January 2018 Issue
From The Editor
Here’s Where ISVs are Failing in Their Marketing
Last month, DevPro Journal shared some results of a joint marketing survey conducted with value-added distributor BlueStar (via their ISV Connect program). Seventy-nine ISVs...
NRF 2018 Recap: Android’s Popularity Growing
One of the prominent themes we covered last year was the Android trend, which has been gaining popularity over the past few years and...
NRF Illustrates Key Role ISVs and Partners Play in Retail Revolution
Whether you’re an ISV that specializes in retail technology solutions, or you’re just a consumer, we’re all aware of the transformation taking place in...
Two Security Threats ISVs Can’t Ignore: Spectre and Meltdown
We all knew it wouldn’t be long before the next major computer security vulnerability scare would emerge, but I must admit this latest is...
Trend Articles
4 Tips for ISVs Looking to Build a Channel
One of the most significant decisions an ISV/software developer faces is whether to sell direct or to develop an IT channel, comprising VARs, MSPs...
5 Tips to Increase E-Commerce Conversions
In 2017, for the first time, global retail e-commerce sales will account for 10 percent of total retail sales, eMarketer reports. Despite the steady rise...
How is mPOS Impacting Retail Operations?
Winter Green Research forecasts that by 2018, sales of handheld POS devices are expected to reach $3.1 billion. Given that 2011 sales were $1.1 billion,...
It’s Time for EMV to Reach Smaller Retailers
Visa recently shared research that indicated a 66 percent decrease in counterfeit fraud in the U.S. thanks to merchants shifting to chip-enabled cards (comparing...
It’s Time for EMV to Reach Smaller Retailers
Visa recently shared research that indicated a 66 percent decrease in counterfeit fraud in the U.S. thanks to merchants shifting to chip-enabled cards (comparing...
More Restaurants Turning to Innovative POS Devices
The ways in which people like to pay for all sorts of things have changed rapidly in the past few years. It was only...
PCI Compliance Primer for ISVs
Software developers unfamiliar with the nuances of incorporating credit card processing into their software might wonder what the term “PCI compliance” is when they...
Quick Chip Technology Boosts EMV Transaction Speeds
EMV rollout in the United States has been long and slow. In the locations that have implemented chip card reading technology, there are often a...
The New Storefront is the Web (Infographic)
The State of Ecommerce 2017
In 2017, more consumers will head online to shop for goods than ever before. They're browsing for products on smartphones...
Tracking the Evolution of Payment Systems
For decades, the big payment technology in use not only in the U.S., but around the world, was the familiar old magnetic strip on...
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