Editor's Notebook

  1. Top Quotes From RetailNOW 2012: HP's Ray Carlin
    9/14/2012

    Ray Carlin, VP and general manager, HP Retail Store Solutions Global Business Unit, was one of the members of the Industry Vision Panel at RetailNOW 2012, which took place July 29-Aug. 1 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The panel was divided into two segments, a hardware-focused group and software-focused group, and was moderated by Jim Roddy, president of Jameson Publishing and Business Solutions magazine. As part of the hardware-focused group, Carlin shares his thoughts below on many of the different topics impacting the POS industry today that were discussed at the panel.

  2. Top Quotes From RetailNOW 2012: ScanSource's Paul Constantine
    9/14/2012

    Paul Constantine, president, ScanSource POS/Barcoding, was one of the members of the Industry Vision Panel at RetailNOW 2012, which took place July 29-Aug. 1 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The panel was divided into two segments, a hardware-focused group and software-focused group, and was moderated by Jim Roddy, president of Jameson Publishing and Business Solutions magazine. As part of the hardware-focused group, Constantine shares his thoughts below on many of the different topics impacting the POS industry today that were discussed at the panel.

  3. Top Quotes From RetailNOW 2012: IBM's Ted Clark
    9/14/2012

    Ted Clark, global business partner channel leader, IBM Retail Store Solutions division (now part of Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions), was one of the members of the Industry Vision Panel at RetailNOW 2012, which took place July 29-Aug. 1 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The panel was divided into two segments, a hardware-focused group and software-focused group, and was moderated by Jim Roddy, president of Jameson Publishing and Business Solutions magazine. As part of the hardware-focused group, Clark shares his thoughts below on many of the different topics impacting the POS industry today that were discussed at the panel.

  4. Channel Sustainability: Retail IT Leaders Weigh In
    9/11/2012

    Channel sustainability is an important topic among retail IT solutions providers today, especially with the emergence of iPads and the shift to a recurring revenue model. Members of the Industry Vision Panel at RetailNOW 2012 provided their take on channel sustainability and recommended actions for resellers.

  5. RSPA Lauds McCarthy
    8/7/2012

    At the July 28 board meeting of the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA), Dave McCarthy was honored for 20+ years of service to the organization. By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine and Jameson Publishing

  6. Top Tweets From RetailNOW 2012 – July 31 Edition
    8/1/2012

    RetailNOW enjoyed its biggest day in show history on July 31, attracting approximately 1,800 retail IT professionals to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Following are the most intriguing insights and comments shared via Twitter on that historic day.  By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine & Jameson Publishing

  7. Photos: Reseller Rush At RetailNOW
    8/1/2012

    RetailNOW set an attendance record on July 31, drawing approximately 1,800 retail IT professionals to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. When the doors opened at 12:30 PT, BSM was there to capture the rush of resellers to the show floor.

  8. Top Tweets from RetailNOW 2012 – July 30 Edition
    7/31/2012

    The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) is hosting RetailNOW at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this week. Here are some of the most intriguing insights and comments shared via Twitter on the first full day of RetailNOW (July 30). I included a couple of my own Tweets, so let me apologize in advance for the self-promotion. I'd rather be accused of that than not share some key info from the event with you...

  9. RetailNOW Education Preview: Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer
    7/29/2012

    Why title my RetailNOW presentation “Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer”? Here’s the short version of my story... By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine & Jameson Publishing

  10. Top Tweets From 2012 Ingram Micro Partner Invite
    5/17/2012

    My original plan for this article was to share with you the top 10 or 20 Tweets from the event, but there were so many valuable nuggets of information, I’m not going to put a cap on the number. To help you navigate through the Tweets, I’ve organized them by category. By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine