BizAnalyst Network: 7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

Saturday, June 18, 2005

7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

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In This Edition
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Evan Schuman: 7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

1. News: Auto-Parts Chain Goes Modern, Stays Frugal
2. News: Sears, CSC Launch Word War
3. News: Wireless Networks: Letting Data Off the Leash
4. News: The Rising Threat from Bad Data
5. News: Oracle Shakes Up North American Sales

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Evan Schuman
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7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

Testing shows contactless payment is a win-win: customers
spend more money and enjoy it more, according to Keith Morrow,
CIO for the major convenience-store chain.

Read the rest of Evan's article.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245142-0-0-0-1

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Retail Industry Update
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1. News: Auto-Parts Chain Goes Modern, Stays Frugal

When the CIO of $1.6 billion auto-parts chain CSK Auto decided
the stores needed a major tech refresh, he wanted electricity via
Ethernet, multimedia displays suspended from the ceiling and an
all-Linux environment. But no RFID.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245145-0-0-0-1

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2. News: Sears, CSC Launch Word War

Sears and Computer Sciences are at war over two words:
"cause" vs. "convenience." This is no mere dictionary debate.
Millions of dollars in termination fees are at stake as Sears ends
a $1.6 billion, 10-year agreement to use computer, server, voice
and data services from CSC--one year after inking the deal.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245148-0-0-0-1

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3. News: Wireless Networks: Letting Data Off the Leash

For Greg McGovern, chief technology officer of Adventist Health,
deploying a wireless network opened up a Pandora's box. The
problem? It's been a victim of its own success.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245151-0-0-0-1

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4. News: The Rising Threat from Bad Data

Commercially available data is rife with errors, whether critical or
not, and many have no formal process to check for mistakes other
than to wait for clients to complain. Added to the danger of mistakes
is the risk that the identity thieves can simply buy the information
they need from ChoicePoint and other companies, which admit to
having been scammed by fraudsters in Nigeria and elsewhere.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245154-0-0-0-1

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5. News: Oracle Shakes Up North American Sales

Reshuffling its North American sales organization is Oracle's
latest bid in an ongoing campaign to file down the teeth of its
infamously carnivorous sales force. The campaign has taken on
new urgency as the database giant seeks to digest its recent
acquisitions of PeopleSoft and Retek without scaring off customers
or partners.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-2157-19-91-91765-245157-0-0-0-1

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