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  Press Releases & News

July 2011
Point of Sale Software Donated to Life's Kitchen

Boise, Idaho July 13, 2011 Life's Kitchen is pleased to announce that Khamu Solutions, LLC, has donated point of sale software for use in the lunch Cafe Life's Kitchen's Executive Director, Kurt Alderman, commented "I was pleased to connect with Steve this year at the Food Services of America food show. This software will go a long way towards expediting customer orders making the Cafe experience more meaningful."

Khamu Solutions is an innovative technology solutions company dedicated to table-service restaurants and seat-service sports venue markets. The idea for Khamu's "Sapphire" software package originated from personal and professional experiences in the food service industry.

Life's Kitchen (www.lifeskitchen.org) is an innovative, non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of at-risk young adults by building self-sufficiency and independent living through a comprehensive food-service job training program, life skills training, and job placement in the food service industry. Life's Kitchen supports its program with custom catering, a lunch cafe food contracts, private donations and community grants.

October 2009
Khamu Solutions Announces Support for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)

Boise, Idaho (October 1st, 2009) Khamu Solutions, LLC announced today the immediate availability of Sapphire 5.0, which is PA-DSS approved and will help merchants achieve PCI Compliancy. Additionally, Sapphire 5.0 features more robust security, activity logging for greater accountability, a customizable user interface, targeted terminal interfaces that are optimized for Quick Serve restaurants and bar locations, and other customer-driven improvements to its easy-to-use feature set. Sapphire is a leading Point of Sale Solution for restaurants, cafeterias, stadiums and arenas.

"We decided on using Sapphire because of the great price-point along with a feature-set that was not being offered by other solutions. Sapphire allows us to manage our restaurant on-site or remotely which provides higher accountability and contributes to a much quicker ROI", said Steve Ballard, proprietor of the Sonora Grill in Ogden, Utah.

"'PCI Compliancy' means every merchant who wants to process credit cards through the Internet will need to certify that they are following defined, secure processes and practices", said Mike Lydon, lead developer for Khamu Solutions. "Since the payment application is a major part of that process, Sapphire 5.0 will help food service merchants achieve PCI Compliancy."

About Sapphire

Sapphire and its family of software products were developed in 2002 for the purpose of providing a robust POS solution that is cost-efficient while also offering more features directly to restaurants, hospital cafeterias, stadiums and arenas. Sapphire's costs are kept down due to its state-of-the-art infrastructure that allows for less hardware than competing solutions. Sapphire has been installed nationwide and includes advanced standard features such as remote access over the Internet, inventory management, and loyalty accounts, as well as standard POS features. Sapphire is the exclusive Point of Sale solution offered by Food Services of America in their At Your Service Program.

Availability

Sapphire 5.0 is available now. The entire family of software products and services can be found online at www.khamu.com or you can call 208-345-2250 to receive more information.

About Khamu Solutions, LLC

Khamu Solutions was founded in 2002 and is privately held with its headquarters located in Boise, Idaho. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.khamu.com, e-mail info@khamu.com, or call 208-345-2250.

November 2008
KHAMU SOLUTIONS IS VENDOR OF CHOICE Food Services of America Chooses Khamu for Sapphire Point of Sale Solution

BOISE, Idaho (November 17, 2008)—Khamu Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of software solutions for restaurants, hospitals and sporting venues, announced today that Food Services of America, one of the nation's largest broadline food distributors, has chosen Khamu Solutions and their Point of Sale Solution, Sapphire, to be part of its new customer support program called At Your Service.

“We are very excited and pleased to be partnering with a company the likes of Food Services of America”, says Khamu Solutions Director of Sales, Steve Lipkin, adding “Khamu Solutions and Food Services of America share the same values and approach business in very similar ways, thus making this a great business relationship. Food Services of America customers are going to be very happy with this new program and all that it offers.”

Hans Schatz, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for Food Services of America had this to say about the new relationship, “After looking at several other Point of Sale companies, we decided on Khamu Solutions and its software, Sapphire, because we wanted to offer our customers a company and product that we knew would allow the customer to save money and superior service.”

Steve Ballard, Proprietor of The Sonora Grill in Ogden, Utah, and a customer of both companies states, "We decided on using Sapphire because of the price point and a set of features that it offers, allowing us to manage our restaurant on-site or remotely, which provides for higher accountability and contributes to a much quicker ROI.” Steve Ballard goes on to add, “Food Services of America and Khamu Solutions are a good fit, as both companies are easy to work with and offer a high level of customer service".

About Sapphire
First sold in 2002, Sapphire software and its family of products continue to provide a robust Point of Sale solution that is cost efficient while offering additional features specifically for restaurants, hospitals, stadiums and other sporting venues, nationwide. Sapphire's pricing is economical due to its state-of-the-art infrastructure that allows for less hardware than competing solutions. Sapphire’s standard version includes additional advanced tools such as remote access over the Internet, inventory management, gift cards, and loyalty accounts, which are typically upgrades in other Point of Sale systems.

About Khamu Solutions, LLC
Khamu Solutions was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Its entire family of software products and services can be found online at www.khamu.com, e-mail info@khamu.com, or call 208-345-225 to receive more information.

About At Your Service
At Your Service is a suite of service solutions provided to Food Services of America’s customers. These solutions assist with everyday restaurant needs: payroll, credit and processing, employee health care, Point of Sale systems, and more. At Your Service staff helps Food Services of America customers obtain these discounted services so restaurants can keep their businesses running profitably and smoothly. To learn more visit www.fsaatyourservice.com, or call toll free, 1-888-558-8686.

About Food Services of America
Food Services of America is the nation’s sixth largest broadline foodservice distributor serving customers in 15 western and mid-western states from nine regional distribution centers. These distribution centers are fully integrated with the latest smart technology to provide efficient operations and effective service to the end user. Customers include independent and chain restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, cruise lines and government foodservice operations – anywhere people dine away from home. To learn more, visit www.fsafood.com or call 1-800-FSA-FOOD.

June 2007
Khamu Solutions announces the release of their POS Solution Software, Sapphire 4.0

BOISE, Idaho--- (June 12th , 2007)--Khamu Solutions, LLC announced today the availability of Sapphire 4.0. Sapphire is a leading Point of Sale solution for restaurants, hospitals, baseball stadiums and other sporting venues. Sapphire 4.0 adds many new features, including: a native link to QuickBooks for timeclock and sales data, native credit card and gift card solutions, employee messaging, and many other features.

"After trying three different Point of Sale systems we finally found our perfect fit with Khamu Solutions. Other systems forced us to configure both our menu and our hardware to perform with their platform configuration, and we were constantly faced with costly system crashes. Sapphire works according to our needs and conforms to our growth, running flawlessly day after day."
Lou Mallane | General Manager Louie's Pizza & Italian Restaurant Meridian, Idaho

About Sapphire
Sapphire and its family of software products were developed in 2002 for the purpose of providing a robust POS solution that is cost-efficient while also offering more features directly to restaurants, hospitals, stadiums and other sporting venues. Sapphire's costs are kept down due to its state-of-the-art infrastructure that allows for less hardware than competing solutions. Sapphire has been installed nationwide and includes advanced standard features such as remote access over the Internet, inventory management, and loyalty accounts, as well as standard POS features.

Availability
Sapphire 4.0 is available now. The entire family of software products and services can be found online at www.khamu.com or you can call 208-345-2250 to receive more information.

About Khamu Solutions, LLC
Khamu Solutions was founded in 2002 and its headquarters is located in Boise Idaho. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.khamu.com, e-mail info@khamu.com, or call 208-345-2250.

August 2005
"Handheld devices take orders, relay them to the kitchen"
www.idahostatesman.com

Khamu Solutions, LLC announces the release of Sapphire 3.0 BOISE, Idaho--- ( June 21st 2005)---Khamu Solutions, LLC announced today the release of Sapphire 3.0. The Sapphire product line includes Spectra, for restaurants, and Stadia, used in stadiums and arenas. Sapphire is a leading-edge POS Solution that incorporates Wireless 802.11 technology for faster service and improved customer experience while also providing features such as Real-Time Inventory Management, Customer Rewards Database, Delivery Module, Time Clock and Wage Reporting, and Remote Management and Reporting.

Sapphire gives restaurant owners and concession managers the ability to manage their images with much better information, whether they are on site or anywhere else in the world, as all functionality of Sapphire is able to be accessed through an Internet connection. Having the ability to access real-time information, anytime, anywhere allows the restaurant owner or concession manager to make better business decisions sooner, resulting in more profit.

"Sapphire has been a huge time-saver for both management and our wait staff, which translates into an overall dollar savings", states Sean Newell, General Manager of Angell's Bar and Grill in Boise. "We also love the wireless feature as we can serve our customers faster with fewer mistakes with the handhelds, and also provide a public WiFi hotspot so our customers can access the Internet or check their emails".
As seen in the Idaho Statesman, July 2 edition, Business Section

August 2004
Taking your order - wirelessly.
Boiseans tout P.O.S. system for restaurants using PDAs Steve Lipkin always wanted to own a sports bar. In 2001 he opened Stubs Sports Pub on Chinden Boulevard, west of Five Mile Road, leaving behind the demands of his sales job at Boise software firm Extended Systems Inc. But he didn't leave behind his tech outlook. He was quick to equip the wait staff with something other than pad and pencil for taking orders....
Idaho Business Review , August 29, 2005, by Lora Volkert