tekREVIEW Newsletter

Updates and Analysis for Retail IT Teams

#13 Friday 30 October 2009

October's Top Stories

Expansion Of Mobile Devices On Sales Floor Underscores Security, Service Needs

Going Wireless While Staying PCI Compliant

NRF Survey: Two-Thirds of Families will spend less this Holiday Season; Retailers respond with the lowest inventories since 2003

With Retail Store Closing at 8,300, Retail Vacancies Hit All-Time Highs

Bob’s Technical Insights: Eliminating a Power Problem

NRF's Top ten holiday trends for 2009

Kohl's Creates 5,200 Jobs, Opens 37 New Stores

From the president's MacBook

Can your PC Breath?

Overheating can cause a lot of damage to your PC. To avoid this damage, there are several ways to ensure proper ventilation most of which are free. The easist thing to do is to make sure your PC or POS has a enough breathing room on all sides that have vents. The standard is 3 to 4 inches. This can be challenging in tight cash wraps - so place as much room as you can allow.

Secondly, ensure that the vents of the PC or POS is clear of papers, supplies or dust bunnies - all of which can hinder the fans effectiveness.

Click here for more tips on how to keep your PC cool.

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From the president's MacBook

October 27, 2009

As our article this month points out, get ready for the onslaught of mobile devices. How will you communicate with your customers through their mobile device? Is your network ready for the increase in volume? Today, we see a lot of pressure coming onto the Network LAN.In addition to the proliferation of mobile devices, IT departments are increasingly witnessing non-traditional IT applications make their way onto the Network. Physical security is one such example. In many environments today, the use of video is becoming a bigger part of the enterprise overall as well as, the LP strategy within the stores. Mix all this with a lack of knowledge and compliance pressures, network departments will have a lot on their hands in the coming years

This month marks our first tekREVIEW with our new look. As I spoke about last month, you’ll see a new look, a push towards original content and lastly, a few “tekTIPS” from Bob. I hope you enjoy!

John Pruban, President

tekservePOS

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From the president's MacBook

Our PED/ PIN Pad Encryption facility is up and running! Only "street legal" for about 30 days and to date, about 10,000 units in the queue to be encrypted.... We are quickly learning - there is still much to be learned here! As we go through the process, we thought we might be able to provide some additional "value" in this area to our customers by sharing some of what we are learning.

tekservePOS News

Guest appearances bigger than Oprah - Thu, 29 October

tekSESSIONS, the most anticipated event since Oprah's recent appearance in Copenhagen, promises to be bigger and better than ever with special appearances by Bob, the POS Guru, as well as a host of renowned speakers. Click here for a current agenda.

Partner News: JCPenny saves over $20M with Helius Digital Signage Solution - Wed, 27 May

Excerpt: Delivering training to over 1,000 locations with more than 150,000 associates across the United States andin Puerto Rico can be a daunting challenge. Traditional methods oftraining required bringing associates to a single location for in-person training, costing the company thousands of dollars per associate for time lost, travel and training delivery.