Retailers are increasingly moving away from in-house legacy systems to commercial solutions, says SAP.
PIC Solutions has assisted fashion retail group Edcon with the data conversion of Topic`s portfolio onto its VisionPLUS system.
RangeGate will exhibit its Mobile-Edge solutions at the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Conference on 4 and 5 October at the Sandton Convention Centre.
A new family of compact Bluetooth-enabled barcode scanners has been introduced to the South African market.
Synergy Computing has implemented the beta test software of the Cognos 8 Business Intelligence platform at South African retailer Woolworths.
Ashley Ellington, MD of Softline Enterprise, discusses the ever-increasing need for vertical IT solutions.
Furniture retailer JD Group has signed a RiskMentor consulting contract with PIC Solutions.
Franchise service supplier, the FBS Group, has taken up space at The Innovation Hub, where its data centre and training facilities are also housed.
Sophisticated payment technology developments are placing increasing pressure on retail IT budgets, says Andrew Turpin, director of the Prism Payment Solutions Business Unit at Prism Holdings.
Beware of computer hardware distributors who claim to have Elo TouchSystems touch-screen products available in their portfolio, says Mauro Mercuri, MD of Tactile Technologies.
Once there is understanding of radio frequency identification, there will be enormous growth in the market, says Harmonic RFID.
Wyse has completed approval testing in the UK for a `chip and PIN` solution, allowing customers to extend their adoption of thin client technology to accept and process payments.
Mark Lilje, MD of RangeGate, advises how manufacturers and retailers can sustain profitable growth and optimise the supply chain while limiting IT spend to projects that offer an immediate return on investment.