Exhibit 16.1 Deloitte & Touche LLP Suite 1200 695 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, California 92626 Tel: (714) 436-7100 Fax: (714) 436-7200 www.us.deloitte.com DELOITTE - ------------------- & TOUCHE August 30, 2000 Mr. David Kaye President/Chief Executive Officer Bristol Retail Solutions, Inc. 3760 Kilroy Way, Suite 450 Long Beach, California 90806 Dear Mr. Kaye: We have received your letter dated August 23, 2000, noting that the client-auditor relationship between Bristol Retail Solutions, Inc. (Commission File No. 0-21633) and Deloitte & Touche LLP will cease effective September 1, 2000. Yours truly, /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP cc: Office of the Chief Accountant SECPS Letter File Securities and Exchange Commission Mail Stop 11-3 450 5th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Lawrence Cohen, Chairman of the Board and Director 4