ACT 2000 has provided an ideal opportunity to learn from others. Matthew White describes his small business` journey onto the Internet, passing out advice to small and medium enterprises along the way.
Universal Computer Services has announced an outsourcing agreement with Pep Stores which involves Pep considering switching all retail systems to licence-free Linux.
Velocit-e has unveiled the Xn 500, an interactive dual touch-screen electronic point-of-sale (ePOS) system.
At this week`s KioskCom Retail Conference in Chicago, Eileen Shulock, the Knowledge Strategies Group`s VP of e-merchandising, highlighted the challenges faced when introducing a kiosk system.
Almost half of local retailers are in danger of missing the e-commerce wave because of backward IT systems, says Regan Atkins, sales and marketing manager at PC-POS.
AST ESM, a division of the AST Group, has introduced the E-wrap Retail Suite from Novadigm, which automates the distribution and management of software, applications and content.
Microsoft SA will host its Industry Day, showcasing Microsoft solutions designed for the finance, retail and manufacturing sectors, at VodaWorld in Midrand on 28 June.
The Relyant Retail Group, a furniture and appliance retailer, is to implement Ixchange`s VizAbility inventory management system to improve stock level control.
The Diplomat, a retail outlet that supplies duty-free products to diplomats and embassies in SA, has implemented SaleAbility retail management terminals from Ixchange.
South African software developer, Ultimate Connection, has launched a major business drive into the retail industry in the UK and Europe. The company is a member of the JSE-listed Connection Holdings Group.
The Skipper Bar retail clothing group has outsourced the implementation and management of its IT system to Virtual Systems Technologies (VST), a member of the Softline group.
Hypercom, represented locally by Grintek Telecom, has introduced ePOS-infocommerce, an Internet-based retail countertop commerce and information system.
Internet service provider NetActive has expanded Supreme Furnishers NetChauffeur functionality by providing its branches in Namibia and Zambia with e-mail and Internet connectivity through Supreme Furnishers` local area network.