(openPR) - Toronto Canada, March 30, 2010 -- Restaurant point of sale developer Volante POS Systems has announced a recent partnership with leading Canadian pizza chain Pizza Nova, to install their enterprise point of sale management system in each of Pizza Nova’s 120 stores.

Volante is currently installed in 13 Pizza Nova restaurants, with plans to implement the system throughout the chain by two to three stores per month.

According to Merrilee Stoll, Director of Information Technology for Pizza Nova, the driving force to replace their former POS system was to improve communications between the various stores and head office, and to take advantage of the cost savings offered by a point of sale system that was able to run on Linux. Volante offered these advantages and more, which sealed the deal for Pizza Nova.

“Volante was one of the few point of sale systems out there that offered Linux functionality,” says Stoll. “We were very interested in the cost savings that Linux offers, and not having to worry about the cost of proprietary software.”

Volante’s multi-location, enterprise POS capability has also translated into greatly improved data reporting for Pizza Nova. “Volante enterprise allows us to see a repository of dates and to see everything we want to see from each of the stores.” Stoll explains. “This information is very useful to have. I can tell you already that Volante has really improved on our data reporting functionality.”

“Through this new partnership, we can now offer Pizza Nova multiple ways to increase revenue and improve customer service, while reducing costs at the same time.” Says Annette Ennamorato, Vice President of Sales for Volante POS Systems. “Volante is thrilled to partner with such an established and respected pizza chain such as Pizza Nova.”

Volante also provides the call centre order interface for Pizza Nova, where orders from the call centre are delivered instantly to the POS system at the restaurant. This new collaboration provides Pizza Nova restaurant operators a better and faster way to get orders to their stores, allowing them to efficiently grow their business through the use of leading edge technology.

“We used to have an in-house system,” Stoll explains. “But now we’re working towards two way communications between the store and the call centre. It also really helps with inventory control on a store level, for instance if the store is running out of cheese, they can communicate that to us right away and we can act on it immediately.”

Future plans for Pizza Nova include the utilization of Volante’s wireless POS technology through its mobile, hand held devices and Volante’s self-order, self-pay technology.

For more information, visit www.volantesystems.com

About Volante POS Systems: Since 1993, Volante has been providing open standards, point of sale software solutions to the hospitality industry worldwide. Volante is the perfect POS software choice for venues requiring a flexible yet comprehensive on-demand, enterprise wide POS solution.

About Pizza Nova: With a chain of 120 stores throughout Ontario, Pizza Nova has been satisfying hungry appetites with authentic Italian cuisine since 1963.

Please contact:
Annette Ennamorato
Vice President, Sales
Volante POS Systems
1188 Martin Grove Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M9W 5M9
416.522.1825
www.volantesystems.com
sales@volantesytems.com