OREANDA-NEWS. VeriFone Systems, Inc. and Lenovo announced that they have joined forces to offer a versatile, enterprise-class, mobile point of sale (mPOS) platform. Powered by Windows 8 Pro, it easily integrates with existing retail store systems.

The mPOS platform integrates a ThinkPad™ Tablet 2based on the Intel® Atom™ Z2760 processor with VeriFone’s secure PAYware Mobiletechnology designed exclusively for the Lenovo tablet. The integrated device is based on the Microsoft Windows 8 Pro operating system and will enable retailers to easily transition to a mPOS platform that works with their existing business infrastructure and operations, including multichannel management, store operations, e-commerce, merchandising, financials, and supply chain management.

Retail sales associates can use the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform to engage customers and deliver responsive support, quickly scan barcodes, and securely accept card-based payments, from anywhere in the store. Available with best-in-class security solutions such as McAfee and VeriFone’s VeriShield Total Protect, Secured by RSA, for end-to-end encryption, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform provides state-of-the-art data protection for acceptance of mag-stripe credit cards, signature debit, and store specialty transactions.

Powered by the Intel® Atom™ processor, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform enables easy integration and architectural consistency across devices including tablets, kiosks, and existing POS systems, all running the same operating system and supporting VeriFone payment services.  The Intel Atom processor is a power efficient system-on-a-chip designed specifically for mobile devices and provides exceptional battery life.

The VeriFone and Lenovo platform is being piloted by leading retailers this summer and will have general U.S. availability in September.