Hotel card-processing system hacked

Hackers have broken into the payment processing system of Destination Hotels & Resorts, says Computerworld.

Guests who recently stayed at 21 of the resort's 30 hotels may have been victimised by the scheme, which appears to have compromised point-of-sale (POS) systems.

The company refused to release many details of the incident, citing an ongoing investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. But in a note posted to its Web site, it says it had "uncovered a malicious software program inserted into its credit card processing system from a remote source".

Woot, the online store which sells only one product a day, has been bought by Web retail giant Amazon, states AFP.

The Texas-based Woot announced Wednesday it will become an independent subsidiary of the Seattle, Washington-based Amazon and will operate autonomously like another Amazon-owned company, online shoe store Zappos.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed but the popular US technology blog TechCrunch.com put the purchase price at $110 million.

Nakajima USA has selected Retail Anywhere's POS and enterprise applications to support US retail operations and future growth plans, according to PRWeb.

To support retail operations, Nakajima USA sought an integrated POS and retail management system that would improve operational efficiencies while reducing costs currently being incurred by its legacy POS software.

Consolidated, real-time information at the corporate office with powerful reporting tools was also a top priority for the specialty retailer. After a thorough investigation, Nakajima USA chose Retail Anywhere, and its SaaS delivery model, as its POS solution provider.