title: Kiosk software guidance
body: <p>I need to develop a kiosk system. The only payment option will be a credit card/debit card. The kiosk need to be networked with another PC. For example, if a customer orders something on the kiosk, it needs to be sent to a another pc where a store employee can see what was ordered.</p>
  
  <p>Here are my following solutions:</p>
  
  <p>OPTION 1) web based application</p>
  
  <p>Use FLASH, ASP.net, or JAVA for user interface?</p>
  
  <p>If I take this route, how can I communicate with the credit/debit card reader? The reader will be installed on the kiosk, but the kiosk software will be on the web. Would I have to create a secure connection to communicate with the reader?</p>
  
  <p>OPTION 2) create an application on the kiosk</p>
  
  <p>Use FLASH, JAVA, Windows presentation layer with.net?</p>
  
  <p>How can I communicate with the card readers?</p>
  
  <p>Which option is the best? 1 or 2? JAVA, FLASH? WINDOWs .net?
  What about linux? Is it easy to develop kiosk aps in?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for your help.</p>