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Xsilva LightSpeed Mobile brings Apple Store-like checkout to any store

by Steven Sande (Sep 28th, 2010)

Xsilva Systems has been at the forefront of Mac Point-of-Sale systems for a while with their LightSpeed software. Now, they're bringing another member of the Apple hardware family into the LightSpeed fold. LightSpeed Mobile is designed to extend LightSpeed away from a traditional cash register, ...

Macworld 2009: Xsilva Lightspeed

by Steven Sande (Jan 9th, 2009)

With the Mac platform reaching 10% market share, there's a lot of interest in more vertical applications. For owners of retail businesses, point-of-sale systems are one area where the Mac is making impressive inroads. While there have been other Mac-based point-of-sale systems, the most impressive ...

QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac

by Steven Sande (Sep 20th, 2008)

Accounting is a lot less exciting than watching paint dry, but it's a necessity for companies. Intuit's QuickBooks products for Mac don't get a lot of respect, since Intuit seems to treat Mac owners as second-class citizens. They're still working on improving their products, however, and have just ...