POS & Payment Processing Articles

  1. Selling MACRA Technology To Smaller Practices 9/28/2016

    Smaller practices might not be quite ready to take on the challenges of MACRA, but it’s never too early for MSPs to start talking tech solutions with them. Small practices in particular are going to find themselves facing an incredibly complex reimbursement environment and, according to Diagnostic Imaging, tech won’t be an option in keeping up. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

  2. How To Conquer The Hospitality Market 9/15/2016

    StayNTouch is new on the scene, but its timely blend of mobile and cloud is taking the hospitality PMS (property management system) market by storm.

  3. “Total Solutions Provider” Exemplified 9/15/2016

    Where IT is involved, this restaurant-focused managed services provider (MSP) wants to leave nothing on the table.

  4. 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?

  5. Inside VARTECH: Day 2 – It’s All Upside With BlueStar’s Technical Services 9/13/2016

    Today is the second day of VARTECH 2016 in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with BlueStar leaders about POS, payment processing, IoT, and healthcare. Today, I was able to speak with Dan Brewer, technical services manager at Bluestar. Brewer’s message is simple: VARs should be leveraging BlueStar’s many services to extend their capabilities, improve their profitability, and win more business.

  6. Inside VARTECH: Day 1 -- POS & Payments Updates 9/12/2016

    VARTECH 2016 kicked off today in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas (yes, you read the correctly). However, before you think that this event is nothing more than an excuse to sit by a pool and drink fruity cocktails, you should know that there’s serious business going on here. Apart from the top-notch education, numerous breakout sessions, and impressive show floor named CodeZone, BlueStar has brought most of its key staff along to interact with its VAR and ISV partners. I had an opportunity to sit with a handful of departmental leaders to get a first-hand account of the trends BlueStar is seeing, as well as how the value-added distributor is dealing with those trends.

  7. Product Comparison: Restaurant Tablet POS - 2016 8/29/2016

    We take a close look at nine tablet-based POS software solutions for the restaurant industry. Which is best for your customers?

  8. POS, Payment Processing, And Data Collection News 8/29/2016

    Seiko Introduces New Mobile Printer Line, Datalogic Announces New Multipurpose Retail Device, Zebra Unveils New Wearables Line, Vantiv Launches New Developer Resources, Creditcall, Elavon Address Unattended EMV, and Touch Dynamic Announces The Quest II Tablet.

  9. Tablets Market Still Contracting, Market For Line-Of-Business Deployments Shows Great Potential 8/19/2016

    VDC Research tracks the global market for enterprise tablets to unveil opportunities. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  10. Big Changes For The Retail IT Channel 8/16/2016

    At the time of this writing, I’m fresh off of RSPA RetailNOW 2016. Coming back from an event like RetailNOW, my mind and notebook are overloaded with takeaways from the various education sessions, keynote speakers, and interactions with resellers and vendors. Indeed, over the four-plus days I was in Texas, I have more than 30 pages of notes.