Store Managers, District Managers and HQ can benefit greatly from reacting to business conditions on the fly. They need to be aware of changing business conditions and be able to see how the business is reacting, understand what changes need to be made...

NewsGator Technologies, Inc. announced the general availability of Social Sites 2.0, a major upgrade for NewsGator’s social computing solution for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.  Social Sites 2.0 offers new social capabilities to...

Microsoft Corp. announced the debut of Harrah’s first Microsoft Surface deployments at iBar ultralounge located at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Harrah’s is the first company to deploy a suite of customized applications for Microsoft...

Last week I had an opportunity to see Mediacart in action and was pretty impressed by the scenarios that it could empower: quick scan and bag to speed the checkout process (for the retailer this can mean reduced labor costs); display store specials, discounts...

A German supermarket is encouraging customers to scan and ring up their shopping using mobile phones, and check out without the help of a cashier. It is one of the number of innovations at the new "Future Store" - as Steve Rosenberg discovered...

Steve Rosenberg took a table at a restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany - where customers use touchscreen TVs to choose their meal, and all the food is delivered by helter-skelter. Link to Video

Organizations talk a lot about how important their employees are and the contribution they make to overall success. This obviously means that employee retention is one of the key priorities.  To bolster productivity and a more engaged workplace,...

  Data Mining Videos on TechNet:   Ø Introduction to Data Mining - Rafal Lukawiecki , Strategic Consultant, Project Botticelli Ltd Ø Working with Data Mining - Rafal Lukawiecki , Strategic Consultant, Project Botticelli Ltd Ø...

The Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint is source code and guidance for developers describing how to use Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies together in business applications and Internet Web sites. SharePoint applications...

Join Retail Analyst Paula Rosenblum for an informative Webcast on how todays location based solutions provide insight to help improve profits and customer satisfaction. Attend the webcast to find out how companies like Starbucks, Harley Davidson and Fedex...

To stay competitive, retailers must understand not only current consumer behavior, but must also be able to predict future consumer behavior. Accurate prediction and an understanding of customer behavior can help retailers keep customers, improve sales...

I love the ideas and concepts behind the Harley Davidson Ride Planner . Its not only a great example of mashups but is also an excellent social computing application: it allows users to create and share ride information. In addition to that the application...

The concept of social networking has recently experienced a great deal of visibility as a means to increase the productivity of information workers and organization members. Social networking as a concept involves the ability for a technology platform...

With Store Managers and Store Associates spending very little time in front of computers, mobile applications, speech applications and podcasting become more relevant. Podcasting is a excellent means by which Retailers can communicate corporate information...

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Microsoft Corporation partner up to implement products and services at the “Link @ Sheraton,” its signature communications hub rolling out in Sheraton lobbies this year. Details

AT&T is the first company in the world to bring Microsoft Surface to life in a retail environment, giving customers the ability to explore their mobile worlds using touch and device recognition technology. By harnessing the power of Microsoft Surface...

I meet with IT Pros and Developers at Retail organizations on a regular basis. My discussions usually center around how Sharepoint can be used in various retail scenarios for setting up a communication and collaboration infrastructure between the Home...