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Stride Rite CIO Bucking Conventional VPN Wisdom
The conventional wisdom in large-scale networking is that sitting a virtual private network atop the Internet is the most…
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Regional Pricing Should Be Slashed Into Oblivion
Sometimes, pushing the technology envelope is simply not worth it. The thought leaders tend to get criticized for the…
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Auto-Parts Chain Goes Modern, Stays Frugal
Larry Buresh, the CIO of the 1,138-store CSK auto-parts chain, said he knew that his current store technology was…
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7-Eleven’s CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here
Contactless payments—whether they’re made using a fob dangling from a keychain at a gas station, an RFID chip embedded…
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Midmarket Retail Tech Investments Soar Worldwide
Global retail IT spending among midmarket companies is expected to sharply increase in the next few years, from about…
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Surround-Sound Ads Make Their Way to Retailers’ Registers
With American retailers preparing to replace their aging point-of-sale units at record rates, a retail POS vendor called VeriFone…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Chase?
When JP Morgan Chase—the nation’s largest issuer of credit cards—announced last week that it was incorporating contactless payment capabilities…
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SAP Continues Feud with Retek, Attempts to Steal Customers
SAP AG opened the latest volley in what has become a series of charges and countercharges between it and…
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Wireless POS Tech Trims Retailers’ Costs
Barb Seitz’s craft business is doing well, but the owner of Barb’s Custom Sewing needs to sells many of…