In China and most of the Asia/Pacific region, it is important to note that the market for PC-based POS systems is quite a bit different than the other parts of the world. While in more mature markets the POS systems are predominantly retail-hardened devices, the growth in China and most Asian countries is coming in the form of low-end PC POS devices and PC-on-Cash Drawer devices.

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The market in the entire Asia/Pacific region is growing well, but it is extremely strong in China with the build-up to the Beijing Olympics.

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The entire market in the Asia/Pacific region is growing well, but China is extremely strong, largely because of the Beijing Olympics build-up.

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