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When Will This Industry Come Alive Already?
May 18, 2004
•Article: When Will This Industry Come Alive Already?
Written by Ian Goldman, Celerant Technology
Used with permission from Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
If the concept of real-time data has been around for almost 100 years and claims several financial benefits, why are so few retailers using it? There have been some risks and caveats that have slowed progress, but in the last couple of years some early resistance factors have been changing. Until recently, communications costs and security have been concerns. However, lower communication costs coupled with innovations that allow most live systems to run on low bandwidth have all but removed the cost concern. Increased awareness of communication security within retail organizations and real-time systems that allow registers to function even during a communication failure also continue to strengthen the debate for real time.
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