New Year’s Resolution #1: Start Selling Managed Services
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
With the holidays just behind us, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about setting goals for 2013. For the 60% of you (according to CompTIA’s research) that still aren’t selling managed services, what better time than the present to start thinking about how you can change your business from break-fix to managed services or add managed services as an option for your customers?
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PCI: Does This Ugly Buck-Toothed Child Belong To Anyone?
By Mike Monocello, chief editor
In PCI: Who Really Cares?, I shared some survey data that pointed to a lack of awareness/caring/interest in the topic of PCI from certain solutions providers. Quotes from ISVs (software developers) led me to believe that they felt alone in the struggle of PCI standards compliance. Well, that article prompted an email from an ISV.
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Cloud-Based POS: Navigating The Sea Of Misinformation
By Business Solutions magazine
Cloud computing is a hot topic. In the retail and restaurant space, the term is often misused and misunderstood. Some resellers are resistant to cloud-based POS due to a lack of knowledge and experience. In an attempt to educate retail and restaurant POS dealers on what cloud really means to them, Business Solutions magazine recently spoke with Mike Burris, CEO of Aeris POS Systems/Essential Elements, a cloud-based POS software provider.
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Retail Printing: Trends And Tips For VARs, ISVs
By Business Solutions magazine
So much is changing in the world of retail, creating new opportunities and threats for VARs and software developers who operate in this vertical. One of the biggest trends driving much innovation is mobility. In this article, Business Solutions magazine's editor-in-chief Mike Monocello sits down with Dave Crist, senior vice president sales and marketing for Brother Mobile Solutions.
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Who Are The Best POS Vendors?
By Business Solutions magazine
From September 2012 to mid-October 2012, BSM VAR subscribers were asked to participate in the Best Channel Vendors survey. We asked subscribers to rate their vendor partners on a scale of 0 (worst) to 5 (best) in seven categories.
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Digital Signage Solutions May Signal New Revenue
By Kelly Ricker, SVP Education & Events, CompTIA
Successful business owners are constantly assessing and reassessing their business. What are we doing right? What can we do better? How can we grow? It’s this continual evaluation of their business that keeps them on the cutting edge and in position to win new clients.
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Thin-bility: The Latest POS Trend
By Stephen Bergeron, V.P. of Strategic Initiatives, APG Cash Drawer
Over the last 18 months, the industry has been abuzz with mobility. Mobility as a term has many meanings that can take the retailer in many different directions. Consumer mobile devices can be used to locate a retail store, compare product prices (show-rooming), scan a QR Code, or be used to buy coffee.
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Remote Monitoring And Management Product Reviews
By Business Solutions magazine
Based on the feedback of our loyal readers, we’re proud to bring you product reviews as a new editorial inclusion this year. Because of the growing interest in the managed services business model, we kicked off our testing with RMM software.
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