The South Carolina Focus Reseller, Computer Applied Products, once again had a strong presence at this years 31st Annual Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Supply of the Southeast. Matt Kowaleski from Focus POS was able to attend this year but the weather was too cold in Myrtle Beach to play any golf. Better luck next year!

Focus POS Systems, a Texas-based technology company, recently made a $200,000 donation to Stephen F. Austin State University Foundation, Inc. to create a scholarship for the Department of Computer Science. The scholarship will benefit students majoring in computer science at SFA.

“The computer science faculty are very excited about this gift and about the potential effect it will have in attracting students into our academic programs,” Department Head Craig Wood said. “The department plans to use the scholarship funds to help recruit excellent high school graduates to attend Stephen F. Austin State University and major in computer science.”

The SFA endowment is a continuation of the company’s support of education, from supporting the Texas Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to volunteering in area schools.

“My family and my employees at Focus POS obviously have a sense of how important education is,” Focus President Lance Hirsch said. “If we can help someone else get an education, that’s what we’d like to do. We hope this donation will encourage other alumni to make significant contributions to the computer science department, and we hope to continue funding this scholarship in the future.” ... view the original article here

Joe Oyler and Louie Davis from CTSG were back at it again this year at the Mid-Atlantic Expo 2006. Focus POS’ Matt Kowaleski and Steve Wermes were in attendance to help with the busy crowd at the booth.

Orlando, Florida was a great place to be this year for the 2006 Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show. Focus representatives, Matt Kowaleski, James Foreman, Lance Hirsch and Steve Wermes, worked with the Florida area dealers (Gulf Data Systems and Digital Retail Systems) to have a tremendous show.

One of the after-show activities included a group experimenting in the skydiving “wind-tunnel”. Much less scary than the real thing!