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THERE was a time not long ago when the cash register systems market was dominated by two big names - the multinational National Cash Register (NCR) and the lesser-known firm called Sweda.

NCR's fate has been well documented.

The multi-billion computer company was swallowed by telecommunications giant AT & T, then recently regurgitated in the form of a planned voluntary divestiture of AT & T's computer business.

The fate of Sweda has been more of a roller-coaster ride.

But with the aid of some Hong Kong investment dollars, Sweda looks to be making a comeback, at least in the Asia-Pacific region where the firm is known as Sweda International.

The point of sales (POS) systems that now dominate the market bare little resemblance to Sweda's original cash registers.

The company has launched a new version of its personal computer Windows-based software - aimed at fast food chains and 'fine-food' outlets - complete with local language versions catering to Asia's double-byte character sets.

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