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Where e-commerce, avatars and 3-D interactive environments meet, the line between Web transactions and science fiction gets blurry.
Scanner Grabs Identity Data From Driver's License
Casino vendor gets a patent on a device that can scan almost all the data on a U.S. driver's license and dump it into into a casino's CRM system, to reduce stand-at-the-window time and maximize stand-at-the-table.
Virgin's Music Stores' Love Affair with Kiosk
When the $225 million Virgin Entertainment Group decided its music stores needed multimedia kiosks, it put 150 of them into one store.
Tiff over 'Deceptive' Search Keywords May Spark Web Crisis
Opinion: Office Depot's lawsuit against Staples could force a discussion of Web advertising tactics that many in the industry would rather not have.
Can RFID Be Made Tamper Proof?
With RFID chips being used to track more products through the supply chain, it's a critical assumption that the chips are still adorning the products they were programmed to adorn. A company called Mikoh is selling devices to make RFID chips more tamper r
Gas Prices May Drive Consumers to Buy Online
Soaring gas prices may encourage shoppers to explore online alternatives this holiday season. (eWEEK.com)
MasterCard Pursues No-Touch Retail
The credit card giant is developing the next generation of contactless payment, which could improve convenience and security for customers while leaving traditional credit cards behind. (eWEEK.com)
No Web Tax Yet
Opinion: Ziff Davis Internet's Evan Schuman warns that a widely misunderstood Oct. 1 deadline set by a group of states calling themselves the Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Project is making some e-commerce players nervous. But the move actua
Move to Silicon to Make Bar Codes More Accurate
Intermec is set to unveil its next-generation bar code reader, promising scans that are 80 percent more accurate as it moves the bar code reader from mechanical mirrors to pure silicon.
Banks Get Their Bearings Online
Several indications from reduced ATM interest, increased use of online bill payments and sharply improved consumer bank perceptions show that banks are starting to understand their customers.
When Safe Devices Become Smart And Dangerous
Opinion: From an external security standpoint, every network has innocuous devices (UPS, shredder, etc.) and risky devices (servers, PDAs, routers, etc.). But tech advances are quietly and slowly turning onetime harmless units (POS, network printer
CyberSource to Take Over CardSystems
With the nation's worst credit card security disaster on its resume and AmericanExpress and Visa cutting its contract, payment processor CardSystems has few long-term options.
From Gooey Designs to GUI, IT Helps Ice Cream Chain Deliver
With 1,200 stores in 47 states, the Cold Stone Creamery chain is growing quickly with its do-it-yourself ice cream concoctions. But the acting CIO is trying to whip those do-it-yourself treats into a corporate CRM sundae.
Gap Can't Afford Online Retail Holes
Gap.com's weeks-long blackout was the result of poor planning. Experts offer advice on how to avoid downtime and keep sales going strong.
SAP Acquisition Adds to Its Retail Tool Set
By buying Canadian POS vendor Triversity for an undisclosed sum and announcing it the day Oracle unveiled its Oracle Retail brand, SAP is trying to keep itself in the retail game.
Amazon.com Wants Your Spare Change: All Of It
With an estimated $10.5 billion of idle spare change lying around American households, Amazon sees that found money as found money. And it will now accept it for purchases.
U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Bar-Code Patent Case
In a case that had threatened huge royalties penalties against major retailers including CompUSA, Wal-Mart, Sears, LensCrafter and The Home Depot the appellate panel ruled that a 51-year-old patent could not be applied to today's bar-code uses.
With PayPal Backing, Will Micropayments Work This Time?
A new pricing plan, PayPal argues, will make micropayments viable for everything from ring tones and video clips to online greeting cards and downloadable stories. Will consumers buy it?
The Fine Line Between Charity and Self-Promotion
Opinion: Ziff Davis Internet's Evan Schuman writes that a Florida authentication company is offering its service for free to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Is this generosity or taking advantage of a tragedy to get free publicity? It's o
Emcor CIO Upends 'Traditional IT' Goals
Non-traditional tactics and a low-ego approach to project ownership helps CIO of the $5 billion facilities firm demonstrate that IT exists to serve business goals, not the other way around.