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The MAAC club is the latest venue to join the 21st Century list of successful IMPOS venues. The old POS system at the club was slow and outdated and it was time to change. The rich features of IMPOS easily allowed multiple pricing levels for different events, customers and areas of the club which allowed the operators to accurately use the till without remembering pricing. The MAAC club has a total of 9 tills in multiple bar areas as well as a restaurant that has been equipped with IMPOS ordering tablets. The integration with TYRO at the bar and Restaurant also meant accurate and fast payment processing for the staff. The venue was initially nervous on changing the system over from one day to the next but the team at 21st Century went above and beyond to provide testing and training prior to the go live date to make sure all stakeholders were comfortable with the operation of the new system. The install was summed by the Venue and accounts manager Paula Mosley “I would like to say that Zufar has been of excellent service with our till installation often exceeding our expectations and thank you for the extra time

COVID-19 just started spreading late last year, and it has already resulted in 170,000+ infections and 3,000 fatalities as of March 16th, 2020. According to Technomic’s whitepaper on the coronavirus , 66% of consumers are following its spread and 42% consider it a threat to them and their families. These concerns especially affect the restaurant industry, as 32% of consumers in a survey by Technomic say they will eat at restaurants less while only 13% plan to order more delivery during their time in self-quarantine or simply avoiding crowds at home. With the coronavirus now making its way around the world, 58% of consumers in the survey agreed that careful washing of food and utensils should be a priority. According to the World Health Organization, fomites are inanimate objects that transmit infection from one living thing to another. POS hardware can be a potential fomite, along with any other surface your employees and guests touch in your restaurant. POS terminals are one of the most frequently used pieces of restaurant equipment. Touchscreens can harbor foodborne germs from employees failing to take off their gloves when switching from prep work to using the cash register. PCAP, which stands for projected capacitive, is