What Advanced Technology Solutions does

Advanced Technology Solutions operates as Spectrum POS (legal entity ATS SoCal, LLC), a point-of-sale reseller and integrator founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bullhead City, Arizona with operations across the Tri-State Region (Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California). The company is privately held, has 1-10 employees, and is family/local-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external ownership. Its core product portfolio centers on two POS platforms it resells and integrates: Clover POS (Fiserv) including Station Duo, Flex, Mini, and Go devices, and Evolution POS from SpectrumSoft with cloud-enabled software and a web-based back-office portal. The offering is complemented by standalone EMV/NFC credit card terminals (PAX S80 and S90, Dejavoo Z8), receipt printers, cash drawers, kitchen display systems, thermal rolls and ink ribbons, and Smart Power surge/UPS protection.

Spectrum POS serves small and mid-sized merchants in full-service and quick-service restaurants, bars and nightclubs, retail stores, beauty salons, mobile retail and food trucks, with customer testimonials spanning auto repair, bakeries, bars, and law firms. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the spectrumpos.com e-commerce storefront, phone-based inside sales, and field/local sales representatives offering 24/7 emergency support and on-site setup across the Tri-State region. Marketing relies on the e-commerce site, blog content, social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube training library), and word-of-mouth referrals from local reps.

The business model combines one-time hardware sales (Clover bundles at $1,674, individual terminals at $179-$529), recurring software revenue (Evolution POS 3-year workstation licenses at $1,075 or $35/month subscriptions, Clover's required self-enrolled subscription), and ongoing merchant services revenue streams including payment processing through ProCharge Gateway, the Cash Discount Program, gift card processing with no merchant fee, and business financing referrals via TimePayment. Trade-in and upgrade programs for damaged Clover devices and legacy POS systems (Dinerware, Aldelo, PC America) are used as customer acquisition tools, with a $500-per-workstation cash incentive offered for legacy migrations.

Name

Advanced Technology Solutions

Legal name

ATS SoCal, LLC

Website

https://spectrumpos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advanced Technology Solutions (dba Spectrum POS) is a Victorville, California-based reseller and integrator of Clover and Evolution point-of-sale systems, credit card terminals, and merchant supplies, serving small restaurants, retailers, hospitality, and salon businesses across Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Point of Sale Systems & Merchant Services

NAICS

Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

POS Terminals & All-in-One Retail Computers (HDACAKAA)

Keywords

• Point of sale systems
• Payment processing services
• Merchant services
• Restaurant pos solutions
• Retail pos hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Victorville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sales of POS hardware including Clover devices (Station Duo, Flex, Mini), Evolution POS workstations, PAX credit card terminals, Dejavoo terminals, receipt printers, cash drawers, and accessories
2. Software Licenses: Evolution POS software licenses sold as 3-year workstation licenses ($1,075 per workstation) or monthly subscriptions ($35 per workstation/month). Clover products require self-enrolled subscription for functionality
3. Merchant Services: Payment processing services, merchant account services, ProCharge Gateway, and EMV payment acceptance solutions
4. Business Financing: Business loans and financing services for merchant customers
5. Gift Cards: Gift card program with free processing for merchants

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Advanced Technology Solutions (Spectrum POS) is a value-added reseller and integrator of point-of-sale systems and merchant services for SMB merchants. It sells and supports Clover POS and Evolution POS software/hardware bundles, standalone EMV/NFC payment terminals (PAX, Dejavoo), peripherals (receipt printers, cash drawers, KDS), and supplies (thermal rolls, ink ribbons), bundled with merchant services including payment processing, a Cash Discount Program, gift cards, and business financing, with localized service in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California.

Product overview

Advanced Technology Solutions (operating as Spectrum POS / ATS SoCal) is a reseller and integrator of point of sale systems serving retail, restaurant, hospitality, and salon merchants in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. The product portfolio centers on two core POS platforms: Evolution POS (a proprietary cloud-enabled system from SpectrumSoft) and Clover POS (Fiserv's ecosystem including Station, Flex, Mini, and Go variants). These platforms are complemented by standalone EMV/NFC payment terminals (PAX S80, PAX S90, Dejavoo Z8), receipt printer and cash drawer peripherals, supplies (thermal receipt rolls, ink ribbons, employee access cards), and merchant services (ProCharge payment gateway, Cash Discount Program, Gift Cards, Business Financing). The company also offers trade-in and upgrade programs for legacy POS systems and damaged Clover devices. The architecture is modular, with customers selecting core software platforms and then adding peripherals, accessories, and services based on business type and scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spectrum POS: Point of Sale solutions brand offering Evolution POS, Clover POS systems, credit card terminals, and merchant services for retail, restaurant, hospitality and salon businesses

Products and services

• Evolution Point of Sale
• Clover Point of Sale

Quantifiable outcome

• Cash Discount customers processing $40,000+ in transactions for ~$10/month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Clover (Fiserv)coreTechnology or IntegrationSpectrum POS is an authorized reseller and integrator of Clover POS systems including Station Duo, Flex, and Mini devices. They offer trade-in programs, custom programming, and support for Clover products. Clover products require merchant self-enrollment in Clover subscription for functionality.
• SpectrumSoft Inc. (Evolution POS)coreTechnology or IntegrationReseller and integrator of Evolution POS software and hardware solutions. Evolution POS is a cloud-enabled system with in-house server capabilities. Spectrum POS provides 3-year software licenses and monthly subscription options, plus custom configuration and programming services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TouchBistro: TouchBistro provides iPad-based POS systems and integrated payment processing for restaurants, directly competing with the Evolution POS and Clover bundles Spectrum POS sells to full-service restaurants.
• Toast: Toast is a vertically-focused restaurant POS and payments platform selling bundled hardware, software, and processing directly to full-service restaurants and bars — a major competitor to Spectrum POS's restaurant segment.
• Square (Block): Square sells POS hardware (terminals, registers, stand) and integrated payment processing direct to SMB merchants, competing head-to-head with Spectrum POS for the same end customer via a self-service online channel.
• ShopKeep (now Lightspeed Retail): ShopKeep, now part of Lightspeed, sold bundled iPad POS hardware and software to small retailers, overlapping with Spectrum POS's retail customer base and bundle approach.
• Harbortouch (now part of Lightspeed): Lightspeed's restaurant POS arm evolved from a free-terminal placement model for SMB merchants, overlapping with Spectrum POS on bundled hardware-plus-processing value propositions, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Clover (Fiserv): Clover is the underlying platform that Spectrum POS resells and integrates; it also sells direct to merchants online, making it both a Core partner and a channel competitor that could disintermediate Spectrum POS.
• PAX Technology: PAX is a hardware vendor whose terminals (S80, S90) Spectrum POS resells; PAX also sells direct through other channels and partner banks, putting it in a supplier-and-partial-competitor position.

Direct peers

• Merchant Broker Solutions: A regional POS and merchant services reseller targeting small businesses with bundled hardware and processing, very similar in business model and customer profile to Spectrum POS.
• POS Nation: POS Nation is a direct competitor offering POS hardware, software, and merchant services bundles targeted at small and mid-sized retail and restaurant businesses, with a similar multi-vendor reseller and integrator model.
• Restaurant Technology Inc (RTI): RTI is a regional POS reseller and merchant services provider for restaurants and bars, with a comparable business model of bundling third-party hardware (including terminals) with payment processing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcN7hQ17t4WM5IP4ygDDpuQ/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/atsspectrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atssocal
• Instagraminstagram.com/atssocal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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