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91. Can’t Keep Up? 3 Ways To Future-Proof Your Business
    5/7/2013

    A few weeks ago I attended the Epson partner conference in Palm Springs, CA. The keynote speaker was futurist/forecaster Daniel Burrus (www.burrus.com) who spoke a lot about technology trends shaping the future. He had three great thoughts in his presentation that are applicable to the reseller community.

92. OKI Data Americas Announces Availability Of PaperCut MF Software Solution, Offering Device Security, Confidential Printing And Enhanced Cost Control
    5/6/2013

    OKI Data Americas recently announced the availability of PaperCut MF, a print job accounting and management software which works with OKI single- and multifunction printers (MFPs), and open platform MFPs.

93. SunGard Availability Services Building Momentum In Managed IT Services
    5/6/2013

    SunGard Availability Services, the pioneer and provider of information availability and disaster recovery services, has placed an increased emphasis on the intersection of complexity, resiliency and scale to better meet customer needs, such as higher IT efficiencies, modern IT infrastructures with improved security and compliance, and the need to simplify vendor relationships. This includes focus on strengthening its services surrounding managed recovery, virtualization technology and cloud architecture.

94. Why Sell Loyalty Solutions?
    5/6/2013

    Retailers are hot for customer intelligence, and there’s no better source for that data than from their most loyal customers. But, market demand isn’t the only reason VARs and ISVs should add loyalty programs to their solutions portfolios.

95. Payment Technologies: Getting Executives And Consumers On The Same Page
    5/3/2013

    Knowing what customers want and delivering it is a fundamental rule in business. But when it comes to today’s evolving payment technologies, there are a number of “disconnects” between the attitudes of banking executives and those of their customers. And those disconnects may be putting banks out of step with consumer expectations.

96. EMV “Chip Card” Technology Coming To U.S.
    5/3/2013

    EMV is a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chip card technology with enhanced security. Embedded in the card is a microprocessor containing cryptographic processing techniques, which when utilized, make card-present payments more secure. More than one billion cardholders worldwide benefit from EMV and U.S. acquirers are required to certify their processing platforms by April 2013. Vantiv was proud to announce it was the first to achieve two critical EMV integrations with Visa and MasterCard earlier this year and plans to complete its remaining certifications on time.

97. Prepaid Cards: Understanding The Strategic Opportunity
    5/3/2013

    Prepaid cards are of increasing interest to consumers, but banks may be missing the opportunities this trend presents.

98. Ingram Micro Honored By Gartner & 1to1 Media For Sales Force Effectiveness In The IT Channel
    5/3/2013

    Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions, recently announced it has been named a winner in the sales force effectiveness category of the Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Awards.

99. 10 Reasons To Switch To IP-based Video
    5/2/2013

    In this paper we’ll take a look at ten key motivators for switching from analog to IP-based cameras. Obtain a more reliable security system, reduce costs, and create value for your business.

100. IP-Surveillance Design Guide
     5/2/2013

     This document is a guide to setting up an IP-Surveillance system in a small- to medium-sized security installation. It provides an overview of network video’s functionalities and benefits, and outlines considerations and recommendations for implementing such a system.