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71. 5 Reasons There Will Always Be A Market For Fixed POS 6/29/2015

    The following observations are based on fixed point of sale (POS) terminals, or cash registers. They do not include payment terminals or other devices that may be grouped under the POS umbrella. 

72. How The IoT Will Transform Retail 2/19/2015

    The Internet of Things (IoT), or to use the term coined by major contributor Cisco, the Internet of Everything (IoE) will have far-reaching impacts on retail, as well as any industry that it touches.  The distinction is the IoT is connecting devices, similar to an intranet whereas the IoE is connecting networks, companies, consumers — thus “everything.”

73. 6 New Concerns Merchants Have About EMV 12/16/2014

    As the United States makes the transition toward accepting chip cards, the merchant has plenty to be concerned about.  Since the liability is shifting to the merchant, it is they that have to adopt and implement the chip-capable hardware and software. Your merchant clients feel the burden of having to become the expert in EMV adoption and all the other things that go with it. Some concerns are easy to identify, such as costs and training.

74. What IT Solutions Providers Need To Know About The Canadian “Zapper” Law 11/11/2014

    The March 21, 2013 Federal Budget in Canada announced new administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) and criminal offenses under the Excise Tax Act (Canada).

75. The Impact On VARs From Major Changes To Payment 11/3/2014

    Because mobile payment is a highly fragmented industry (a June 2014 Business News Daily article lists 26 different options),  it’s best for resellers to actively monitor what’s going on in the market rather than aligning with any one solution at this time. While there is a lot of change in mobile payments, one thing is for sure — a few leaders will emerge. Plus with Apple Pay’s launch last month and MCX CurrentC expected for some time in 2015, it’s too early to predict consumer acceptance and usage.

76. Transformation Of A Traditional POS VAR 9/22/2014

    For the first 25 years of  my career I sold POS systems for someone else, starting with mechanical cash registers, moving through all the evolutions of systems to the sophisticated PC-based systems we now see in most restaurants.

77. 4 Considerations For Developing Your EMV Transition Strategy 6/3/2014

    As VARs and ISVs work with their clients on solutions to transition to systems ready for EMV — a global standard for authenticating debit and credit card transactions — there are four important things to consider

78. Lessons Learned From The Latest Data Breaches 4/2/2014

    Sophisticated and organized identity thieves can get behind even the most diligent retailer’s firewall. It happens to our most secure government agencies. So it’s no surprise it happens to merchants following PCI guidelines. It’s time to up the game, and secure the data itself.

79. How To Partner To Deliver Best-Of-Breed M-Commerce Solutions 1/3/2014

    For independent software vendors (ISVs), mobile commerce offers an attractive opportunity. Brian Sadowski of Apriva lists the factors ISVs should consider when looking for the right partner.

80. Reasons VARs Should Consider Tapping Into Big Data 12/3/2013

    Tom Berarducci of Zebra Technologies tells why VARs should consider business opportunities related to Big Data.