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And therein lies another benefit of tech. When properly deployed, restaurants can tailor the guest experience.

I think that, again, it comes down to personalization and really caring about what the guest needs and wants and not just serving them up messages and hoping they resonate, but really doing the due diligence to know that something is going to resonate, Zoiss says.

But what constitutes guest care can be a fraught issue. At Barcelona, technology does not figure into the relationship-building equation. The 18-unit concept has incorporated some tech within its operationwere not complete luddites, Halberg saysbut it does so in a very deliberate, measured way. The brand is currently exploring tech that can help with systems like F&B inventory. It also wants to update the POS system.

There are really smart people creating some wonderful restaurant apps now. Its sort of finally caught up to the restaurant industry. Overall, the challenge that weve always had and continue to have is what we want out of our technology; it tends to be something that we want to be able to customize, Halberg says.

Even before the pandemic, Barcelona used Wisely (now powered by Olo) for online reservations because it allowed for customization. Unlike other platforms that direct users to alternative restaurants if a particular time slot is unavailable, Wisely prompts guests to call the restaurant and provides its phone number. Because on-the-ground employees have a better read on foot traffic, they may be able to take the reservation after all.

At the very least, its an opportunity to strengthen the relationship with guestsand thats where Halberg sees potential. Hes in favor of technology that streamlines operations but has no interest in cutting opportunities for interaction, even if such solutions make things easier.

Its a point Halberg regularly debates with Tim McLaughlin, CEO of GoTab. Barcelona uses the platform for takeout orders but has opted out of its pay-at-the-table functionality.

He jokes about the fact that servers are great when you can find them. From his perspective, this pay-from-the-phone and just get-up-and-go sort of a thing would be a real win, Halberg says. He concedes that for venues like food halls or even diners, its a great ideabut not for restaurants like Barcelona. After all, the restaurant invests a great deal of time in training staff to keep their antennae up so they can quickly respond to guests needs.

Its not because we dont want the convenience, but because we lose that last touch. If you came over to my house for dinner, and you left without us getting a chance to say good-bye to each other, something would be wrong with our relationship, Halberg says. Theres something that we really felt we would lose if we had to embrace that sort of payment system.

But again, thats not the case for all concepts. Zoiss also likens hosting guests at one of Bottleneck Managements restaurants to inviting them into a home. For the brand, the best way to show hospitality is to make the experience as smooth as possible for the customer.

No matter what tech we implement, we still want to consider what the guest needs and welcome them in warmly, whether theyre using technology in a restaurant or not, Zoiss says. Were not fast casual; we are full service, and we intend to always be full service.

In recent years, the fast-casual segment has elevated both its offerings and its hospitality quotient, but even so the latter remains a hallmark of the full-service category. How restaurants interpret the application and efficacy of tech may vary widely, but the guiding principle remains the same: Any addition to a restaurants operation should enhance the guest experience.

Thanxs Goldstein says one potential pitfall for operators is only half-heartedly committing to tech solutions.

Brands that go only part of the way down the technology solution can annoy consumers. The reality is if Im getting my phone out and scanning a QR code, why cant I order a glass of wine right there? Why am I waiting for the server to come over? he says. One of the things were seeing great brands do in full service is really differentiate between a heavily tech-enabled experience and a completely non-tech experience.

For example, when guests walk into a white tablecloth establishment, they expect a hardcopy menu and interaction with waitstaff, Goldstein says. However, if a guest saddles up to a casual bar that features a QR code menu, theyll want the option to order and pay digitally.

Case in point: In the early days of COVID, Barcelona launched QR code menus, mostly as a sanitation measure. Once more was understood about how the coronavirus is transmitted (not through surfaces, generally), Halberg was eager to bring back the restaurants leather-bound menus.

That touch, he adds, helped guests feel like they were no longer stuck in a pandemic. The restaurant might not be a fine-dining concept, but the CEO wanted it to embody the same level of hospitality. Supply chain issues with paper have further delayed the rollback of QR code menus, but Halberg thinks its still on the horizon.

Because, at the end of the day, Barcelona wants to differentiate itself through the dine-in experience.

The evaluation about whether or not we keep this technology going into 2022 and 2023 really depends on what youre selling. If youre selling a fried chicken sandwich, then absolutely, your goal should be to get people a fried chicken sandwich as quickly as possible, as hot as possible, Halberg says. If what youre selling is an immersive experience then anything that removes you from that experience hurts the product. A guest at Barcelona, scrolling through social media on their phones instead of chatting with the bartender, meeting new people, listening to the musicall those are the things that degrade the product. Our product is an experience.

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The major market indexes continue to experience extreme volatility due to the aggressive interest rate hikes planned by the Fed to control the multi-decade high inflation and the rising geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Technology stocks have experienced a significant sell-off since the beginning of the year, with the Nasdaq Composite declining 11.9% year-to-date.

The technology industry has helped businesses stay functional since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increased adoption of cloud, service-based IT, and hybrid business structures by businesses lead to solid growth for most technology companies. The technology industry is expected to witness further growth due to the rapid adoption of newer and advanced technologies and solutions. According to Gartner, the worldwide IT spending, which includes data center systems, enterprise software, devices, IT services, and communications services, will rise to $4.50 trillion in 2022, representing an increase of 5.1% from 2021.

Thats why today were highlighting 3 stocks from our Top 10 Technology screen, which is just 1 of the 10 outperforming screens in our POWR Screens 10 service (more on that below). Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJIY), Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR), and Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (WSTG) are well-positioned to capitalize on the industry tailwinds.

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJIY)

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, IIJIY provides internet connectivity, WAN, outsourcing, systems integration, and network-related equipment sales services in Japan. The company operates through the Network Services and Systems Integration Business and ATM Operation Business.

IIJIYs nine-month revenue ended December 31, 2021, increased 6.1% year-over-year to 165.60 billion ($1.43 billion). The companys operating profit increased 60.9% year-over-year to 16.29 billion ($0.14 billion). Also, its net profits rose 96.1% year-over-year to 11.52 billion ($0.09 billion). Its EPS came in at 127, representing an increase of 95.8% year-over-year.

Analysts expect IIJIYs revenue for fiscal 2022 to increase 17.2% year-over-year to $1.98 billion. Over the past year, the stock has gained 39.7% to close the last trading session at $30.61.

IIJIYs strong fundamentals are reflected in its POWR Ratings. It has an overall rating of A, which equates to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system. The POWR Ratings are calculated by considering 118 different factors, with each factor weighted to an optimal degree.

The stock has an A grade for Stability and a B grade for Value and Quality. It is ranked #6 out of 49 stocks in the A-rated Telecom Foreign industry. Click here to see the other ratings of IIJIY for Growth, Momentum, and Sentiment.

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR)

EXTR provides end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions, services, and support. The company provides solutions from the Internet of Things (IoT) edge to the cloud. Its products include ExtremeWireless, ExtremeSwitching, ExtremeControl, ExtremeCloud IQ, ExtremeAnalytics, ExtremeLocation, Extreme AirDefense, ExtremeGuest, and ExtremeCloud A3.

On September 15, 2021, EXTR announced its acquisition of Ipanema, the cloud-native enterprise SD-WAN division of Infovista. The acquisition will bolster EXTRs ExtremeCloud portfolio by adding flexibility, capability, and security when connecting locations, applications, and devices. Adding Ipanemas capabilities to ExtremeClouds portfolio will offer new cloud-managed SD-WAN and security software solutions to power the Infinite Enterprise.

For the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2021, EXTRs revenues increased 16% year-over-year to $280.90 million. The companys non-GAAP net income increased 78% year-over-year to $28.40 million. Also, its non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.21, representing an increase of 62% year-over-year.

For fiscal 2022, EXTRs EPS and revenue are expected to increase 43.9% and 12.1% year-over-year to $0.82 and $1.13 billion, respectively. It surpassed Street EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. Over the past year, the stock has gained 24.8% to close the last trading session at $12.10.

EXTRs POWR Ratings reflect solid prospects. The stock has an overall A rating, equating to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system. It has an A grade for Growth and a B grade for Value and Quality. Within the Technology Communication/Networking industry, it is ranked first. To see the other ratings of EXTR for Momentum, Stability, and Sentiment, click here.

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (WSTG)

WSTG operates as a value-added information technology distribution and solutions company. It operates through the Distribution and Solutions segments. It also offers virtualization/cloud computing, security, networking, storage and infrastructure management, application lifecycle management, and other technically sophisticated domains and computer hardware.

On January 11, 2022, WSTG announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Climb Channel Solutions partnered with IRONSCALES, a global leader in AI-powered email security solutions. CEO of Climb Channel Solutions, Dale Foster, said, We partnered with IRONSCALES to bring our customers a wholistic, leading-edge email security platform that will strengthen their cybersecurity offerings and protect against all forms of phishing before, during and after incidents.

WSTGs net sales increased 13% year-over-year to $68.91 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. The companys adjusted gross billings increased 32.6% year-over-year to $226.93 million. Also, its adjusted EBITDA increased 128.4% year-over-year to $4.23 million.

Analysts expect WSTGs EPS to increase 22% over the next five years. Over the past year, the stock has gained 53% to close the last trading session at $30.60.

WSTGs strong fundamentals are reflected in its POWR Ratings. The stock has an overall A rating, equating to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system. It has an A grade for Growth and a B grade for Value, Sentiment, and Quality. It is ranked first out of 48 stocks in the Technology Electronics industry. Click here to see the other ratings of WSTG for Momentum and Stability.

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IIJIY shares were trading at $30.01 per share on Monday afternoon, down $0.60 (-1.96%). Year-to-date, IIJIY has declined -27.20%, versus a -7.77% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.

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Information technology sector has shown robust growth in current fiscal: NASSCOM chief

The information technology (IT) sector is set to become a $227 billion industry in the current fiscal, registeringa 15.5 per cent growth, industry body NASSCOMsaid on Tuesday.

This is the highest growth in over a decade and NASSCOM's president Debjani Ghosh described it as a year of resurgence, after the one of resilience in the immediate aftermathof the pandemic.

The IT industry revenues had grown by 2.3 per cent to $194 billion in 2020-21.In its yearly strategic review for 2021-22, NASSCOMsaid the industry added 4.5 lakh new jobs to take the overall direct employees to 50 lakh people.

Over 44 per cent of the new hires were women, and their overall share is now 18 lakh.Export revenues grew 17.2 per cent to $178 billion, while the domestic revenues grew 10 per cent to $49 billion, it said.

New age digital services share grew 25 per cent to $13 billion and India has a strong workforce geared for technologies of the future, Ms Ghosh said.

NASSCOM, which has ceased to give a growth projection for the future, said that a chief executives' survey pointed to another growth year. Over 70 per cent of those polled said they will be able to maintain growth in 2022 as well.

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCSI) today announced its participation in the JMP Technology Conference on March 8, 2022.

Details of the conference are as follows:

Location: Ritz Carlton, San Francisco

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 1:00-1:30 PM (PT)

Webcast Link: https://wsw.com/webcast/jmp53/ccsi/1660190

About Consensus

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCSI) started as a secure digital document transmission solution 25 years ago and has grown to be a global leader of digital cloud fax technology. The company leverages its technology heritage to securely transform, enhance, and exchange digital information. The companys suite of interoperability solutions offers a unified digital environment that optimizes workflows; provides real-time event notifications; on-demand patient query and direct secure messaging. Consensus offers eFax, Consensus Unite, Consensus Signal, jSign and has Consensus Clarity and Harmony in development. For more information about Consensus, visit http://www.consensus.com.

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NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) today announced that it will report its fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The results are scheduled to be released at 4:00 p.m. ET, followed by an investor presentation and conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET.

PAR Technology President and Chief Executive Officer Savneet Singh, Chief Financial Officer Bryan Menar and Vice President for Business Development, Christopher Byrnes will provide a business update and address questions from call participants.

To participate in the call, please call 844-419-5412, approximately 10 minutes in advance. No passcode is required to participate in the live call. Individual & Institutional Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call/event over the internet by visiting PARs website at https://www.partech.com/about-us/investor-relations/. Alternatively, listeners may access an archived version of the presentation call from 7:30 p.m. on March 1 through March 8, 2022 by dialing 855-859-2056 and using conference ID 3684043.

PAR Technology looks forward to your participation in this conference call. Please call Tiffani Temple at 315-738-0600 x 6325 with any questions.

ABOUT PAR TECHNOLOGY

For more than 40 years, PARs (NYSE Symbol: PAR) cutting-edge products and services have helped bold and passionate restaurant brands build lasting guest relationships. We are the partner enterprise restaurants rely on when they need to serve amazing moments from open to close, during the most hectic rush hours, and when the world forces them to adapt and overcome. More than 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries use PARs restaurant hardware, software, drive-thru, and back-office solutions. With the recent acquisition of leading loyalty solutions provider Punchh Inc., PAR has become a Unified Commerce Cloud Platform for Enterprise Restaurants. To learn more, visit http://www.partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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The National Football League lobbied the Securities and Exchange Commission on "issues related to blockchain technology" from July through December last year, according to disclosure reports.

Records indicate the lobbying campaign represents the first time the NFL has attempted to influence the government agency that oversees financial securities. The league spent over $600,000 on lobbying both chambers of Congress and various government agencies, including the SEC, during the second half of 2021, according to the reports.

Beyond the SEC, the NFL lobbied the White House Office, the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce. The NFL targeted those government entities for a wide range of issues, including "federal regulation of sports betting," according to the filings.

The forms do not provide further details on the NFL's lobbying efforts.

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are built on top of something known as the blockchain, which acts as a digital ledger that keeps track of alltransactions of a particular token.This global online database is accessible to anyone withan internet connection, and it is maintained by an international network of people who help to verify blocks of transactions.

The NFL, run by Commissioner Roger Goodell, is trying to determine whether crypto can be an integral part of the league's business, insiders say. The NFL currently takes in about $10 billion in annual revenue.

At last year's NFL owner meetings in New York, officials told CNBC that crypto-related deals are still being examined.

The NFL partnered with the National Football League Players Association and Dapper Labs to "create exclusive digital video highlight NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for NFL fans," according to a September announcement. Numerous NFL stars have already become involved with crypto, including retiring quarterback Tom Brady, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and star Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

The SEC, which is chaired by Gary Gensler, has been attempting to determine how to regulate various forms of crypto.

For months, Gensler has promised to deliver a set of formal rules to oversee the crypto market. The SEC chief has said these guidelineswould be designed with a view to protectinvestors, but currently there areno explicit proposals.

In the absence of formal ground rules, the Gensler has instead weighed in on more of a case-by-case basis, defining what are registered securities and therefore under his jurisdiction. That sometimes includes certain crypto investments and platforms.

The agency, for example, hasrepeatedly refused to approvea spot bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund over concerns related toinvestor protection and the potential for fraudulent trading.

The NFL and the SEC did not return requests for comment before publication.

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Crypto is set to be heavily advertised during Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. Various cryptocurrency businesses are said to have spent millions to promote their products.

The NFL lobbyists listed on the disclosure reports are two Capitol Hill veterans.

Brendon Plack was hired by the league in 2019 to be its senior vice president of public policy and government affairs. Prior to assuming that post, he was chief of staff to the then-Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D.

The second league executive, Jonathan Nabavi, was hired in 2017 and is currently another leader of the NFL's government affairs office, who once worked with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, when the lawmaker was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

CNBC's Jabari Young contributed to this report.

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