Articles by Jeremiah Shea

  1. EMV Migration Is Changing Everything 6/6/2016

    The migration to EMV chip technology in the U.S. is changing the payments landscape. As consumer’s experience and adapt to the new process, businesses are evolving to make the payment itself as easy as possible. With the competitive nature of the ever-present online store, the last things a merchant wants in are an added barrier, frustration, or detraction point. The demand for a smooth flow is pushing developments in mobile payments merchants are eager to adopt.

  2. Cloud Delivery: Webinar Discusses Profitability Of Adding Cloud-Based IVR Survey Functionality 4/1/2016

    The promise of what the cloud offers solution providers isn’t a singular path with a clear beginning and end. The idea of taking on-premise to off is only the beginning of where the value is and how larger profits can soon be seen.

  3. The Struggle Of Building A Great Online Store 3/29/2016

    We’ve heard discussions about the struggle of brick and mortar and have seen continuous growth in online shopping year over year — especially around the holidays. The numbers are even bigger than once thought.

  4. Chargebacks: The Lesser Talked About EMV Risk For SMBs 3/14/2016

    We are now almost six months removed from the EMV Liability Shift of October 2015. While Tier 1 merchants have migrated in large numbers, the vast majority of everyone else is lagging far behind — to the tune of about 17 percent adoption.

  5. RSPA Webinar Examines Change In Payments For Food Service 3/1/2016

    After months of talking about it, EMV finally made its way into the real world this past October. With the holiday shopping season behind us and new budgets being discussed and delegated, EMV is starting to gain some traction in 2016 around the U.S.

  6. The Mobile Revolution (And Its Effect) Is Undeniable And Aruba’s NRF Study All But Proves It 2/22/2016

    The mobile revolution has been well underway since the first iPhone launched in 2007. Since then, there has been worldwide adoption of smartphones — and other devices for that matter — to the tune of a 1:6 ratio compared to the global population number. This is just the tip of the iceberg though as the combination of small computing modules and wireless communication capabilities has eschewed in the early stages of the Internet of Things.

  7. Health IT Field Growing Quickly According To Professional Survey 2/19/2016

    HIT professionals can rest comfortably knowing that over the next decade, the field is only expected to grow. According to survey data from 404 respondents compiled by Bisk Education in conjunction with USF Health’s Morsani College Of Medicine, HIT trends are by and large, pointing upwards. By Jeremiah Shea, contributing writer

  8. $6B Merger Agreement Puts Ingram Micro Under The HNA Umbrella 2/19/2016

    Ingram Micro, the world’s largest distributor of technology, entered into a merger agreement earlier this week with Tianjin Tianhai Investment Company, Ltd. The Hainan-based global conglomerate will acquire Ingram for $38.90 per share, with an overall value of around $6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2016, barring all stockholder and regulatory approvals.

  9. What Solutions Providers Can Learn From The Potential Wendy’s Data Breach 2/2/2016

    While the possible Wendy’s data breach is still under investigation, it’s at the very least a security reminder to your IT clients that are business owners and their customers that both sides have to be even more vigilant in how they protect themselves from falling victims to such attacks.

  10. Keep Your Head In The Cloud: UCC Market Penetration To Grow Sixfold By 2020 1/25/2016

    Technology’s adoption lifecycle follows a bell curve from beginnings driven by the innovators and early adopters, to where it peaks and the market becomes saturated, and then transitioning to commodity. Think of something as simple as a VCR and how it went from just somebody you knew with one because of the associated price tag to the device itself being sold everywhere for less than $50. It’s the curve that follows most products regardless of its consumer or business technology.