ISV/Software Developer Articles

1. 4 Great Presentations You Missed At Retail IT VAR Of The Future 4/12/2017

   The Business Solutions Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference on April 4-5 at the DoubleTree Orlando at SeaWorld featured 21 solutions provider executives, consultants, and channel thought leaders sharing insights on sales best practices, security trends, preparing your business for a successful exit, scaling to nationwide growth, KPIs for solutions providers, and the transition to managed services.

2. Hiring, Business, & Payment Advice For POS Solutions Providers At Retail IT VAR Of The Future 4/4/2017

   Jim Roddy, Reseller & ISV Business Advisor for Vantiv’s PaymentsEdge Advisory Services, sat down with Business Solutions Associate Editor Abby Sorensen for a Q&A breakout session at the Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference on April 4 in Orlando.

3. Business Solutions ISV/Software Developer Executive Survey Results 1/10/2017

   Business Solutions regularly conducts surveys so our editorial team can better understand what topics and trends are important to our readers. We recently closed a survey for our ISV/software developer audience to help us improve our editorial coverage and shape our 2017 ISV IQ Live! conferences. Business Solutions wants to make our insights on the survey available to our ISV readers so they can see what topics their peers and competitors are most interested in, and what parts of their business ISVs are struggling with the most.

4. How Is Automation Software Impacting The Retail IT Channel? 12/12/2016

   Business Solutions recently connected with Jim Roddy, a Reseller & ISV Business Advisor for Vantiv’s PaymentsEdge Advisory Services, to talk about his company’s recent survey on automation software in the point of sale (POS) channel. Vantiv surveyed 113 of its reseller and ISV partners in mid-November.

5. IT Workforce Will Be On The Move In 2017 11/8/2016

   Data shows 37 percent of IT professionals will be job hunting next year. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

6. Epson ISV Conference Recap: Full Speed Ahead with OmniLink Merchant Services 10/25/2016

   I have to admit that after attending Epson’s inaugural ISV conference in San Diego last year, I was skeptical the company was going to be able to meet its projected deadlines — especially launching an ISV partner portal by the end of 2015 with 10 hand-selected ISVs. Sure enough, however, their OmniLink Merchant Services (OMS) announcement at the National Retail Federation (NRF) convention in mid-January removed much of that skepticism. OMS is a suite of cloud-based software solutions for the retail and hospitality markets. Powered by hand-selected Epson ISV partners, OMS provides hospitality and retail VARs with a global network of cloud and mobile based tools, best practices, business data, and expertise.

7. Top Takeaways From ISVs On Raising Capital 10/18/2016

   Four ISV executives — Granbury Solutions’ CEO Tom Bronson; Tony Glowacki, CEO of Gusto; Jon Halpern, Co-Founder and CEO of AthleteTrax; and Software Logic Founder and CEO Luis Reyes — took part in How To Build A Successful Reseller Program, a panel held as part of the Business Solutions ISV IQ Live! conference October 6 in Philadelphia. The four discussed different avenues available for raising capital and how to successfully grow a software business.

8. The Next Generation Of Point Of Sale VARs 10/11/2016

   LavuCon 2016, the annual partner conference for iPad POS vendor Lavu, included a few surprises for me. Most notably, of the several dozen VARs who attended, about half were under 40 years of age – a much younger group than the typical point of sale show. Vendors such as Lavu have attracted a younger, iEverything generation to our channel.

9. Rapidly Shifting Channel On Display At VARTECH 2016 9/15/2016

   It’s easy to focus on the fun aspects of VARTECH 2016, BlueStar’s annual conference for its partners, held Sept. 12-13 at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. For example, I bet that just now the word in the previous sentence that jumped out to you was either “Bahamas” or “Resort,” right?

10. New York State Education Department Appoints First Privacy Officer To Secure Student Data 8/30/2016

    New role emphasizes the challenges of protecting confidential student information. By Christine Kern, contributing writer