Newsletter | June 28, 2012

06.28.12 -- BSM's Hottest Tech Articles To Help Grow Your Business - July Edition

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The $1M Managed Services Gamble
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
There comes a point in every VAR's business when it hits a plateau. It's usually when the company grows to around 12 employees.
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Tear Up Your Contracts & Sell Mobile POS
By Matt Pillar, contributing editor
Deutsch Software Development (DSD) isn't your typical POS VAR, but then, not much that hails from Gig Harbor, WA, is typical of anything.
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Regulatory Compliance Drives Workforce Management Opportunities
By Gennifer Biggs, contributing editor
Like many other enterprise software offerings, time and attendance products have evolved substantially in recent years.
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Retailers Open Up To Mobile POS
By Brian Albright, contributing editor
When it comes to retail software, one of the key questions many merchants are asking has to do with hardware — namely, what role tablet computers will play at the point of sale and how these devices can be integrated with existing POS systems.
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7 Distributor Offerings You Can't Neglect Any Longer
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
At a recent distributor event I attended, I had the privilege of talking with a lot of VARs and MSPs (managed service providers) and sitting in on some of the learning sessions. One thing that really struck me was how unfamiliar the attendees were — many of them long-time partners of this particular distributor — with the various services the distributor offered.
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Merchant Warehouse Introduces Customer Engagement Platform For The Payment Solutions Industry
Merchant Warehouse, a payment solutions company, recently announced Genius, an acceptance solution designed to securely handle all current and future payment types.
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From The Editor

Free POS: Panacea Or Problem?
By Mike Monocello, chief editor

Some of you may recall RSPA RetailNOW a few years ago (2009) when United Bank Card (UBC), now Harbortouch, made its grand appearance at the show. Jared Isaacman, the company’s CEO, received boos from some of the dealers in the crowd as he tried to make an announcement that included the concept of free POS (point of sale) hardware and software.
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Installation Review

Persistence Nets IP Surveillance Deal
By Pedro Pereira, contributing editor

Today, securing a new client requires persistence and timely follow-up, and that’s exactly what worked for systems integrator United Security Alliance (USA).
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Installation Review

A Quick POS Solution Leads To Recurring Profit
By Pedro Pereira, contributing editor

VAR Dennis Lowe knew exactly what to recommend when one of his customers called with a credit card processing dilemma.
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Tech Trends

Profit From Managing Mobile Field Force Deployments
By Brian Albright, contributing editor

As the adoption of field service and sales automation solutions expands, and small and midsize businesses struggle to integrate a wider array of mobile devices into their operations — smartphones, tablets, rugged computers — the need for robust mobile device management (MDM) has increased.
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