[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E649-E650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING ANSAR KHAN AND JAMES O'LEARY FOR AMBUR POINT OF SALE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ansar Khan and 
James O'Leary, inventors of the revolutionary Ambur Point of Sale app, 
as they are honored by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce as recipients of 
the 2013 Trailblazer Award.
   Ansar Khan immigrated from Pakistan to Buffalo, New York in 2001 
with his family. Inspired to share their culinary traditions with their 
new community, the Khan family opened Kabab & Curry, an Indian and 
Pakistani restaurant on Transit Road in East Amherst, New York. Ansar 
worked in the restaurant from the time he was 11 years old, providing 
him with an intimate understanding of all facets of the restaurant 
industry.
   James O'Leary met Ansar at Williamsville North High School. James 
worked server at Kabab & Curry, but his true passions were Apple 
products and computer programming.
   Together, Ansar and James developed the Ambur Point of Sale mobile 
application to empower independent restaurant owners to regain control 
of their business.
   Previously, aspiring entrepreneurs had only two options for managing 
the moment at which a transaction occurs. The difficult point

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of sale software inhibited aspiring entrepreneurs and frustrated small 
business owners.
   Ambur Point of Sale's straightforward, customizable design provides 
a simple solution for restaurant owners to wirelessly manage their 
business. The product has become an international success.
   Ansar and James remain local, housing their business in the 
University at Buffalo Technology Incubator. Their seven additional 
employees primarily hail from Western New York and most attended the 
University at Buffalo.
   Mr. Speaker, I thank you for allowing me to recognize these two 
mobile software pioneers for their incredible contributions. Ansar and 
James are brilliant young entrepreneurs and I look forward to seeing 
what their careers hold. I wish them the absolute best in all their 
future endeavors.

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