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Payment Processing & Point Of Sale 2011 Best Channel Products
By Sue Bresee, publisher
Once again, I'd like to take a moment to thank the thousands of VARs who made time to take the survey in May and give us the data needed to create this special report. Without your dedication and thoughtful consideration, we wouldn't be able to produce such a valid, unique study. The Best Channel Products survey this year turned out to be one of our most widely participated in surveys. Thank you!
Click here to read the Survey Methodology.
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Sponsor
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Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Element Payment Services, Inc. is the industry-leading provider of fully integrated PCI DSS compliant payment processing solutions for merchants and business management software providers. Engineered using service-oriented architecture, Element's Express Processing Platform allows for easy integration, supports advanced technologies and manages more than $6 billion in transaction volume annually. Read more...
More information about Element Payment Services can be found at www.elementps.com.
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Payment Processing
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
Out of seven nominees, three products were named winners due to a tie in scoring. Additionally, Element and Mercury repeated as winners this year.
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POS Systems
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
Readers requested this new category. Amongst nominees, the HP rp5700 was the top-scoring product.
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HP rp5700
Top 2 Categories:
Reliability/Durability
Features/Functionality
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Receipt Printers
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
Out of six products included in this category, voting was highest amongst these winners. Three winners were chosen due to the second and third place scoring products being tied.
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Epson
TM-T88V
Top 2 Categories:
Reliability/Durability
Features/Functionality
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Retail Software
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
For the third straight year, voters ranked Microsoft Dynamics RMS and SBS Keystroke the top products. This year, there were a total of five products nominated.
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Case Study
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Apple iPad Software Developer Integrates Payments
By TGate Payments
Based in Greenville, SC, GoldTech is a national software developer for quality retail point-of-sale (POS) and store management solutions. With more than 27 years of working with general retail and grocery clients, the company helps
merchants streamline operations and grow their business through a mix of POS technology and consulting services.
Learn more...
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From The Editor
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Are You Equipped To Sell Mobile POS? Today?
By Mike Monocello, chief editor
In July, I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion at RSPA RetailNOW on new and trending technologies in the point of sale (POS) space. In preparation for the panel, I sent an email to the Business Solutions POS audience asking which technologies they expect their retail and restaurant customers will request in the next 12 months. By far, the majority of responses I received from both retail and restaurant-focused VARs had something to do with mobility.
Full article...
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Tech Trends
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New PCI Guidance Creates Consulting Opportunities
By Brian Albright, staff writer
Earlier this year, new virtualization guidelines were
issued for the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) in response to the increased use of hosted or cloud-based payment and processing solutions.
Full article...
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Vendor Insight
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M2M Is An Idea Retailers Are Coming To Love
By Danny Bowman, Sprint
By itself, the term M2M won't send consumers rushing to buy. But mixed with a savvy operator's expertise and imagination, it can be a treasure trove of compelling opportunities for retail operations of all kinds. To understand M2M, imagine a wireless connection to practically any electronic device you can name. Those devices are countless, but I want to focus here on connected video cameras, digital signs, and embedded chips.
Full article...
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Shows and Events
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ASIS
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| September 19-22, 2011 | Orlando, FL |
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ISC Solutions
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| November 3-4, 2011 | New York |
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