’s few product software companies and a market leader in the hospitality solutions market with over 1,000 installations across 20 countries, today announced the launch of Fortune MobilePOS, a product which enables stewards in a restaurant (or any other F&B outlet) to take an order from the guest electronically on a hand-held wireless PDA device.

Fortune MobilePOS is targeted at F&B Outlets and would greatly reduce the hassles associated with the traditional way of order taking on paper and then traveling to the Kitchen to place the order. The moment order is saved on the hand held device, it is transmitted wirelessly & printed at the kitchen(s) (which might be located at a distance).The key features of the product include; paperless, wireless, handheld order entry, multi-level item modifiers and multi-outlet handling. The product finds application in fine dining restaurants (individual or part of some hotel), discotheques, lounge bars, resorts, roof top restaurants and any outlet where kitchen is at a distance.

Launching the new product here today Mr. Rajesh P Yadav, General Manager - Sales, IDS, said, “IDS has been a front runner in introducing technology to the hospitality industry for close to 2 decades. Fortune MobilePOS is our solution that would change the way order is taken and executed in a restaurant by leveraging the technology and in the process eliminate time-lag associated with traversing the distance to the kitchen to deliver the order. The new product could be integrated with Fortune R&B, & any of its PMS (Property Management Systems) like Fortune Enterprise, Fortune Express and Fortune Genie from the Fortune Suite of Software Solutions by IDS.”

Fortune MobilePOS uses Wi-Fi technology and is compatible with MS windows for mobile pocket PC platform and Microsoft Windows Terminal Services.. The new product besides enhancing image of the restaurant and increasing guest satisfaction levels would also help the management in optimally utilizing the steward’s time to remain more focused in serving the guests rather than mundane task as well as reduce F&B overheads involved with auditing of manual KOT system. Most importantly, Fortune MobilePOS by ensuring instantaneous and error free transmission of order would help restaurants increase guest satisfaction.

Today many of the renowned restaurant chains like Mainland China, Ruby Tuesdays, Geoffrey’s, Hardrock Café among others, are utilizing IDS’ Fortune Suite of Software for applications for their operations.

Head-quartered Bangalore, IDS has 9 offices across India to support its customers in managing their mission critical hospitality applications. IDS technology team has a combined domain experience of over 600 man-years. The company’s Development and Global Support Center at Bangalore offers support to its customers on a 24x7x365 basis. Fortune Suite of Software Solutions from IDS, serves the hospitality software solutions needs of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, ITC Fortune Park Hotels, Royal Orchid Hotels & Club Mahindra Holidays to name a few.

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