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The next steps for retail IT

Best technology, user experience and managing the online image are considered the key focus areas for retailers’ online sales strategy, following a recent CW500 Club event on Retail IT.

As the battle of high street and online retailing continues industry experts came together to debate ideas that follow today’s digital trend. Three IT leaders discussed their views and experiences within retail IT in a session titled ‘The high street vs the internet and the lessons for other sectors’.

During

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Cloud to double revenue and become the bulk of IT spend

As the use of cloud computing continues to grow, businesses that have adopted and stuck with the technology are now reporting to see the benefits.

According to a study by IBM, companies that are taking advantage of cloud computing are reporting a massive monetary reward of almost double revenue and profit growth. Using cloud to manage big data analytics, collaboration and customer relationship management are believed to be the key to this success.

The global study formed from of over 800 enterprise

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iBeacon vs NFC in the battle of mobile payment technology

A new feature called iBeacon, from Apple, is currently causing waves in the industry with fears that it could kill off NFC (near-field communications), the wireless technology associated with mobile payments. iBeacon, introduced as a feature of Apple’s iOS 7, uses Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) to create beacons (small wireless sensors) that alert mobile phone apps when users enter them.

For example, you’re shopping in your favourite store and you walk into an iBeacon zone, in response your smartphone

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It’s a red light for digital payments technology within UK mobile industry

It started well, but now something has gone horribly wrong for digital payment technology within the UK mobile industry according to Dave Birch, director at Consult Hyperion.

Speaking at the Digital Services World Congress in London, Birch spoke about the mistakes made in the development of mobile payments to the point that the mobile payments industry is now grinding to a halt. Complex and expensive payment technologies that are hard to work with are being blamed for the struggle.

According the

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Mobile (NFC) payments driven forward by Visa and Samsung partnership

The time of paying through a mobile phone as the norm got one step closer this week following a deal between Visa and Samsung that will see Visa’s new payment app running on Samsung handsets. Customers will be able to add Visa payment account information via the app and then go on to make contactless payments using their mobile phones.

The companies’ joint support of near field communication (NFC) mobile payments will push the mobile payment technology forward on a global scale after they launch

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