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Hotel and restaurant companies are chipping away at mountains of data for quantifiable returns in profit and loyalty. The ability of technology systems to understand the volume, variety and velocity of information available has reached a fever pitch as operators seek ways to differentiate themselves, increase sales, improve efficiency and save money.

White Lodging releases additional info about data breach investigation.

The PCI Council encourages multi-layered approach to protecting customers.

An official statement from White Lodging seeks to clear confusion about suspected breach.

The Miami Herald reports that management company, overseeing Marriott brands, is looking into fraud patterns in connection with systems that process credit cards.

Along with broad-based use of encryption and biometric technologies, expect increased focus on securing enterprise BYOD programs and "bring your own security" trend.

A Wendy's franchisee safeguards against data breaches with intelligent firewalls. Stacy Duncan, VP of IT for Davco Restaurants, offers best practices to sure up possible weak points in an operation's online infrastructure.

Hospitality Technology's annual POS Software Trends Report polls restaurant operators about the major business drivers influencing point of sale technology, and asks them about the functionality they'll be shopping for in their next POS upgrade. Plus the POS software vendor community reveals their 2014 plans. This year's results overwhelmingly indicate that restaurant operators and suppliers alike are focusing on mobile POS strategies, and are looking to add everything from mobile payment to tablet-based ordering to their repertoires.