Agilysys Inc., a provider of hospitality software products, and Compass Group North America, a foodservice management and support services, this week announced an expansion of their technology partnership as Compass Group becomes the first foodservice management customer to implement the InfoGenesis Flex mobile point-of-sale system combined with the rGuest Pay payment gateway application.

Agilysys and Compass Group North America introduced the products in the Café 2400 dining facility at the company's corporate headquarters in January and will begin rolling them out to other locations nationwide later this year.

"Combined, these technologies are true game-changers, because they allow us to move from behind the counter to wherever our customers are located," said Amy Keister, vice president of consumer engagement on Compass Group's Business Excellence team. "Everything, including point-to-point encryption, is integrated in a single untethered POS system that we can use to support activities outside the café walls, such as food carts, after-hours events, and employee or student fairs."

Agilysys said in the announcement InfoGenesis Flex offers full point-of-sale functionality delivered on Dell Venue Pro tablets, so that users can serve customers faster and more efficiently. Managers also have complete access to all InfoGenesis tools, even when on the floor, so they can oversee operations on-the-go. As an enterprise solution, InfoGenesis Flex is scalable to hundreds of mobile devices in a single location, according to the announcement.

Compass Group is also using rGuest Pay, the Agilysys payment gateway that enables complete and secure payment processing. The product leverages one of the only offerings that includes: point-to-point encryption, which reduces the potential for malicious hacking and fraud; a payment information proxy that secures data arriving via e-commerce interfaces; robust tokenization, which eliminates storage of cardholder data; and a full range of fixed and mobile EMV-ready payment devices.