News@Cisco: Cisco E-commerce Study Reveals Mobile Phone to Be New 'Fourth Channel' for Revenue SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3, 2008 - Mobile devices represent a major growth opportunity for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel for consumers, a Cisco study reveals. The company's third annual e-commerce study indicates that mobile devices are quickly joining physical stores, websites and catalogs as an important retail channel. The rise o ... News@Cisco: Geek Terminal Serves Up Business Mobility for Corporate Executives on the Go with Cisco Unified Communications SINGAPORE, May 2, 2008 - Geek Terminal, a unique concept café in the heart of Singapore's central business district, has selected Cisco® Unified Communications and wireless solutions to power its rebranding efforts. Extending the boundaries of the corporate environment, the technology upgrade at Geek Terminal will provide mobile business executives wi ... News@Cisco: Geek Terminal Serves Up Business Mobility for Corporate Executives on the Go with Cisco Unified Communications SINGAPORE, May 2, 2008 - Geek Terminal, a unique concept café in the heart of Singapore's central business district, has selected Cisco® Unified Communications and wireless solutions to power its rebranding efforts. Extending the boundaries of the corporate environment, the technology upgrade at Geek Terminal will provide mobile business executives wi ... News@Cisco: Cisco Enhances Data Security for Healthcare and Retail Organizations SAN JOSE, Calif., July 30, 2008 - Expanding on the success of its Payment Card Industry (PCI) for Retail Solution, Cisco today introduced its first validated architecture to address PCI compliance in healthcare settings. Specifically, the PCI Data Security Standard is providing healthcare organizations with a prescriptive model for how to safeguard patient f ... News@Cisco: Cisco To Host PCI/Data Security Roundtable Discussion - via Live Internet TV - Segment Will Include Expert Input from Healthc.. July 29, 2008 What: On July 30, 2008, Cisco and two senior information/security executives from the retail and healthcare industries will host a live, interactive Internet TV broadcast to discuss an urgent data security compliance requirement impacting both key markets - the recently enacted Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and the protection of confide ... Computerworld: ComScore forecasts flat holiday online spending Online researcher ComScore said that online sales this month have declined compared to last year, and that it projects that online sales for the full holiday season will be comparable to 2007. Computerworld: Best Buy cuts MacBook prices by up to $150 Best Buy has cut the prices it charges for Apple's new laptops by between $100 and $150, with the cheapest MacBook now selling for under $900. News@Cisco: Technology Enables Retailers to Succeed in Overseas Markets October 20, 2008 By Evan Schuman Static domestic markets-and perceived opportunities in established and rapidly growing emerging markets-have lured Western retailers to cross borders in search of new business. But many have learned the hard way that what ... News@Cisco: Cisco Highlights a New Data Security Blueprint for Retail/Healthcare Industries August 19, 2008 Evan Schuman, Editor of StorefrontBacktalk.com As retail and healthcare executives around the globe struggle to adhere to a wide range of data security ... News@Cisco: Social Media Release: Cisco Hosted Live PCI/Data Security Roundtable Discussion with Retail and Healthcare Industry Experts Cisco conducted an Internet TV roundtable with PCI experts and executives from the retail and healthcare industries on July 30. They discussed the evolution of security threats, real-world business challenges, PCI's role and the approach to managing compliance. Following are the highlights of that roundtable: Highlights / Key Facts: Data-security-related att ... More Retail News Best Buy to acquire Napster for $121M More Retail News... More Retail News...

Computerworld Retail Industry News Computerworld.com connects the IT community with important news, business and technology information, as well as with their peers. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·ComScore forecasts flat holiday online spending Online researcher ComScore said that online sales this month have declined compared to last year, and that it projects that online sales for the full holiday season will be comparable to 2007. ·Best Buy cuts MacBook prices by up to $150 Best Buy has cut the prices it charges for Apple's new laptops by between $100 and $150, with the cheapest MacBook now selling for under $900. ·Motorola offers durable smart phones for business wireless LANs Motorola today announced two durable smart phones that operate over wireless LANs and are focused on retail, health care and other business customers. ·Struggling Circuit City files for bankruptcy Circuit City Stores filed for bankruptcy protection to cut costs and turn around its deteriorating financial condition. ·N.Y. man indicted for role in data breaches A 25-year-old New York man has been charged with providing co-conspirators with a 'sniffer' program for capturing payment card data as it traveled across corporate networks. ·Circuit City to close 155 stores, weigh 'all available options' Hit hard by the economic downturn, consumer electronics retailer Circuit City said it plans to close 155 of its 721 U.S. stores and reduce new store openings to a bare minimum. ·More Retail News View more Retail news and analysis from Computerworld.com

News@Cisco: Retail News News@Cisco: Retail News View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Al-Othaim Selects Cisco as Preferred Technology Provider in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, November 3, 2008 - Al-Othaim Markets Co, a leading supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia, has chosen Cisco as its preferred technology partner for its entire information communication technology ICT network infrastructure needs across the Kingdom. Cisco's communication and collaboration solutions are ideally suited to help Al-Othaim achieve its business efficiency targets, cut operational costs and accommodate it ... ·Technology Enables Retailers to Succeed in Overseas Markets October 20, 2008 By Evan Schuman Static domestic markets-and perceived opportunities in established and rapidly growing emerging markets-have lured Western retailers to cross borders in search of new business. But many have learned the hard way that what ... ·Cisco Highlights a New Data Security Blueprint for Retail/Healthcare Industries August 19, 2008 Evan Schuman, Editor of StorefrontBacktalk.com As retail and healthcare executives around the globe struggle to adhere to a wide range of data security ... ·Social Media Release: Cisco Hosted Live PCI/Data Security Roundtable Discussion with Retail and Healthcare Industry Experts Cisco conducted an Internet TV roundtable with PCI experts and executives from the retail and healthcare industries on July 30. They discussed the evolution of security threats, real-world business challenges, PCI's role and the approach to managing compliance. Following are the highlights of that roundtable: Highlights / Key Facts: Data-security-related attacks on the healthcare industry have increased 85 percent be ... ·Cisco Enhances Data Security for Healthcare and Retail Organizations SAN JOSE, Calif., July 30, 2008 - Expanding on the success of its Payment Card Industry (PCI) for Retail Solution, Cisco today introduced its first validated architecture to address PCI compliance in healthcare settings. Specifically, the PCI Data Security Standard is providing healthcare organizations with a prescriptive model for how to safeguard patient financial transaction data and other personally identifiable ... ·Cisco To Host PCI/Data Security Roundtable Discussion - via Live Internet TV - Segment Will Include Expert Input from Healthc... July 29, 2008 What: On July 30, 2008, Cisco and two senior information/security executives from the retail and healthcare industries will host a live, interactive Internet TV broadcast to discuss an urgent data security compliance requirement impacting both key markets - the recently enacted Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and the protection of confidential consumer/patient information. The data security roundt ... ·Cisco E-commerce Study Reveals Mobile Phone to Be New 'Fourth Channel' for Revenue SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3, 2008 - Mobile devices represent a major growth opportunity for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel for consumers, a Cisco study reveals. The company's third annual e-commerce study indicates that mobile devices are quickly joining physical stores, websites and catalogs as an important retail channel. The rise of social networking and advanced mobile technologies has red ... ·Ovum Projects $66 Billion Market for Four IP-Based Managed Services by 2012 SAN JOSE, Calif. - May 19, 2008 - Cisco today announced the latest results of a multi-year market study of the global adoption of managed IT and communication services. The study, performed by Ovum and commissioned by Cisco as part of its on-going commitment to enabling service providers, confirmed that businesses are increasingly looking to managed service providers for managed metro Ethernet, managed Internet Proto ... ·1-800-FLOWERS.COM Achieves Business and Environmental Objectives with Cisco WebEx SAN JOSE Calif., May 13, 2008 - On-demand collaboration applications and services leader WebEx, now part of Cisco®, today announced that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has implemented online collaboration tools from Cisco WebEx to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the company's training program. For more than thirty years, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has trained sales and service specialists to deliver the freshest flowers to cu ... ·Geek Terminal Serves Up Business Mobility for Corporate Executives on the Go with Cisco Unified Communications SINGAPORE, May 2, 2008 - Geek Terminal, a unique concept café in the heart of Singapore's central business district, has selected Cisco® Unified Communications and wireless solutions to power its rebranding efforts. Extending the boundaries of the corporate environment, the technology upgrade at Geek Terminal will provide mobile business executives with convenient and highly secure access to integrated voice, ...

News@Cisco: Retail Partner News News@Cisco: Retail Partner News View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Geek Terminal Serves Up Business Mobility for Corporate Executives on the Go with Cisco Unified Communications SINGAPORE, May 2, 2008 - Geek Terminal, a unique concept café in the heart of Singapore's central business district, has selected Cisco® Unified Communications and wireless solutions to power its rebranding efforts. Extending the boundaries of the corporate environment, the technology upgrade at Geek Terminal will provide mobile business executives with convenient and highly secure access to integrated voice, ... ·Fashion Design Firm Improves Operations with Hosted Cisco Solution May 31, 2007 Y's America opened in New York City in 1988 to showcase and sell the work of Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. By 2005, Y's America found itself operating out of three separate administrative locations plus its retail store. As the company prepared to remodel the store and consolidate its administrative operation into a single corporate New York City headquarters, it looked for a company that cou ... ·Interop 2007 Interop 2007 May 22-24, 2007 Interop is the leading business technology event and brings together IT and business leaders to see all of the latest technologies in action. At this year's Interop 2007 Conference, Cisco exhibits a broad ... ·Cisco Drives Mobility to Forefront of Enterprise SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2007 - Cisco® today embarks on a new era of delivering highly secure, manageable and extensible mobile-rich solutions that allow businesses to take advantage of and deliver on emerging opportunities and improve business operations. Supporting this vision, Cisco is launching an array of integrated mobility solutions that help customers build new connections between people, places and things. ... ·German Media Saturn Group is the First to Use BT's New Video Collaboration Service March 14, 2007 - BT today announced that it is going to supply the Media-Saturn group, Europe's biggest retailer of consumer electronics, with its new video collaboration service "BT Unified Communications Video". The new Telepresence solution allows users to hold virtual meetingsof unprecedented technological quality with participants seeing life-size images of one another. The company expects to reduce its travel c ... ·Cybertrust and Cisco Combine Expertise to Deliver PCI Solution for Retail NEW YORK - January 16, 2007 - Cybertrust®, the global information security specialist, and Cisco®, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, today announced their collaboration in developing solutions to assist retailers in achieving compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard. Part of the Cisco PCI Solution for Retail, a set of recommended and audited netw ... ·Workbrain and Cisco Work Together to Enhance Workforce Productivity TORONTO - January 15, 2007 - Workbrain Corporation (TSX: WB), the leading provider of workforce management solutions for large enterprises, today announced that it has teamed with Cisco to significantly enhance workforce productivity by revolutionizing the century-old time clock. Taking advantage of Cisco's leading voice and data network through an Internet Protocol (IP) phone, the companies have developed the indust ... ·Nu-Vision Technologies Unifies Building Supply Retail Stores with Cisco Unified Communications January 8, 2007 For more than 50 years Riverhead Building Supply has provided Long Island's remodeling and building professionals with quality products and services. With corporate headquarters in Riverhead, New York, it has grown to 15 locations serving Long Island and the greater Metro area. It was clear to the company's IT manager, Jeff Bailey, that Riverhead Building Supply would benefit greatly from a new phone ... ·Indigo Books & Music Boosts Store Uptime and Improves Customer Experience with Cisco's Intelligent Retail Network Solution October 4, 2006 Indigo Books & Music Inc. was the first book retail chain to add music and gifts to distinctive store locations, offering a leisurely experience that could comfortably and enjoyably stretch over hours. It was not the intention to make customers spend more than a minimal amount of that precious leisure time in the check-out line waiting to be served. Yet, that was too often the case. Indigo is a Canadi ... ·Cisco Unified Communications for Retail Solution Enhances Customer Experience and Improves Operational Efficiency for Retaile... NEW YORK, September 26, 2006 - Cisco Systems® today announced its Cisco® Unified Communications for Retail solution to help retailers reduce costs, improve productivity, and provide integrated communications throughout stores, contact centers, and headquarters. Cisco also announced that four retailers have selected the Cisco Unified Communications for Retail solution to enhance customer experience and improve operati ...

News@Cisco: Retail Customer News News@Cisco: Retail Customer News View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Interop 2007 May 22-24, 2007 Interop is the leading business technology event and brings together IT and business leaders to see all of the latest technologies in action. At this year's Interop 2007 Conference, Cisco exhibits a broad portfolio of solutions that help deliver rich customer experiences across any network -- ... ·Cisco Drives Mobility to Forefront of Enterprise SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2007 - Cisco® today embarks on a new era of delivering highly secure, manageable and extensible mobile-rich solutions that allow businesses to take advantage of and deliver on emerging opportunities and improve business operations. Supporting this vision, Cisco is launching an array of integrated mobility solutions that help customers build new connections between people, places and things. ... ·Cisco Unveils Mobility Quotient Research SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2007 - Cisco® today announced the results of a new global research study, the Cisco Mobility Quotient, conducted to provide a baseline measurement of business readiness to support today's mobile workforce ability to perform their job, no matter where they are - within the office, at home or on the go. With 48 percent of respondents outside the U.S., this global survey yielded findings corres ... ·German Media Saturn Group is the First to Use BT's New Video Collaboration Service March 14, 2007 - BT today announced that it is going to supply the Media-Saturn group, Europe's biggest retailer of consumer electronics, with its new video collaboration service "BT Unified Communications Video". The new Telepresence solution allows users to hold virtual meetingsof unprecedented technological quality with participants seeing life-size images of one another. The company expects to reduce its travel c ... ·Cisco Applying Networking Expertise to Data Center Challenges Cisco Systems Inc. wants to do more for data centers. Certainly, most companies would be happy for any help they could get. Data centers, which house the "crown jewels" of a large organization's computer technology operations, are becoming increasingly complex and costly. The growth of the Internet, Web-based communications, and e-commerce have greatly boosted the volume of data flowing through the ... ·Cisco WAN Optimization Solutions Help Hundreds of Customers Accelerate Business-Critical Applications across the WAN SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that Cisco Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization solutions that ease management of branch offices are achieving rapid adoption from hundreds of customers. Customers including, freight forwarding company Panalpina Group of North America, architecture firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., and travel leader Sabre Holdings Corporation, are using the award-winning Ci ... ·NEC Display Solutions and Cisco Collaborate to Offer Scalable Media Solution to the Digital Signage Market CHICAGO - January 16, 2007 - NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., the best-selling, large-screen commercial LCD display supplier in the world, and Cisco, today announced a collaboration between the two companies that will deliver a function-rich digital signage solution to address the growing needs of the digital signage market. NEC Display Solutions, a pioneer in the digital signage sector, will offer its suite o ... ·Piggly Wiggly Strives to Meet Payment Card Industry Compliance with Cisco's Secure Store Program NEW YORK, N.Y., January 16, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that Piggly Wiggly, with 111 stores throughout South Carolina and the southeastern regions of Georgia and North Carolina, is using the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Solution for Retail, part of the Cisco Secure Storeprogram, to help ensure data security by protecting cardholder information and corporate assets. The Cisco PCI Solution for Retail is a set of recom ... ·Cisco Extends Business-Class Video with New Digital Signage Solution SAN JOSE, Calif. - January 16, 2007 - Cisco® today announced Cisco Digital Signage, a solution for management, publishing and playback of digital media on networked digital signage displays that has the potential to redefine how organizations connect with their employees and customers. Cisco's entry into the quickly-growing digital signage market shows that digital signage is a dynamic and easy-to-use communication t ... ·Coming to a Store Near You: Intelligent Fitting Rooms, Shelves Lighting the Way to Your Correct Size You are standing in the aisle of a major electronics store trying to choose between a plasma or LCD flat-panel TV. They both seem impressive, but you are unsure which would offer greatest clarity in your living room. At Circuit City, soon you may no longer have to make an educated guess. According to Brian Bradley, Steward of Innovation and Strategy at Circuit City, a major factor that determines the quality ...

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