Newsletter | November 7, 2011

11.07.11 -- Touch Dynamic Showcases Mobile Device Line; Retailers Are Ready For POS Upgrades

Business Solutions Newsletter

| Point of Sale & Payment Processing Edition

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Retailers Ready For POS Upgrades
By Brian Albright, contributing editor
A combination of pent-up demand, interest in self-service checkout applications, security concerns, and new technology capabilities are opening up additional opportunities for resellers in the retail point of sale (POS) space.
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VAR Lands 100+ Location Project After Waiting Two Years
By John Oncea, contributing editor
Gordon Gelrod knows how important persistence is when securing a sale. Owner of Counterpoint Users Group, a VAR and independent support group for users of Counterpoint SQL and Counterpoint Version 7, Gelrod recently completed a two-year negotiation with a specialty retail client before being rewarded with the sale.
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ISV Success Goes Beyond Software
By Gennifer Biggs, contributing editor
When Allegiance Software opened its doors more than three decades ago, owners Mark and Sonja Jensen could never have predicted what today's IT industry would look like or that their software solution, in response to several technological and legal demands, would have to evolve quickly.
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Analog Vs. IP Video: An Integrator's Primer
By Patrik Pettersson, business development manager, Axis Communications
It surprises many industry outsiders to learn that 75% of all surveillance solutions installed today are still analog. Those of us from the IT world understand that IP provides better quality, functionality, and scalability, but there are many stakeholders from the physical security side that have been using analog their entire careers. In their minds, they simply need a system that works.
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How POS Receipts Build Sales & Loyalty
By CognitiveTPG
According to the Annual Topline U.S. CPG Coupon Facts Report for Year-End 2010, released by NCH Marketing Services, Inc., marketers distributed 332 billion coupons for consumer packaged goods last year, marking the largest single year distribution of coupons ever recorded in the United States.
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PAI Recognized As A Fast 50 Company
Payment Alliance International (PAI), a provider of electronic payment processing solutions, has been named a Fast 50 Company by Business First of Louisville for the third consecutive year.
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Eclipse POS Solutions Announces New Line Of Eclipse Scanner Products
Eclipse POS Solutions (by GenPOS) announced recently the upcoming availability of a new lineup of bar code scanners.
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Executive Commentary

What POS VARs Need To Know Regarding Payment Processing
By Eric Barth, senior director of product, TSYS Acquiring Solutions

Business Solutions asked some of the toughest POS VAR-focused, payments-related questions to TSYS Acquiring Solutions.
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Special Report

BSM Partner Program Insider

The 2011 Partner Program Insider gives you articles on hot trends and technologies you might not be selling, as well as a section of partner programs to help you choose the right partner. Together, the Partner Program Insider is your guide to find your next revenue source and partner who can help you succeed.
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Podcast

Where Digital Signage Fits In The Total Solution

Kevin Prewett, VP of vendor management and at Ingram Micro, talks with Jameson Publishing and Business Solutions magazine President Jim Roddy in this exclusive Executive-To-Executive interview.
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Video

Touch Dynamic Showcases Mobile Device Line

At the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) RetailNOW 2011 in Orlando, FL, Business Solutions magazine's Mike Monocello was on hand to get a look at the latest products and solutions for the POS reseller channel. In the below video, Monocello was shown Touch Dynamic's new line of mobile devices designed for mobile retail and hospitality applications.
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