Founded in 1992 in Bedford, Texas, Ibertech, Inc. revolutionized the hospitality management industry by introducing the world’s first commercial Windows-based touchscreen point-of-sale (POS) software. Best known for creating the flagship Aloha TableService and Aloha QuickService platforms, Ibertech transformed restaurant front-of-house operations through intuitive graphical interfaces and decentralized local network fault tolerance. The company operated under its original corporate charter until rebranding as Aloha Technologies in 2001 and subsequently merging into Radiant Systems in 2004.
Overview
Ibertech, Inc. was an American point-of-sale and hospitality software developer headquartered in Bedford, Texas. Established in 1992 by software consultant Manny Negreiro and software architect Brian Cook, the company broke away from the rigid, character-based DOS and UNIX cash register terminals of the era to pioneer native Microsoft Windows-based POS software. Operating under the product trade name “Aloha,” Ibertech established an industry benchmark for restaurant management systems across both quick-service and full-service dining establishments. In 2001, the company formally adopted its product brand as its corporate identity, becoming Aloha Technologies, before being acquired by Radiant Systems in 2004 for approximately $45 million. Through successive acquisitions by NCR Corporation in 2011 and the 2023 corporate partition into NCR Voyix, Ibertech’s original software architecture remains a primary engine of global restaurant operations.
Technical Specifications
| Attribute | Details |
| Legal Entity Name | Ibertech, Inc. |
| Commercial Successor Name | Aloha Technologies (adopted 2001) |
| Corporate Successors | Radiant Systems, Inc. (2004) / NCR Corporation (2011) / NCR Voyix Corporation (2023–Present) |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Years in Operation | 1992–2001 (Operated as Ibertech, Inc. prior to commercial rebranding to Aloha Technologies) |
| Corporate Headquarters Address | 1320 Tennis Drive, Bedford, Texas 76022, United States |
| Founders & Key Executives | Manny Negreiro (President & CEO), Brian Cook (VP & Chief Information Officer) |
| Operating System Environments | Microsoft Windows (Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Embedded), MS SQL Server |
| Core Product Lines | Aloha TableService, Aloha QuickService, Aloha Back Office, Aloha Enterprise.com |
| Core Network Architecture | Decentralized Local LAN Redundancy & Dynamic Master Terminal Failover |
Description
Ibertech, Inc. specialized in developing open-architecture, PC-compatible software designed to handle high-volume front-of-house order entry and multi-unit back-office management. When typical restaurant POS setups relied on monochrome screens and complex keyboard function shortcuts, Ibertech introduced a 32-bit graphical user interface featuring color-coded buttons, intuitive touch-screen check splitting, and automated kitchen printing.
The company’s primary software portfolio comprised:
- Aloha TableService: A specialized front-of-house application for casual and fine dining featuring visual floor-plan layout mapping, real-time table status tracking, item modifier popups, automated bill splitting, and integrated payment authorizations.
- Aloha QuickService: A high-throughput order-processing platform designed for fast-food counters, cafeterias, and drive-thru lanes, utilizing dynamic combo menu configurations to accelerate checkout speed.
- Decentralized LAN Fault Tolerance: A peer-to-peer network redundancy framework where each local workstation cached transactional databases; if the back-office file server went down, an active terminal dynamically became the master terminal, ensuring uninterrupted ordering and check settlement.
- Aloha Back Office & Enterprise Management: Management tools providing food cost control, recipe tracking, automated inventory depleting, time-and-attendance payroll exporting, and multi-unit corporate sales auditing.
History
In 1992, software consultant Manny Negreiro teamed up with developer Brian Cook to incorporate Ibertech, Inc. in North Texas. Observing that restaurant operators were constrained by inflexible proprietary cash registers, they engineered a hospitality management system written natively for personal computers running Microsoft Windows. Ibertech deployed its first operational pilot across a five-terminal network inside a Bennigan’s restaurant in Plano, Texas.
Throughout the 1990s, Ibertech distributed its Aloha software suite through an independent network of authorized value-added resellers (VARs). The platform gained rapid market share among franchise dining operations due to its intuitive interface, which reduced staff onboarding time and safeguarded busy dining rooms against catastrophic server failures. In 1998, Ibertech achieved a major industry milestone when Madison Square Garden in New York deployed Aloha QuickService across more than 200 terminals backed by Microsoft SQL Server.
In January 2001, to capitalize on the widespread recognition of its core product, Ibertech officially renamed its corporate operations Aloha Technologies. In late 2003, POS hardware and interactive kiosk maker Radiant Systems agreed to acquire the company for approximately $45 million in cash, notes, and equity, formalizing the merger in early 2004. The acquisition combined Ibertech’s Aloha software with ruggedized retail hardware terminals, laying the groundwork for its subsequent acquisition by NCR Corporation in 2011 and its ongoing deployment worldwide under NCR Voyix.
Historical Timeline
| Year | Event |
| 1992 | Manny Negreiro and Brian Cook incorporate Ibertech, Inc. in Texas and deploy their first Windows-based POS system at a Bennigan’s in Plano. |
| 1996 | Ibertech releases the Aloha TableService and QuickService product suites, establishing a nationwide reseller network. |
| 1998 | Madison Square Garden implements Aloha QuickService across 200+ terminals, demonstrating high-capacity enterprise SQL POS capabilities. |
| 2001 | Ibertech, Inc. formally transitions its corporate operating title to Aloha Technologies. |
| 2004 | Radiant Systems acquires Aloha Technologies for $45 million, uniting the software suite with purpose-built hardware. |
| 2011 | NCR Corporation purchases Radiant Systems for $1.2 billion, incorporating Aloha into its enterprise hospitality operations. |
| 2023 | NCR splits into two independent public companies, placing the Aloha platform under NCR Voyix Corporation. |
References
- https://news.microsoft.com/source/1998/05/13/microsoft-sql-server-offers-lower-total-cost-of-ownership-for-retail-industry/ – Microsoft technical brief outlining Ibertech’s SQL Server database framework and large-scale arena implementations.
- https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4006796/point-of-sale-leader-ibertech-to-operate-under-name-aloha-technologies – Industry announcement documenting Ibertech’s corporate name transition to Aloha Technologies.
- https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20031216100519935/ – Corporate acquisition report detailing Radiant Systems’ purchase of Aloha Technologies.
- https://www.ncrvoyix.com/about – NCR Voyix corporate portal tracing the ongoing cloud evolution and global deployment of the Aloha POS architecture.