Among all of the insightful findings from the 2010 RIS News/IHL Group Store Systems Study, one of the hidden gems was a section that looked at the maintenance costs associated with software types. The study not only showed significant variations in average costs by vertical, but also shed light on the opportunity to reduce cost with best of breed solutions versus enterprise packages

The good news for the POS category was that POS software fees averaged 12% of the license, compared to 13.6 for accounting/finance/HR solutions and 13.5% for merchandising/supply chain software. However, the survey also found significant variations in POS maintenance fees by vertical, with department stores averaging just 9%, while grocers averaged 13.5% and drug stores topped the list at 15.8% fees.

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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of 12 requirements for enhancing payment account data security. Stricter wireless security requirements in new version 1.1 mean many wireless computers, printers and other peripherals retailers use every day do not comply. A single, non-compliant networked device can put the entire network at risk. Below are six tips for complying with the PCI DSS v1.1 requirements relevant to wireless peripherals or click here to download the PDF.

Workloads are growing, data is exploding, and memory-intensive applications need more than raw processing power, they need more memory to maximize performance. Enterprise X-Architecture allows System x and BladeCenter systems to boost performance and minimize licensing costs by de-coupling memory from the processor. This allows businesses to add memory as needed without necessarily adding servers.