| Online shoppers still getting security sweats
Businesses are still not doing enough to soothe consumer fears about buying online, says the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). In its latest market report into internet shopping, the OFT said shoppers still have significant worries about privacy and security which is limiting the growth of the sector - despite its obvious successes. Although internet sales have been increasing for years, online sales comprised just three per cent of all retail sales, and only six per cent of businesses were selling online to consumers, according to the latest OFT data from 2005. And while there are many reasons why people choose not to shop online, it identified security worries as a significant factor holding back the sector. The OFT said 79 per cent of web users it surveyed were "very concerned" about the security of their payment details when shopping online.
Gannett Appoints New CDO
You might imagine that more than a couple of companies have tossed the title of Chief Digital Officer at some random young guy. Gannett Co. seems to have thought things through, however, and it's given the position to Chris Saridakis, the CEO of PointRoll. No corporate poaching took place in this transfer; PointRoll, a media solutions business, is owned by Gannett. This closeness should, in addition to avoiding bad feelings, lend Saridakis an instant familiarity with the company's operations. Craig Dubow, the chairman, president, and CEO of Gannett, certainly seems to have confidence in his new CDO. "He will use his talent and ability to move rapidly in further developing Gannett into a digital powerhouse," Dubow said in a statement. But aside from word of a couple of other personnel shifts, that's all the news out of Gannett today; there were no hints as to what Saridakis will do with his title, in other words.
Haunted Carver County
Across the county, from Norwood Young America to Chanhassen, the Herald has collected tales from six "haunted" locations to celebrate the Halloween season. The wafting scent of perfume in Carver, an invisible cat prone to jumping on beds in the middle of the night in Chaska, a man's face in a photograph in Norwood Young America - these are tales that are sure to cause goose bumps, or at least stir a swell of appreciation for newly constructed homes. Meet the people who live with the creaks and groans of old homes - some who believe in the supernatural, some who merely tolerate the interruptions and others who are still skeptical. The Gables Location: 201 Fourth Street East, Carver Possible hauntings: Lights flipping on and off, smell of perfume, apparitions, photo falling off wall A traditional haunt If seeking a stereotypical ghost hangout, this home fits the bill.
Great Plains Implementation Service in Illinois – Alba Spectrum
Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP is for mid-size businesses and in the state of Illinois we have great opportunity for nation-wide distribution, supply, build-to-order businesses, where Great Plains Dynamics MRP is a good fit. Alba Spectrum specializes in highly challenging technical projects, where GP implementation is related to data massage and migration, integration with legacy systems, custom reports design and business logic modification. In this publication we would like to give you implementation scenarios or examples:
1. Computer Parts Reseller and Integrator. The challenge was in making two platforms � Microsoft Windows and SQL Server based Dynamics GP be integrated with Linux PHP ecommerce and sales order processing website. Another challenge was precise State sales tax calculation, where decision was made to deploy Avalara sales tax engine and Avalara SDK
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