California State University at Northridge taps InfoGenesis to manage foodservice
23 September, 2004
category: Education
InfoGenesis’s Revelation point-of-sale system, which interfaces with Diebold and Blackboard card systems, will provide California State University’s foodservice operation realtime access for monitoring POS terminal status, sales, labor, and food cost figures. This marks the sixth California university that has signed up with the Santa Barbara, Calif. company.
CSUN Caps a String of Recent Wins for InfoGenesis in the Education Marketplace
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 21, 2004–California State University, Northridge (CSUN) recently selected Revelation point-of-sale (POS) from InfoGenesis to manage foodservice sales throughout the university. This selection caps a string of recent wins for InfoGenesis in the California education market including Stanford University; California State University, Fullerton; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Santa Barbara; and Santa Barbara City College.
“We selected Revelation because it is such a flexible solution, and it fits our specific needs,” said Dave Nirenberg, Director of Commercial Services for CSUN. “InfoGenesis interfaces easily with numerous one-card systems, a feature we are we are planning to implement, providing the flexibility and functionality we need to grow into the future.”
Revelation provides managers real-time access to their entire system for monitoring POS terminal status, reviewing sales, labor and food cost figures, and managing configuration settings. The flexible solution lets university food & beverage managers track systems at a store, division, or enterprise level from anywhere in the world over any Internet connection.
“Revelation is a great fit for the university environment,” said Kipp Dougherty, Director of Dining Services for University of California, Riverside. “The product has the features we require to manage all profit centers on campus, and InfoGenesis interfaces directly to our Blackboard software giving us a complete technology solution.”
Microsoft-based Revelation posts each POS transaction in real-time to the central database, making instantaneous views of business performance available for the entire operation. Electronic gift card and other cashless account programs work without interruption from one cafeteria location to the next. This extraordinary technology offers student meal plan options, employee payroll deduction, and departmental charging privileges throughout the campus.
Revelation interfaces to the Diebold Card System and Blackboard, allowing each university to customize a campus card program for purchases and identification and security access. Students and faculty can now purchase meals and other items anywhere on campus with one card. Both interfaces help increase sales at university cafeterias and retail stores, enhance information management and improve service to students.
Based in Santa Barbara, California, InfoGenesis is a leading developer of enterprise information solutions for the hospitality and food service industries built on advanced Microsoft technology and making use of IBM SurePOS point-of-sale hardware. For more information visit www.infogenesis.com.