Wednesday's major local business story looks at Hubworks Interactive, a Coeur d'Alene software firm developing point-of-service ordering and payment systems using Apple iPads.

The story looks at the efforts of co-founders Rob Berger, Aaron Gabriel and Sam Winter. 

Here's a snippet of the full story, which will be on Spokesman.com later this evening, and in the Wednesday SR print edition business section:

A Coeur d’Alene startup is developing software to let customers place their own restaurant or bar orders and pay their bills using Apple iPads.

Hubworks Interactive LLC, started in 2009 by three North Idaho friends, has begun a pilot test of its DrinkHub software with Buffalo Wild Wings, the national food chain that has several hundred North American dining locations.

Customers can order a meal or a drink with a touchscreen menu on the iPad. Once they’re finished, they use the device to pay the bill.

During the meal the customers have the option of loading Facebook, Twitter or other sites on the iPad.

“The core of this is the billing and payment option,” said Aaron Gabriel, vice president of sales and marketing. “But as the whole platform evolves, this will become more a customer entertainment experience,” Gabriel added.

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