Flexibility: Combined rentals and sales (screen shot) Accommodates rental payments on return as well as at time of issue Rate options for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 day rental Weekend and part-day rate options Eight different price levels One day a week specials Rent x videos and get y free Rent x videos and keep for y nights Rent x for the price of one Rent x videos for y dollars After x rentals, get one free Progressive rate reductions (1st 100%, 2nd 75%, 3rd 50% etc) Half price specials Prepayments bonus Prepaid contracts with credits Redeemable coupons for discounts Rent at least x videos and get y discount Choice of date format Choice of currency symbol Option of two tax rates Optional taxes on each sales item Rewind and DVD cleaning fees Option for insurance on rentals Option for security deposit Charge for lost or damaged videos Membership options (annual or lifetime, etc) Family membership Reservations Discount membership for senior citizens, etc (3 levels) Special monthly membership: pay so much a month and rent x videos at any time (5 plans) Customer photographs Video images (from video cover) Bar code compatibility (UPC/Code 39) Receipt printer, cash drawer and pole display compatibility Option to print company logo on receipts and forms Print membership forms Option for weekly closing day(s) Management of preorders Password protected setup Data file back up Change calculator User manual as HTML document Hot keys for repetitive functions Sell videos from rental stock Export email addresses to Outlook Express Export mailing list to Word Option to hide print dialog boxes Password-protected employee access Employee name on receipts Specify video language (eg Tamil, Hindi) Automatic dialing and emailing for late returns Track rentals by transaction number Print past receipts by rental number Cancel past rental by rental number Cancel past sale by sale number Cancel last return by return number Option to renew rentals Option to block customers Option to base return time on issue time Internet connectivity (updates your Web site in real time) Option to purchase videos from customers Export video and customer data files to Microsoft Excel Quick return function Options for late return fees Option for credits for early returns Option for period of grace on returns Reports exportable to Microsoft Excel Search for video by video #, part of title, keyword from title, or part of actor's name Option for long term loans (eg if you loan videos to another store) Search for customer by customer #, part of last name, or phone number Automatic renewal of customers with special monthly membership "Wish list" (as an alternative to reservations) Flag lost or missing videos Flag damaged videos Function for returned sales Accept miscellaneous charges Cash outlays for miscellaneous expenses Holidays Sell and redeem gift certificates Print gift certificates Optional second currency for payments Option for split payments (eg cash/credit card) Manage deliveries and pick-ups Option to choose font (useful for scripts such as Russian or Greek) Manage refunds Sell non-inventory items Tax exempt customers Lock the program to prevent unauthorized access SMS text messaging to customers Stocktaking (rental stock)

Transfer videos from rental to sales stock en bloc Variable return times for different days of the week Option to print forms and reports on headed paper Print receipts in English, Spanish, French, Slovenian and German Automatically print invoices Print customer membership cards Print barcode labels for videos Exchange videos on loan Optional customer security by PIN number Print price lists Alerts: Customer's birthday Customer has seen video before Customer's credit card expired Customer's membership expired Customer has late returns Customer/family member under 18 years of age Duplicate customer Video reserved Video's street date not reached Video title already exists Reports: Current status report Videos currently on loan Videos out to a specific customer Current late returns Customer's late returns history Returns due on a specified day Video history (previous renters) Reservations Top titles Slowest titles Videos starring a specified actor Preorder status Customer rental history Customer balances Customers with persistent late returns Inactive customers Most active customers Daily and period receipts (eg week, month) Daily and period revenue Total balance owed by customers Rental statistics by month, by day and by hour Rental statistics by format, rate and language Videos sold Rentals summary for specified period Sales summary for specified period Detailed sales report for specified period Detailed rentals report for specified period Detailed returns report for specified period Video utilization and revenue Status of coupons Shift summary Offers currently in effect Customer's account history New videos not seen by a customer Availability of title Holidays Acquisitions over a specified period Summary of account transactions Summary of all transactions Special monthly members Average rental period Miscellaneous charges Video locations Changes to merchandise quantities Miscellaneous cash outlays Security deposits Lost videos Damaged videos Exchanges Customers joining since a specified date Customers' birthdays Deleted videos Free rentals Hours worked by employees Videos not rented since a specified date Contract payments Cancelled transactions Merchandise received Use of coupons Point of Sales Module: Track stock levels Prints detailed receipts Option for 2 taxes on sales Option to apply taxes to each sales item Report on daily and monthly sales receipts Ideal for the combined video rental and retail store

New in version 14.4: send emails and SMS messages using VideoMate instead of through your email client; option to round change to the nearest 5 cents (Canada).