Allentown, PA (10/17/12) – Point-of-sale system provider Harbortouch today announced it has been named a Gold Winner by the 2012 Golden Bridge Business Awards for its full-featured POS systems for restaurants and retailers.

The Golden Bridge Awards single out the world’s most exemplary companies for organizational performance, innovations, products and services, and leadership teams, and encompasses companies of all sizes from every major industry. Winners were selected by more than 40 business peers from around the world who evaluated detailed entries. A dinner and awards presentation took place October 2 in San Francisco. Other companies that received awards in various categories include Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, IBM and AT&T.

Harbortouch’s POS system provides merchants with a complete, integrated platform for sales, inventory and personnel management that accommodates five specific business types: Retail, Hospitality, Convenience, Quick Service/Delivery, and Spirits. The module-based software and hardware produce a robust system for managing orders and sales, overseeing personnel, tracking inventory, and generating financial performance reports that can help businesses improve efficiencies.

“Our feature-rich POS gives small businesses the same advanced functionality their larger counterparts use to be successful at an affordable price,” said Jared Isaacman, Harbortouch CEO and Founder. “Winning the coveted Golden Bridge Award reinforces our commitment to developing POS systems that help small businesses overcome critical hurdles and prosper.  We appreciate recognition of our unique business model from our industry peers.”

Merchants pay a low monthly subscription fee for the POS service with no outlay for installation and set-up. Harbortouch provides custom programming, professional installation, onsite training, and around-the-clock customer service and technical support by phone, email and a live chat feature on the POS system.

One of the nation’s largest payment processors, Harbortouch handles merchant accounts for more than 120,000 business locations and processes in excess of $10 billion annually.

For more information about the Harbortouch POS system, visit www.harbortouch.com.

About the Golden Bridge Awards

Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards are an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring best companies in every major industry from large to small and new start-ups in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America, Best New Products and Services, Best Innovations, Management and Teams, Women in Business and the Professions, Case Studies, Customer Satisfaction, and PR and Marketing Campaigns from all over the world. Learn more about The Golden Bridge Awards at www.goldenbridgeawards.com.