POSConnect is a client-ready and user configurable and installable product that provides a seamless real-time integration between any Bookstore POS and Student Information System (SIS).
POSConnect can be integrated with any Bookstore POS by posting XML documents via HTTP(S) protocol. It can be customized to each client’s specific environment by allowing the end-users to configure parameters in configuration files. Options not included in the base product can be customized at client’s request.
Whether it’s your on-premise bookstore, your webstore or a virtual bookstore provider or even a combination of all three; for a few transactions at a time or 1000 submitted simultaneously, POSConnect delivers the right solution for all your needs. POSConnect works with multiple on-premise and virtual vendors so if you decide to switch any of your vendors, it is only a matter of updating your configuration.
High Availability solution tailored for Guaranteed Transaction Delivery with Response Time in mere seconds. Reliability features and workflows built-in to provide 99.99% up-time.
For students, POSConnect avoids wait times at the register or online for best customer experience and eliminates additional trips on campus for vouchers.
For bookstore staff, POSConnect integration enables real-time processing, eliminating costly errors, and provides up to the second reporting on account information.
For bookstore management, POSConnect reduces operational costs by removing manual processing and human errors.
One of the country’s largest community colleges decided to modernize their bookstore and student experience by providing students with a hybrid retail experience combining a state of the art on-premise bookstore, a campus webstore for general merchandise and a virtual bookstore for textbooks. School decided to implement TCS’s SmartSuite for their on-premise bookstore, TCS’s Campus Webstore for their campus webstore and a leading only-online textbook provider for their virtual bookstore. Complexity of handling financial aid in real-time in this hybrid environment was paramount and the implementation timeline was aggressive. School decided to partner with TCS to implement POSConnectXL, a high availability solution with load balancing, fault tolerance and failover functions engineered specifically for handling multi-vendor hybrid environments for processing real-time Financial Aid. School engaged TCS services for rapid implementation for an on-time, on-budget completion of this critical project.