Security is expected by almost half of retailers to be the greatest technology challenge they face over the coming year, according to research by web-hosting company, Iconnyx. Data storage was expected to be the biggest technology challenge for 20% of retailers, 17% cited mobile and 10% felt that e-commerce was the greatest concern. Cloud technology was found to be the biggest security concern for just 7% of retailers. The research also revealed that 57% of retailers consider payment card industry (PCI) compliance to be a very important business issue in 2012.
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