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KMS Europe acquires
Carrot Computer
KMS Europe has entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire
Carrot Computer, a provider of
integrated software and it hardware
solutions to the hospitality and retail
industries. The addition of Carrot
Computer allows KMS to expand
its abilities by offering bespoke
software development. Together,
KMS and carrot computer will help
the hotels, transportation, food &
beverage retail industries to innovate
the customer interactions through
connected technology platforms.
As part of the acquisition, a new
£400,000 Digital Hub is set to be
created in Liverpool city centre
KMS Managing Director, Emlyn
Cole-Jones said: “We are delighted
to bring the people and skills from
Carrot Computer into KMS and see
this as a really exciting development
for the business and our customers.
This acquisition will reinforce our
existing software expertise, whilst
the new Digital Hub gives us an
important presence in the growing
tech hub of Liverpool.” He added,
“Work has already begun on our own
digital signage platform, with more
products in the pipeline to create
a range of solutions to empower
customer experiences all over the
world.”
Carrot Computer Managing
Director, Alan Adesalu said: “Working
with KMS for a number of years
already, we know it is an extremely
progressive business with a high
degree of agility. This made the move
a perfect fit for us. We have brought
over our existing product catalogue
of retail solutions which will be
taken to new heights with the huge
investment into our new Digital Hub
in Liverpool.” n
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Innovative Technology will be at RBTE 2018
Innovative Technology will showcase
a number of their products at RBTE
– Retail Business Technology Expo,
which takes place on 2-3rd May 2018
at Olympia, London. The provider of
cash handling technology will have
a select sample of their products on
display including SafeCash Collect,
Twin SMART Coin System and NV200
Spectral.
Paul Curley, Senior Business
Development Manager commented,
“We look forward to having a
presence at the show and using
RBTE as an opportunity to network
with some of the leading retailers in
Europe. We are particularly excited
to be showing SafeCash Collect. This
utilises our NV200 banknote acceptor
to authenticate, count and store
cash and is connected to our cloud-
based data and reporting software
‘Live Collect’. This product is ideal
for the retail market as it eliminates
shrinkage, reduces cash in transit
(CIT) collection costs and maximises
cash handling efficiency.”
Paul continued, “We will also have
on display the latest addition to our
SMART range, the Twin SMART Coin
System which combines a state of the
art bulk coin validator, 2 x mixed coin
hoppers & recyclers in one. Boasting
a large coin capacity and payout
speeds of us to 24 coins per second
the unit validates, discriminates and
stores mixed coins, eliminating coin
starvation and the need for multiple
hoppers.”
Visitors at RBTE will also be able
to test out ITL’s NV200 Spectral –
the most advanced note validator
in its class. State of the art spectral
sensors offer complete note image
capture to authenticate the validity of
notes. The unit boasts 99%+ first-
time acceptance of new and street
grade notes, with a note-to-note
processing time of two seconds. n
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