News Articles http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT Open Solutions Inc. ®, a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial services providers throughout the United States, Canada and other international markets, has entered into a partnership with PrehKeyTec Inc. to offer customized keyboards to clients running Open Solutions' DNAT core processing platform (version 2.1 and higher). PrehKeyTec, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Ill., is a leading manufacturer and supplier of advanced input devices. The new keyboards have been configured to provide shortcuts http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Open-Solutions-And-PrehKeyTec-Alliance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT The Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA), a non-profit business organization founded by Hypercom (NYSE: HYC), Ingenico S.A. (EURONEXT: ING) and VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) announces the formation of its new Lab Network, a group of labs that will participate with SPVA members, prospective members and the SPVA's Technical Working Groups on security evaluations of the SPVA implementation guidelines. Members of the Lab Network will work together to share best practices and raise the security level http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Secure-POS-Vendor-Alliance-Launches-Lab-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMT The National Retail Federation today welcomed legislation intended to help get Haiti's apparel industry back into full operation after last month's earthquake. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/NRF-Welcomes-Bill-To-Rescue-Haitian-Apparel-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:59:00 GMT Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings (ASX: TQH), announced today that it has entered into a partnership with First National Technology Solutions (FNTS). FNTS, a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, will provide a state of the art data center to host the Island Pacific suite of retail supply chain solutions. Included in the FNTS flexible data center hosting solutions are safe, managed, secure, and reliable facilities that are customized to meet the http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Island-Pacific-And-First-National-Technology-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT Psion Teklogix, Inc. (LSE: PON.L), a global provider of mobile computing solutions, and TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management software company, today announced that Psion Teklogix' rugged handheld computers are the first to be certified on TECSYS' Visual Logistics software. TECSYS Visual Logistics Warehouse Management System (WMS) is the only software to deliver visual instructions to workers in order to achieve higher order accuracy and fill rates. The combination of TECSYS' http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Psion-Teklogix-And-TECSYS-Partner-To-Bring-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT Celerant Technology, a leader in the retail software industry, recently integrated the use of biometric fingerprint readers into their complete point of sale software, and partnered with DigitalPersona to provide the cost effective devices. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Celerant-Technology-Offers-Biometric-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:16:00 GMT A recent study by the Ponemon Institute revealed that only one in four (28%) of smaller companies with 501 to 1,000 employees said they were compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Burger-King-Franchisee-Secures-Multi-Site-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:01:00 GMT DT Research, Inc., an industry leader in the development of information appliances for vertical markets, today announced the DS2200, the latest addition to the WebDT Signage System line of digital signage products. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/DS2200-Enhances-WebDT-Line-Of-Integrated-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT EPORIA and D'Artagnan announced today that D'Artagnan's eCommerce website, which was launched in October on the EPORIA platform, generated higher online sales for the months of December and January than the company has ever seen, with January seeing double digit sales growth over 2009. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/EPORIA-Serves-Up-DArtagnan-Gourmet-Food-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:52:00 GMT Casino Copenhagen is using a powerful yet flexible surveillance solution based on XProtect Corporate from Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Milestone-IP-Video-Surveillance-Technology-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:12:00 GMT Keynote Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems, the global leader in on-demand mobile and Internet test & measurement solutions for continuously improving the online experience, recently announced the top line results of one of the nation's first ever in-depth studies of the performance of leading mobile Web sites during a holiday shopping season and the results were not impressive. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Shopping-On-Mobile-Sites-Has-Long-Way-To-Go-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:29:00 GMT Verifi, Inc., a leading provider of payment risk management solutions for card-not-present (CNP) merchants, and Kount Inc., a Boise, Idaho-based company that specializes in CNP fraud prevention, today announced a partnership to jointly deliver a next-generation technology solution to equip merchants with a powerful set of risk mitigation and business management capabilities. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Verifi-Kount-Partner-To-Deliver-Card-Not-Pres-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:24:00 GMT CognitiveTPG, leading provider of on-demand barcode and transaction printers, recently announced the launch of its new multi-tier Preferred Reseller Program designed to help our partners of various sizes generate revenue from sales of CognitiveTPG products. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/CognitiveTPG-Introduces-A-New-Multi-Tier-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:03:00 GMT JDA Software Group, Inc. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of i2 Technologies, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $604 million, or $19.79 per common share. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/JDA-Software-Completes-Acquisition-Of-i2-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:27:00 GMT Twenty-three percent of consumers plan to shop online for Valentine's Day gifts, with 9 percent indicating they will spend more money online compared to last year. This represents an increase in online shoppers over the 2009 Valentine's Day holiday. Further, the majority of consumers will shop for gifts other than the traditional flowers and chocolates. This is according to the eBillme Online Spending Index, a quarterly survey conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research. The http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/New-Online-Shopping-Data-Shows-23-Percent-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:48:00 GMT Star Micronics America, Inc. recently announced that multiple models from its point of sale (POS) printer line, have achieved certification for Sharp Point of Sale terminals. As a result, of the certification, Star Micronics is an officially endorsed hardware partner of Sharp USA. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Star-Micronics-Announces-Sharp-Certification-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:40:00 GMT TAGSYS, leading provider of item-level RFID infrastructure, announces the deployment of its 'RFID for Fashion' solution by Rica Lewis, leading supplier of jean apparel to major European retail stores such as Carrefour, Auchan and Intermarché. TAGSYS' RFID solution provides Rica Lewis complete real-time visibility of its merchandise from distribution to Point of Sales, enabling improved product availability and increased sales. Rica Lewis sells over 5 million pairs of jeans each year and has invested http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Leading-Fashion-jean-supplier-Rica-Lewis-choo-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT The National Retail Federation released its 2010 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 2.5 percent from last year. According to its bi-monthly Retail Sales Outlook, influential economic indicators such as the housing market and employment are beginning to show positive signs, which will bolster consumer confidence throughout the year. Total industry retail sales for 2009 declined 2.5 percent. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/NRF-Forecasts-25-Increase-In-Retail-Sales-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:31:00 GMT RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a productivity solutions provider, has announced that Blockbuster Inc. has completed its rollout of RedPrairie's Execution Management solution in 500 stores. A leading provider of retail and rental movie and game entertainment, Blockbuster completed the rollout in 10 weeks, and plans to implement the solution in its remaining stores. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Blockbuster-Rolls-Out-RedPrairie-Execution-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:12:00 GMT Accertify, a leading provider of online fraud prevention solutions, ended a highly successful 2009 by more than doubling its client base. This success is further reflected by year-over-year revenue growth of 427 percent. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Accertify-Reports-Significant-Growth-During-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:35:00 GMT