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Bowling Has Resumed
Most states have resumed bowling, and while the pandemic has changed many aspects of bowling, the open play and league bowlers are excited to be rolling again!
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Birthday Celebration Pictures
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With the newest version of Focus-NEX software, the ability to place an image from a cell phone onto the scoring monitors is now available in version 19.0.5 of Focus-NEX. Kids birthday parties, corporate parties, special events, open play bowlers and even league bowlers can have their picture embedded into the scoring grid while bowling.
Using any image from your cell phone, computer, just about any image you can think of can be used for each player that is bowling with Steltronic automatic Scoring.
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With the exciting and patented truly 3-D animated graphics for nearly every type of score possible, the VLC was in a league of its own compared to the others. Fast forward into 2017, and Steltronic introduced a scaled down size of the VLC, and we call it Vision-NEX because it runs the Focus-NEX front desk software. While smaller in size, it packs more horsepower than its predecessor, and has the new solid state hard drive working up to 100X faster and cooler because it has no moving parts.
As we all know, if you have the original iPhone from Apple, you cannot run the newest version of their software, and the same is for Focus software. If you want to stay current with the newest version of Steltronic Focus-NEX software, the software upgrade is free, but you need to upgrade your lane computer hardware to be able to run the next generation of Focus-Nex software at the front desk along with the Vision-NEX software running at the lanes for the most brilliant and exciting interactive 3-D images and animations possible. We have a trade-in program for the bowling centers that purchase your scoring system prior to 2018 to get you into the most advanced lane computer system available for Focus software.
Steltronic is just like the Apple iPhone, there is no charge for all of the bells and whistles that get released every year by Apple, but you need the correct hardware to run the new software.
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Coming soon!
We are working on something new and exciting at Steltronic, a food and beverage self ordering kiosk for the customers. This self ordering kiosk can be placed anywhere in the center, and it's built with an industrial 19 inch touch screen, all you need to provide is the electricity.
This kiosk can be ordered with or without an EMV chip credit card reader for processing immediate payment if required, or you could collect payment at time of pickup/delivery, it's all configurable by the management. Because we believe you don't need another printer to deal with at each kiosk, signed credit card paper slips will be available at the bar or snack bar when picked up and/or delivered by your personnel for signature. Some states don't even require paper signatures for credit card charges under a certain dollar amount, thus saving you even more money on wasted paper.
Food and soft drink orders will be printed in the kitchen, while alcoholic drinks will be printed in the bar. Customizing your system to allow alcohol orders to be age verified before preparation, or excluded from ordering all together, it's all customizable on your Steltronic front desk or back office computers.
Easily add/remove items to customize your food order, while using the full color touch screen with your images of the food and beverage items you sell from your bar/snack bar or restaurant. Stay tuned for further announcements on the availability of this new food and beverage kiosk.
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Last summer of 2020 was a great milestone for Steltronic, as our company celebrated it's 40th anniversary. We had plans to celebrate at Bowl Expo in Denver, because 40 years in business is a great achievement.
However the pandemic of 2020 had other ideas and Bowl Expo 2020 was cancelled, so this year at Bowl Expo 2021 in Louisville Kentucky will make our 41st year in business and 26th consecutive Bowl Expo worth celebrating.
We'll have our 41st anniversary celebration at Bowl Expo, and we're going to celebrate it with all of the attendees. Stay tuned for further information on how you can take advantage of our anniversary special.
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Semnox Integration
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Arriving in March or April of 2021, Semnox and Steltronic are currently developing software together for an interface for both systems to work together seamlessly and intelligently.
With the ability to read an RFID (Radio ID) wirelessly using contactless technologies, the front desk personnel for bowling will allow the customer to use his/her RFID Semnox card for bowling payments in the Focus-NEX scoring system.
The Parafait suite of solutions from Semnox has proven to be a game-changer for indoor Family Entertainment Centers, outdoor Amusement Parks as well as for Food Courts and Restaurants.
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Vista Integration
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Our Steltronic software developers along with Vista are currently working on an integration package for the movie theater industry software to work together with the Focus-NEX software as another integration.
With the ability to buy a movie ticket, and also renting a lane for bowling in one operation with just one terminal is the main goal, and will soon be completed for use in your family entertainment center that has movie theaters.
Vista started in 1996, when the founder and Chief Product Officer/CPO Murray Holdaway, was asked by a global cinema company to produce ticketing software to 'enhance the cinema experience'.
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The new Video Matrix Extender (VME) has the ability to drive up to 4 HDMI flat screen monitors up to 300 feet away.
Many bowling centers prefer to install all of the scoring equipment on the pinsetter curtain wall, and with the new VME from Steltronic, delivering the HDMI high definition animations and graphics to the monitors up near the ball return systems has been solved.
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Refer a friend
When you already own Steltronic scoring and you already have the latest and greatest Focus-NEX software and hardware, you can help spread the word and get rewarded.
When you refer a friend and they purchase a new automatic scoring system, we have several options for rewarding your bowling center.
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Instant Messages
Steltronic Instant Messaging. From any Focus workstation, you can send an instant message to the lane monitors and you decide how long it remains on the screen in seconds.
For league secretaries, have the front desk send an instant message to the lanes stating a league meeting will take place in the bar at 5:45 PM.
Snack bar employees can announce to the players on lane 12 your pizza is ready for pickup in the snack bar.
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New to Steltronic in 2020 is the “World Bowling” scoring method. This new way to keep score has features that don’t penalize your strikes and spares based on the frames that succeed strikes and spares.
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Online Booking
The new online 2020 booking app for your center allows the customer using a mobile device or PC to book a lane online. Booking party lanes individually or many lanes is configurable for your center, and you decide the times of day that online booking is available.
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Improved Score Results
With the new score printouts, you have complete control over which games you want to be printed or sent by email, along with ball by ball pin fall display. Each frame of bowling has individual pin fall display, along with which pins were knocked over for the spare.
Add in the calculated totals, and see what pins were picked up the most frequently, highest & lowest game scores, average game score, number of splits/strikes/fouls and many more detailed statistics are also available.
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For more information about Steltronic or any other related automatic scoring questions, feel free to contact us. We are your bowling center management specialists for your automatic scoring needs. Toll Free (800) 942-5939 | (909) 971-9656 | Fax: (909) 971-9729 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.SteltronicScoring.com | Service Website: www.SteltronicUSA.com When you're shopping for the best product with the best price, think Steltronic Scoring because we still offer free tech support, and free software upgrades for life, a claim we have honored since 1980!
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