Verizon Wireless Deploys AnywhereCommerce for Line Busting Checkout

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has begun deploying AnywhereCommerce's Rover™ device, a PCI certified magstripe reader and PIN entry POS (point of sale device) which is seamlessly integrated to their retail fleet of Motion Computing tablets.  

AnywhereCommerce's Rover is mounted to the tablet enabling the full breadth of expedited line busting checkout.  Customers can now use their credit card, check card, or PIN debit bank card for checkout.  Verizon expects the line busting solution to increase customer through-put and enhance overall customer experience.

"Secure line busting checkout is becoming mainstream," says Mitchell Cobrin, CEO of AnywhereCommerce. "Retailers are reengineering and rationalizing their floor-space, AnywhereCommerce extends the traditional checkout lane and cash register to anywhere in or out of the store."  The AnywhereCommerce suite is operating system agnostic with all the major operating systems including; iOS, Android, Blackberry or Windows. Additionally, AnywhereCommerce universally integrates with any mobile phone or tablet such as Apple's popular iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab.  AnywhereCommerce interfaces through the earjack audio port or the USB port.  Cobrin added, "Consumers can See it, like it, buy it, right on the spot.  Such retail innovation also allows the sales associates more time to 'sell' and be on the floor rather than stuck behind the traditional cash register, utilizing the store's labor force in a much more efficient, and effective fashion."

About AnywhereCommerce
AnywhereCommerce is a global eCommerce and mCommerce payments technology engineering and solutions provider with patented and proprietary suites of hardware and software services for secure online and mobile card present credit card, PIN debit Chip and PIN- EMV and NFC transactions.  The universal "aCommerce" platform is ideal for eCommerce, mCommerce, P2P, retail line busting as well as traditional field services such as repairman, delivery or taxi services.  PCI certified devices and bank grade secure end-to-end ecosystem provides greater security, reliability, convenience and return on investment for consumers, merchants, networks, issuers and acquirers.  For additional Information please visit www.AnywhereCommerce.com or call 408-416-3302.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 106.3 million total wireless connections, including 89.7 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone.  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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