Cover Story: High-end ordering

Eddie Carty, co-founder of Captiva, talks about his company’s evolution

Eddie Carty (left), co-founder of Captiva, with Owen McGonagle, owner of Rebel Pizza. Picture: Maura Hickey

Set up in 1999, Captiva has been active in the software side of point of sale technology. The firm operates across the restaurant and takeaway sector. Eddie Carty, chief executive of Captiva, said the developments in IT over the firm's history have been substantial.

''The last five years have seen the major changes. The hardware side of technology certainly caught up with the software side, said Carty.

''We introduced online ordering around five ...