Welcome To Retail IT VAR Of The Future 2015!

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Published: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 19:24

By Mike Monocello, editor in chief, Business Solutions Magazine

In 2014, we dedicated a lot of editorial content to the changing landscape of retail IT and how solutions providers in this market are well-positioned to grow if they are willing to make some adjustments. In an attempt to help, Business Solutions held three Channel Transitions conferences in 2014. The shows were designed to help solutions providers take steps away from break-fix and toward the as-a-Service recurring revenue model. While the events garnered a lot of praise from attendees (and we’ll be holding more in 2015), the as-a-Service business model is just one of the changes taking place in the retail market. Of course, there are a lot of technological changes as well.

To address the biggest, most significant technology trends affecting the retail IT channel, we decided to launch this event, Retail IT VAR Of The Future.

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Business Solutions Retail IT VAR Of The Future Conference Sells Out Platinum Sponsorships

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Published: Monday, 04 May 2015 20:36

The Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference on May 12-13 at Bally’s Las Vegas has sold out Platinum sponsorships for 2015. Platinum sponsors BlueStar, Mercury, ScanSource, and Worldpay will showcase their products and services on the show floor, and will also have a representative on the Retail IT Executive Insight Panel on Wednesday, May 13 from 9:00-10:00AM.

The panel will cover the four main education themes of the event: POS-as-a-Service, Payment Processing/EMV, Customer Experience, and Mobile POS. Platinum sponsor representatives include:

• Mark Fraker, VP of Marketing at BlueStar
• Matt Downs, SVP of Channel at Mercury
• Greg Dixon, Chief Technology Officer at ScanSource
• Steve Eyring, Senior Director of Business Development at Worldpay

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Business Solutions Announces Final Speaker Lineup For Retail IT VAR Of The Future Conference

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Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2015 19:36

The Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference on May 12-13 at Bally’s Las Vegas will include a speaker lineup with 400+ combined years of retail IT experience. A total of 28 speakers will be on stage throughout the two-day event to share their expertise on POS-as-a-Service, Payment Processing/EMV, Customer Experience, and Mobile POS. The agenda will include a half-day session on each of these four main topics.

“We built the education for this event just like we write articles in our magazine so we can give attendees real-world advice that can directly impact their business,” said Business Solutions editor-in-chief Mike Monocello.“We have two excellent keynote speakers, five VAR/ISV panels, two breakout sessions, and two on-stage interviews that will become live case studies.”

Monocello, a former IT reseller with 14 years of channel experience, will also be on the All-Star VAR/ISV Panel that kicks off the event at 9:10AM on Tuesday, May 12.

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Preview Webinar: Retail IT VAR Of The Future Conference

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Published: Monday, 23 February 2015 13:36

Business Solutions believes you can accelerate your retail IT business by adding or expanding your offerings in Mobile POS, Payment Processing, Customer Experience, and POS-as-a-Service. Join us on Thursday, February 26 from 1:00-1:45PM EST for a webinar about why we built the agenda at our Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference in May around these four topics.

Jim Roddy, president of Business Solutions, Mike Monocello, Business Solutions editor in chief, and Randy Roe, Founder & President of VAR Retail Technology Services, will discuss these four topics and the conference in May.

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