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ChapterTitle
ANNOUNCEMENTS themes that allow website designs to adjust to the
dimensions of different sized mobile device screens.
While traditional websites are created with fixed widths,
AnywhereCommerce unveils Nomad 2.0
CoreCommerce's responsive design themes adjust auto-
At CARTES 2013 Secure Connexions held in Paris matically to any width, according to the company.
on Nov. 19 to 21, Toronto-based mobile POS firm First ACH redesigns website
AnywhereCommerce launched Nomad 2.0. The upgrad-
ed device reads both Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) Columbia, Md.-based ISO First ACH redesigned its
chip and mag stripe card data; it is also more compact website to add educational content for merchants, such
and lighter than the original Nomad, the company said. as how to initiate and manage customers and payments
via virtual terminals.
Video case study for the studious
Google dips into prepaid, again
Wireless POS device specialist Apriva produced a video
case study that illustrates how universities can suc- Google Inc. re-entered the prepaid card market with
cessfully integrate cashless payments and vending the Google Wallet Card. The MasterCard Worldwide-
operations into a campus card payment infrastructure. branded general purpose reloadable card functions in
The video, which was produced in conjunction with conjunction with Google's mobile wallet. The search
the University of British Columbia and Vancouver- engine giant's first prepaid offering, the Google Prepaid
based vending operator VendMaster, can be accessed at Card, was discontinued in October 2012, reportedly due
Apriva's YouTube channel. to slow user adoption.
CenPOS awarded cash management GrowLife debuts cannabis dispensing
patent software
Miami-based e-commerce platform provider CenPOS Legal marijuana developer, marketer and deployer
was awarded a patent from the United States Patent GrowLife Inc. rolled out its proprietary kiosk-based
and Trademark Office for cash management optimiza- retail software solution at the National Marijuana
tion technology. The technology is used in payment Business Conference and Expo held Nov. 7 and 8, 2013,
processing to identify the type of transaction, such as in Auburn, Wash. GrowLife said the software is installed
a brick-and-mortar or mobile, and automatically route in dedicated kiosks that accept cash and credit card pay-
that transaction for the lowest cost to the merchant, ments.
CenPOS said.
Harbortouch wins two awards
'Responsive' design themes added to shop-
ping cart POS system and merchant services provider Harbortouch
reported it had won two 2013 Best in Biz Awards. It was
E-commerce shopping cart vendor CoreCommerce named Silver Winner in the Most Innovative Service cat-
released new software featuring responsive design egory (for its Lighthouse back-office reporting feature)
• The National Retail Federation's Gift Card Spending Survey
estimated total holiday spending on gift cards will reach
$29.8 billion in 2013, with an average spend of $163.16.
This is up 4 percent from 2012 and the highest average in
the survey's 11-year history.
• The Consumer Electronics Association's 20th Annual CE
Holiday Purchase Patterns Study projected consumers will
spend 33 percent of the average $1,431 gift budget on
consumer electronics such as headphones/ear buds, tablet
devices, smartphones and video game consoles.
• According to the Adobe Digital Index Online Holiday
Shopping Forecast, U.S. online sales were expected to
exceed $1.62 billion on Black Friday 2013 and $2.27
billion on Cyber Monday, which will make it the highest
online retail sales day on record.
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ChapterTitle
ANNOUNCEMENTS themes that allow website designs to adjust to the
dimensions of different sized mobile device screens.
While traditional websites are created with fixed widths,
AnywhereCommerce unveils Nomad 2.0
CoreCommerce's responsive design themes adjust auto-
At CARTES 2013 Secure Connexions held in Paris matically to any width, according to the company.
on Nov. 19 to 21, Toronto-based mobile POS firm First ACH redesigns website
AnywhereCommerce launched Nomad 2.0. The upgrad-
ed device reads both Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) Columbia, Md.-based ISO First ACH redesigned its
chip and mag stripe card data; it is also more compact website to add educational content for merchants, such
and lighter than the original Nomad, the company said. as how to initiate and manage customers and payments
via virtual terminals.
Video case study for the studious
Google dips into prepaid, again
Wireless POS device specialist Apriva produced a video
case study that illustrates how universities can suc- Google Inc. re-entered the prepaid card market with
cessfully integrate cashless payments and vending the Google Wallet Card. The MasterCard Worldwide-
operations into a campus card payment infrastructure. branded general purpose reloadable card functions in
The video, which was produced in conjunction with conjunction with Google's mobile wallet. The search
the University of British Columbia and Vancouver- engine giant's first prepaid offering, the Google Prepaid
based vending operator VendMaster, can be accessed at Card, was discontinued in October 2012, reportedly due
Apriva's YouTube channel. to slow user adoption.
CenPOS awarded cash management GrowLife debuts cannabis dispensing
patent software
Miami-based e-commerce platform provider CenPOS Legal marijuana developer, marketer and deployer
was awarded a patent from the United States Patent GrowLife Inc. rolled out its proprietary kiosk-based
and Trademark Office for cash management optimiza- retail software solution at the National Marijuana
tion technology. The technology is used in payment Business Conference and Expo held Nov. 7 and 8, 2013,
processing to identify the type of transaction, such as in Auburn, Wash. GrowLife said the software is installed
a brick-and-mortar or mobile, and automatically route in dedicated kiosks that accept cash and credit card pay-
that transaction for the lowest cost to the merchant, ments.
CenPOS said.
Harbortouch wins two awards
'Responsive' design themes added to shop-
ping cart POS system and merchant services provider Harbortouch
reported it had won two 2013 Best in Biz Awards. It was
E-commerce shopping cart vendor CoreCommerce named Silver Winner in the Most Innovative Service cat-
released new software featuring responsive design egory (for its Lighthouse back-office reporting feature)
• The National Retail Federation's Gift Card Spending Survey
estimated total holiday spending on gift cards will reach
$29.8 billion in 2013, with an average spend of $163.16.
This is up 4 percent from 2012 and the highest average in
the survey's 11-year history.
• The Consumer Electronics Association's 20th Annual CE
Holiday Purchase Patterns Study projected consumers will
spend 33 percent of the average $1,431 gift budget on
consumer electronics such as headphones/ear buds, tablet
devices, smartphones and video game consoles.
• According to the Adobe Digital Index Online Holiday
Shopping Forecast, U.S. online sales were expected to
exceed $1.62 billion on Black Friday 2013 and $2.27
billion on Cyber Monday, which will make it the highest
online retail sales day on record.
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