FloristWare was designed from the ground up to be compatible with touch-screen monitors. To the best of our knowledge it is the only floral POS system that works with touch-screen technology.
This is one of the reasons why most of the buttons are so big. Big buttons make life easier when using a mouse, but it also makes them easier to use with a touch-screen monitor.
Using a touch screen can make FloristWare easier and faster to use than a mouse alone - particularly for people who are unfamiliar with computers. The touch screen gives them a more intuitive way to interact with the software.
Setting up a touch screen monitor is very easy. We have a separate article on it but if you can connect a mouse and a regular monitor to your computer you can hook up a touch-screen monitor. The monitor, your computer and FloristWare do all the work.
Touch screen monitors are more expensive than regular monitors, but prices are dropping and the difference is getting smaller all the time. A touch-screen LCD monitor would typically cost about $200 more than a regular LCD monitor of similar size.
You can also take some consolation in the fact that touch-screen monitors are generally built for commercial use and are much more sturdy than a standard monitor. They will hold up much better to the abuse to which they will be subjected in a retail environment.
