I am developing a website for a Pizza company.
The site is completed now, but they just asked me for an Online Ordering system where users can enter their postal code and login, then order a pizza.

Sure, this is all easy to store the order in a database, but what do you guys recommend I use or do at the Branch Outlets to let the staff know an order has been placed. I am not sure how to accomplish this.
Should I build a computer at each branch that has a web interface that will use AJAX to pull all new orders for that partcular branch from the database and based on the timestamp the staff will see the order?

Can anyone provide a solution to this problem or suggestions. Thanks all.

    does each branch already have a computer connected to the net? if so they get a login system which shows orders, and they mark as dispatched once sent, or something like that. If they don't have a computer each, there's always fax,txt

      Each branch has a computer that is connected to the internet.

        shouldn't be hard to give them each a log in and a page that shows their orders, refresh it every minute. Of course they have to check it, you could use email if its easier for them\you

          Yea, emails are an option.
          So does that mean we will have to keep the web interface up. Maybe we can play a sound with each new order?

            you could install an application on each puter that checks ever 5 minutes and shouts at them, but its more work (depending on your programming skills) than a web application.

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