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...even as today's retail world becomes more complex, the calm at the center of this storm is a return to retailing basics: laying down an IT foundation that automates a number of critical business processes, so that retailers can deliver to both consumers and associates the services they need, when and how they need them.

Mast Mobile launched today with an MVNO service that enables customers to use two numbers -- one for work and another for personal use -- on a single phone. The New York-based company uses Sprint's network and allows customers to port an existing number and get a new one, or launch service with two new numbers.

Mast Mobile launched today with an MVNO service that enables customers to use two numbers -- one for work and another for personal use -- on a single phone. The New York-based company uses Sprint's network and allows customers to port an existing number and get a new one, or launch service with two new numbers.

To help hospitality companies personalize all aspects of their engagement with customers while also delivering an excellent guest experience on site, Oracle has introduced a cloud services version of its industry-leading suite of hospitality solutions. The new Oracle Hospitality cloud services enable hotel and casino operators to better manage every aspect of their customer relationships and on-site operations, while simplifying their IT infrastructure and deriving value faster from new innovations.

Oracle sees NFV moving further into the mainstream with the help of orchestration.

Oracle sees NFV moving further into the mainstream with the help of orchestration.

To help hospitality companies personalize all aspects of their engagement with customers, Oracle introduced a cloud services version of its suite of hospitality solutions. The new Oracle Hospitality cloud services enable hotel and casino operators to better manage every aspect of their customer relationships and on-site operations, and simplifying IT infrastructure and deriving value faster from new innovations.

To help hospitality companies personalize all aspects of their engagement with customers, Oracle introduced a cloud services version of its suite of hospitality solutions. The new Oracle Hospitality cloud services enable hotel and casino operators to better manage every aspect of their customer relationships and on-site operations, and simplifying IT infrastructure and deriving value faster from new innovations.

New Oracle Cloud services will enable hotels, casinos and other hospitality companies to personalize and improve the guest experience while making operations more efficient.

Oracle has introduced a cloud services version of its suite of hospitality solutions; this platform is designed to enable hotel and casino operators to better manage every aspect of their customer relationships and on-site operations, while simplifying IT infrastructure and deriving value faster, according to the company.

Table-service restaurant operators know from hard-won experience how vital cost controls are to profitability and growth. Factors as diverse as portion control, inventory management, waste minimization, and labor costs all need to be kept in line in order for a restaurant to maintain acceptable profit margins. If one or more of these factors veers too far off, no amount of volume will make up for the imbalance.

The cloud and mobility are other key factors to keep in mind when choosing a new PMS, said Boro Petrovic, architect with Oracle. "Mobility will improve the connectivity of hotel guests and hotel services," he said. "Wireless connectivity will allow hotels to offer better services to their guests."

The cloud and mobility are other key factors to keep in mind when choosing a new PMS, said Boro Petrovic, architect with Oracle. "Mobility will improve the connectivity of hotel guests and hotel services," he said. "Wireless connectivity will allow hotels to offer better services to their guests."

Douglas Tait of Oracle Communications explains why the path to NFV has inter-operational issues and how to overcome them.

Douglas Tait of Oracle Communications explains why the path to NFV has inter-operational issues and how to overcome them.

...Just recently, I had the opportunity to talk to Jill (Puleri) Standish, SVP and GM, Oracle Retail Global Business Unit, about the tech giant's newest product launch, and in true Oracle fashion, it's big. At the show, Oracle will unveil a new release of its entire suite of Oracle Retail solutions...

At NRF Oracle is introducing Oracle Retail 15, an enterprise retail suite that includes diverse features such as new cloud-based applications and POS hardware solutions.

...With memories of the 2015 holiday season still fresh, Re/code caught up with Mike Webster, Oracle's senior VP and head of its retail and hospitality business. Webster runs Oracle's retail strategy, sales, service and support operations, and has been around the retail industry for 28 years.

The emergence of constant customer connectivity, as well as cloud platforms that eliminate the need for centralized physical infrastructure, have radically changed retailing. The enterprise is now a distributed, virtual environment where retailers are constantly receiving, analyzing and reacting to real-time customer experience data in order to deliver an optimal omnichannel experience. Core solutions still play a vital role, but are now also configured around serving the real-time needs of the customer. Jill (Puleri) Standish, senior VP and general manager of Oracle Retail, recently spoke with Chain Store Age about how retailers can best leverage cloud-based, leading-edge technologies to thrive in this new environment.

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