By using Aloha eCard Terminal Edition, a standalone Gift Card solution. Studies have proven that an average of 25% of gift cards sold are never redeemed in full. Bottom line – pure profit.

Welcome to the next generation of back office applications, Aloha eCard. Radiant Systems now offers its revolutionary gift card solution to all types of POS users in the restaurant market. Whether your stores use the Aloha point-of-sale solution (in some or all of their locations) or an alternate system, Aloha eCard can meet your needs.

Aloha eCard now offers a choice of two platforms: the flagship Aloha eCard product and Aloha eCard Terminal Edition -- which runs on any VeriFone Omni card swipe terminal. Both of these applications offer the same reliable single or multi-store gift card functionality that our Aloha POS customers have come to rely on. Aloha eCard is a guest-focused software application that empowers restaurants to generate and keep repeat business.

Research indicates that 45% of adults have used gift cards, an increase of 34% over previous years. Consumers spend an average of $200 per year on gift cards, an increase of 30% from previous years. In addition, 61% of respondents who have received gift cards indicated they spend more than the amount assigned to the card, and 55% of gift card recipients find more than one trip necessary to deplete the value of a gift card. This adds up to big business for restaurateurs.

Gift Card usage has been proven to increase business and customer loyalty when implemented. This is a vital business tool, since repeat customers are considered the key to long-term success in the restaurant industry. Studies have proven that up to 25% of gift cards sold are never redeemed or redeemed in full. The bottom line... pure profit!

Now, Radiant offers a new version of this solution that runs on a standalone credit card swipe terminal for non-Aloha POS customers. Gift Card sales and redemptions are as easy as 1-2-3, with the simple push-button system for transactions to sell or redeem a gift card, check a card balance, void a card sale or void the certificate redemption. Terminal Edition provides real-time authorization and real-time enterprise-wide reporting capabilities. Denominations can be pre-determined or set-up to have an open value.

Complete in-store manager reporting, including sales, redemptions and void transactions, are included. Web-based scheduled reports can be delivered to both corporate and field-level management via email in over 20 different formats -- including Microsoft Excel, Word, or as a .txt file.

Cards are activated at time of purchase and their value decreases as they are used. Activation and redemption are tracked and reported through the business rules that you control and define via our easy-to-use web wizards. With eCard, we put the management of your gift card program totally in your hands – no matter where you are, you’ve got the power to add and modify gift card programs at a moment's notice, and see your new gift cards go into immediate effect in your stores!

Aloha eCard Terminal Edition can run on the same terminals that support many of the most commonly used credit card processors. This makes it a great fit for most restaurants, since there is no extra hardware to buy. Customers get an up-to-date card balance printed on the receipt each time they use their gift card. Plus, the customer's gift card number is always masked for security.

Aloha eCard Terminal Edition supports both gift cards and paper certificates. And, like Aloha eCard, this solution supports a variety of refund types, so that the card balance can be updated each time it's used or, if you prefer, cash change can be given to your guest. Card types are unlimited so you can create specific gift cards for holiday or in conjunction with special promotions. And guests can easily add value to their existing card.

Getting started with eCard Terminal is fast and easy. Aloha offers 100% web gift card configuration and store activation via easy-to-use wizards. You can activate your stores online for instant deployment. Plus, installs and upgrades arrive automatically behind the scenes. You never have to bother with diskettes or CDs!

Aloha eCard Terminal Edition is the standalone solution for guest satisfaction and superior gift card functionality!

Behind the cutting-edge technology stands Radiant Systems: a customer-focused company with the experience, strength and resources to enhance your organization's competitive advantage. That makes Aloha eCard Terminal Edition more than just a solid foundation for you to manage your business – that makes it a smart business decision.

Benefits/Features:

• 100% web configuration and management
  (via easy-to-use wizards)
• Real-time enterprise-wide reporting
• Scheduled reports, delivered to recipients via email in over
  20 different formats
• Instant deployment – activate stores with gift cards on-line
• Can run on the same terminal as many of the more popular credit card processors
• Real-time authorization
• Allows cardholders to easily add value to their existing cards
• Supports a variety of refund types, where the card balance is updated each time it's used or, if desired, cash change can be returned to the guest
• Unlimited card types - create cards for holidays or for your special promotions
• Supports both cards and paper certificates
• Complete in-store gift card reporting, including sales, redemptions and voids transaction detail.
• Same solid Enterprise.com team backbone and support
• Customers can get an up-to-date card balance each time they use their card, printed right on their guest check
• Installs and upgrades are automatic and behind the scenes – no CD's or diskettes to distribute and install!

Proven Solutions
The backbone to any Internet-based solution is secure and accurate data transfer. Radiant Systems offers proven Internet-powered deliverables. By using Aloha industry experts to service and maintain your system, you are guaranteed reliability. With thousands of installations, Aloha Enterprise has an outstanding track record with years of customer success stories.