Professionals in public accounting firms are probably not first on the list when most business people consider the purchase of point-of-sale systems, the combination of hardware and software technology that helps retailers accept payment from customers.

But when they are participants in the Sage Accountants' Network, it's another story, says Jeff Rosengarden, CEO of Hightower, a large Sage reseller that also sells its own Point of Sale Professional, a POS module for Sage's MAS 90 and 200 packages. Hightower has marketed the package since it was acquired from Sage several years ago.