Press Releases

Point-of-Rental™ Systems recently updated its rental management software to integrate VeriFone secure payment terminals, which provide the highest level of security available in payment processing. Utilizing PayWare Connect Payment Gateway, VeriFone terminals use end-to-end encryption and card-based tokenization, which substitutes values as pointers to the encrypted information. This means that credit card data never enters the rental software, but simply a token number is sent to the merchant’s Point-of-Rental™ System for follow up on charges or refunds. The token removes the liability of stored credit card data. This technology drastically reduces the PCI DSS demands and subsequent expense on the

Point-of-Rental™ Systems recently added FedEx® shipping capability to the company’s award-winning Enterprise rental management software. Much like the UPS WorldShip® feature introduced in the software earlier this year, FedEx interfaces with the delivery address in the Point-of-Rental™ System contract record to automatically populate the fields and generate shipping labels. In addition, the upcoming release of the software contains an integrated tracking feature which allows you to track shipments directly from your Point-of-Rental™ System. The complete range of shipping options is accessible within the system including air, ground, and international. Designed to help rental businesses reduce shipping errors, the newly integrated

Point-of-Rental™ Systems was recently selected the winner of both the Computer Software category and the Technology Enhancement category in the 2011 Rental Equipment Register (RER) Innovative Product Awards competition, making the company a four-time winner of the award. Established in 2003, the RER Innovative Product Awards recognize excellence in new product development within the equipment rental industry. Each year, a panel of industry judges narrows the pool of entries to one winner in each of the 13 categories. The winning modules of Point-of-Rental’s Windows-based rental management software were Dispatch Center with GPS integration that claimed the Computer Software category prize,

Overland Rentals, Inc., d/b/a Point-of-Rental™ Systems announced today that Bob Shaffer and Steve Husbands have sold their interest in the company to long-term employee and Chief Technical Officer, Wayne Harris. As manager of daily operations, Harris has served as company vice president since 2004, and was recently elected president of the corporation. Shaffer and Husbands will remain on the board, serving as Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, and will continue working in the company until their retirement sometime in 2012. “After nearly 30 years with relatively no vacation, it’s time to start enjoying the fruit of our labor,” Shaffer joked as

Point-of-Rental™ Systems recently released their annual update to the Windows® based Enterprise software. Enterprise 2011 will be on display at The Rental Show in booth 4429 in the general tool/homeowner area as well as booth 2838 in the party/special event section. Although the highly anticipated Point-of-Rental™ Corporate Dashboard received top billing, Enterprise 2011 is plush with new enhancements and features that make common processes more efficient. For example, the Corporate Dashboard keeps a real-time pulse on business performance. Using owner-defined targets, this feature mines Point-of-Rental data to provide informative visual displays. Multiple pre-defined dashboards are available for specific operational roles.