In Retail, It’s All About Change
Looking at the retail market and IT ecosystem supporting it, 2017 was a year of dramatic change as the trend toward online shopping gained even more momentum.
With Amazon’s aggressive pursuit of online shoppers, followed by Walmart and other large retailers, the trend was further fueled by free shipping, speedy...
5 Common Mistakes ISVs Make When Choosing a Payments Provider
Tie themselves to a single payment processor
The result for ISVs is that they:
Can’t dictate processing platforms to merchants. Many ISVs have learned this lesson the hard way. Regardless of the individual merits of the payment processor to which they’ve integrated directly, the simple fact is that a single-processor...
6 Tips for Protecting Your Retail Customers from Cyberthreats
Last year there were so many security breaches, ranging from the U.S. Department of Justice to Yahoo, that it was difficult to keep track of them all. And this year — with WannaCry, Petya, the CCleaner breach, Wikileaks CIA Vault 7, Cloudbleed and the Equifax breach, just to name a...
What’s Your Criteria for a Cloud Provider?
For software hosted in a cloud environment, the most critical decision an ISV can make is selecting the cloud provider. With companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle as options, ISVs have great choices — perhaps too many. How do you decide between one or the other?...
NCC Partners with Vantiv to Deliver the triPOS Cloud
NCC, a leading developer of retail and hospitality POS software solutions, has partnered with Vantiv Integrated Payments to deliver a faster, more secure EMV solution, the triPOS Cloud, to the industry.
Designed to solve security and EMV challenges, triPOS Cloud delivers PCI-validated P2PE security. TriPOS also features customer-facing payment terminals...
Touch Dynamic Announces the Next Gen Pulse All-In-One: The Pulse Ultra
Touch Dynamic, a leading manufacturer of all-in-one POS systems, small form factor PCs, rugged tablets and POS peripherals, is pleased to announce the availability of the new Pulse Ultra All-In-One.
This next generation all-in-one is designed to offer speed and reliability at an affordable price. The Pulse Ultra offers a...
Editor’s Road Notebook: Epson ISV Conference 2018
There are very few conferences built specifically for ISVs and one of them just took place. Epson held its third annual ISV conference in Nashville, TN earlier this month. As one of only two publications in attendance, I had a front row seat for the event designed to 1)...
Mobility Outlook Q4 2017
The mobile landscape is always changing, creating unique challenges and opportunities for AIDC solution providers — especially independent software vendors (ISVs). DevPro Journal sat down with four mobility experts to get their insights into how AIDC-focused ISVs can succeed with their mobile solutions.
DevPro Journal: What is the most significant...
Star Micronics Announces First Apple AirPrint POS Printer
Star Micronics, a leading manufacturer of mobile, point of sale (POS), and customer engagement technologies, has officially received certification for the first Apple AirPrint™ POS printer. The new TSP654II AirPrint will be available to the market in coming months. With both Ethernet and WLAN capabilities, the printer will work...
RSPA Announces New President/CEO
The Retail Solutions Provider Association (RSPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new President and CEO, John T. Kirk.
The RSPA is a non-profit association comprised of resellers, distributors, hardware manufacturers, software developers, consultants and service providers who bring retail technology solutions to the marketplace. RSPA is the...
Gusto Point of Sale Integrates with Vantiv triPOS Cloud
Dovetail Systems, Inc. today announced to its Gusto Point of Sale (POS) customers the availability of Vantiv’s triPOS Cloud, an application program interface (API) developed for faster and easier payment processing in real time. Vantiv, the largest merchant acquirer in the U.S. based on number of transactions, creates open...
What ISVs Need to Know About Zebra’s “Savanna” Announcement
Prior to today's Zebra Technologies’ announcement concerning its new Savanna data intelligence platform, DevPro Journal sat down with Matt Kowalski, Senior Manager, Operations, Chief Technology Officer at Zebra to learn more about how ISVs can benefit.
Mike Monocello, DevPro Journal: Why is Zebra’s referring to its new platform as a...
Zebra Unveils New Platform to Power Data-Driven Apps
Zebra Technologies Corporation, the market leader in rugged mobile computers, bar code scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time visibility, today announced Savanna™, a fundamental building-block platform for accelerating Enterprise Asset Intelligence and the digital transformation of enterprise operations for Zebra’s customers and partners.
With...
7 Candid Lessons for ISV Startups
First, some perspective…
In the restaurant world, getting feedback on dining experiences can be very valuable to management and ownership. The trouble is actually getting the feedback. When the first post-dining surveys were rolled out, restaurateurs were so excited to get feedback, they didn’t care what they got. Then, once...
How a Lawyer Launched A Fintech Startup
Georgina Nelson was on maternity leave from her job as a lawyer in London when she decided to launch tech startup TruRating. Her work for a consumer protection association (similar to Consumer Reports) educated her on the consumer review space, including the problems of competitors leaving negative ratings and...
