POS Magazine

51. Where The Growing Hospitality Market Will Spend Its IT Budget 3/19/2015

    Solutions your hospitality IT customers are considering range from traditional POS to locationing and analytics, but they share a common goal of enhancing the customer experience.

52. The Biggest Opportunity In Retail IT: Changes In Payment Technologies 3/19/2015

    Business Solutions polled channel vendors on the biggest opportunity in retail IT, and nearly all of the responses included ways to capitalize on the changing landscape of payment technologies.

53. Forget Tablet POS, ECRs Still Have Their Place 3/18/2015

    There are still many instances where full-blown POS or the most advanced tablet POS solutions are overkill. Here’s one example.

54. Channel Consolidation: Big Trouble Or Business As Usual? 2/11/2015

    We asked VARs, MSPs, and integrators to share their thoughts on how channel consolidation is affecting business.

55. How Good Is The Managed Services Business? Damn Good. 1/14/2015

    The results of Business Solutions’ latest survey of its managed services readers are in — and the data is compelling.

56. Best Channel Vendors 2015 1/5/2015

    How were the Best Channel Vendors survey and special report generated? For a seventh consecutive year, we relied on the wisdom and experience of Penn State University to help ensure the survey’s statistical accuracy. Back in 2009, Penn State agreed with our philosophy of conducting a Web-based survey (as opposed to a phone-solicitation survey) of our subscribers to capture significant data from our most active resellers. The technology categories were determined by the Business Solutions magazine (BSM) editorial staff.

57. Best Channel Vendors 2015 - POS Hardware & Payment Processing 12/30/2014

    This was the second year that we included cloud/mobile/tablet software options which continue to flood the market. Many of the newer software options are being sold direct or via a hybrid model that isn’t exactly channel- friendly. This could explain why none had scores high enough to make this year’s list. NCC, Specialized Business Solutions, and Focus POS Systems were repeat winners this year, with RPOWER making the list for the first time.

58. Prospering On A Niche 12/12/2014

    You might argue that Diamond Comics Distribution isn’t a VAR, but its retail IT service model offers important lessons for the channel.

59. Retail IT Forecast 2015: What Retailers Need & How You Can Help 12/12/2014

    Those solutions providers whose line cards align with the changing needs of retailers will win retailers’ 2015 IT budgets.

60. Taking Security-as-a-Service To New Levels 9/18/2014

    An MSSP’s (managed security services provider’s) ability to quickly assess and implement a PCI-compliant security solution was critical to winning a 4,500-location security implementation with a retailer.