VENDING
TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION
Figure 3 – Current and future NAMA VDI and other digital standards
Standard
Timing
Type
Description
NAMA VDI S2S DEX 1.0
5/1/10
S2S
Standard for sending DEX data from a telemetry server to a VMS (or other server).
NAMA VDI S2S Alerts 1.0
Future
S2S
Standard from sending vending machine alert data from a telemetry server to a VMS
(or other server).
NAMA VDI S2S POS Data 1.0
Future
S2S
Standard for sharing master fle information (I.E. customers, machines, products, and
planograms, etc. between any two types of servers that can exchange data (Ex: VMS
and micro market).
NAMA VDI S2S Cashless
Messaging 1.0
Future
S2S
A standard for sharing cashless data, mainly with the purpose of making cashless
reconciliation easier and more transparent.
NAMA VDI D2S DEX 1.0
Future
D2S
A standard by which telemeters from one solutions provider could transmit data
directly to a VMS or telemetry server from a different solutions provider.
NAMA Digital Media Working
Group
Working
Group
S2S or
D2S
Standards and Guidelines in the establishment of API's that affect digital media and
consumer interaction in vending.
Server to Server (S2S) data exchange is meant to be implemented by two servers connected to the Web over Web services.
Device to Server (D2S) data exchange between devices (telemeters / smart devices) generally over the internet, but the assumption is that data usage must be kept to a minimum
to minimize cellular costs.
in a meaningful way. The participating industry suppliers
are to be commended for their commitment to creating and
endorsing feasible standards for vending data interchange."
Non-VDI integration
Some technology solutions providers also implemented
custom interfaces between their systems and various other
CX3
solutions providers for the benefts of their customers.
In many cases these solutions are in place and provide
value to operators today, such as the Cantaloupe Systems
SeedSync utility, which allows Cantaloupe Seed users to
utilize Seed's prekitting and dynamic scheduling functionality with many VMS solutions, even ones that don't
directly support these technologies.
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