McDonald’s Taps Javelin

Irvine-based Javelin Systems Inc. said Tuesday that it has been selected as one of five suppliers of touch-screen point-of-sale computers to McDonald’s Corp.

The Oakbrook, Ill.-based fast-food chain is replacing the cash registers in its 13,000 U.S. restaurants over the next year and a half as part of its “Made for You” preparation system announced last year. Each restaurant will require several new systems, although it’s unclear what percentage of the franchisees will select Javelin’s products, which cost about $2,000 each.

The other suppliers are IBM Corp., Panasonic, PAR Technologies Inc., and Wang Laboratories Inc.