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Siniam (Software)

History Siniam was launched in August 2017 by software developers Dennis Kipkogei and Paul Njoroge

In the two years following its launch, Siniam secured funding from various investors and announced a partnership with PayPal.

In the same year, Siniam launched Siniam Ecommerce to help brick-and-mortar retailers set up shop online. It also announced a partnership with MPESA payments provider Safaricom.

In 2018, Siniam updated and relaunched its inventory app Counter due to widespread popularity of the app, and renamed it Scanner by Siniam

Technology Siniam uses HTML5 features in Google Chrome and Safari to implement offline processing capabilities.

A webSQL database built into the browser provides local inventory storage so sales can be processed offline and all stock levels updated. HTML5’s offline manifest tells the browser to take copies of certain files and pages for offline use. WebSocket (another element of HTML5) allows Siniam to talk to other devices on a local network, interfacing with hardware such as an Siniam Printer unit or other payment devices. Aside from being compatible with Mobile Safari & Chrome, Siniam also has a native iOS app called Siniam Register.

The architecture of this point of sale system allows it to be hardware independent, and despite being 100% cloud-based, Siniam can continue to ring up sales during an Internet outage. In 2019, siniam's Solutions team gained Kenya Wide notoriety in technology and security circles after detecting and disclosing a major security Internet vulnerability, unrelated to the Siniam platform.