June 4, 2009 — Pan-Oston introduces the newest model in the Utopia self-checkout product range.

Utopia’s Auto Attendant conversion kit is the first self-checkout solution designed exclusively for the independent grocer with 4 to 6 lanes. The Auto Attendant easily bolts onto an existing lane because it is the same footprint as a traditional cash stand.

“Pan-Oston’s new Utopia Auto Attendant self-checkout is an N.G.A. exclusive product,” said Frank DiPasquale, Executive Vice President of N.G.A. “The Auto Attendant conversion kit gives our members with 4 to 6 lanes all the operating and customer satisfaction benefits of self-checkout at a very reasonable cost and the ability to re-use their existing checkout lane and peripherals.”

The Auto Attendant is built upon the market proven Utopia self-checkout platform that under multiple banners has smoothly transacted tens of millions in sales. Utopia is the only plug-and-go self-checkout solution, the only system that works with both Microsoft.NET or Linux software, the only solution using the revolutionary Bank Note Recyclers and the only self-checkout that offers grocers the choice of “scan, bag and pass” lanes, traditional modular units, in-counter or counter-top units, and even a cashier-optional model. Utopia works with 98% of POS software, has exclusive Delayed Mediation TechnologyTM as well as Advanced Redundancy TechnologyTM and has the lowest attendant intervention rates in the industry.

“Our Auto Attendant was developed to give smaller grocers all the benefits of self-checkout. By using their existing lanes and peripherals, the cost of entry is much lower,” said Jim Vance, President of Pan-Oston. “And with a Bank Note Recycler in their Utopia Auto Attendant, they can reduce their cash-till requirements by thousands of dollars.”

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