Technology, Point of Sale and Inventory Specialists
Archive for April, 2010
PIN PAD COMPLIANCE
Apr 28th
Credit Card Compliance has become a major issue for retailers. At IMS, we get a lot of questions about Retail Pro® and compliance. Many think that if they upgrade their POS software, then they are covered. One of our larger customers just notified us that they have been threatened with interest rate increases, late fees, double-cycle billing, and even suspension of taking credit cards if they cannot demonstrate compliance. Compliance is NOT just the software. It also includes your networks (i.e. firewalls, etc.), some hardware (like PIN PADS), and many of aspects of your operation.
Some PIN PAD models may NOT be compliant! The 2 Pin Pads that we’ve worked with are the Ingenico EnCrypt 2100 and the Verifone 1000SE. The Encrypt 2100 is NOT on the list of approved devices. The Verifone 1000SE is, but with certain firmware updates. There are other Retail Pro approved pin pads that are compatible with RPro v8.6 and v9.2. Due to new credit card compliance issues, customers using non-compliant pin pads will need to replace those models.
The Deadline for this is July 1, 2010.
Please contact IMS immediately at 1-800-882-0627 for more information regarding Pin Pads in regards to the PCI Compliance.
VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE – WWW.STADIS.COM
Apr 20th
International Micro Systems is pleased to announce the launch of our new website for our flagship product, STADIS, at www.stadis.com (http://www NULL.stadis NULL.com). We have streamlined the site’s navigation, making it intuitive and user-friendly. Our goal is to provide our customers with a focus on what we offer them and how our customers can benefit from our products and services.
The new website provides more detailed information about our services, showcases our STADIS customer base and highlights our unique ability to Follow Your Favorite Fan.
STADIS is the leading venue integration software in sports, leisure and entertainment. Period.
STADIS is the only software system that can load tickets, track the customer before, during and after an event, analyze every touch point and give detailed reports that show specific purchase behavior, even demographic data when available.
This isn’t just a guaranteed increase in ROI (something others have claimed to deliver), but new revenue streams along with clear, actionable data that can bring in even more marketing and sponsorship dollars.
Please take a moment to visit www.stadis.com (http://www NULL.stadis NULL.com) to see more about how STADIS can turn your venue into a real success story
Contact us at sales-marketing@stadis.com (sales-marketing null@null stadis NULL.com) or call 1-800-882-0627 with any comments or questions.
Tip: Retail Pro v8 – How to Apply Promo Pricing
Apr 19th
Go to Merchandise > Inventory:
To set up promotional pricing:
1. From the Retail Pro Inventory screen, click Options –> then click PROMO PRICING (both on the side).
2. Select ADD.
3. Enter the name of the promotion that you are creating in the Promo Name column.
4. Navigate to the lower pane. Enter the discounted unit price in the Price column and the minimum quantity of items that must be purchased to qualify in the Quantity column.
Example:
Quantity Price
1 $25
2 $22
4 $20
5. Select CLOSE to exit the Promotional Pricing window.
To assign a promotional pricing to an item or style:
1. In either Item View or Style View, highlight or display the item or style to which you want to assign a promotion.
2. Select EDIT from the main toolbar.
3. Navigate to the Promo # field. (You will need to add this to your screen layout if it isn’t already there)
4. Enter the promotion number you want to assign to that item.
OR
Select to open the Promotional Pricing window, select a promotion, and then choose SELECT.
5. Repeat the previous steps for any other items to which you would like to assign a promotion.
Ringing up Promotional Pricing
When an item is put on a receipt with quantities that quality for promotional pricing, click Apply Promo. (Version 8 Only: When you click Tender, you will get a window showing the promotional pricing.) You will select the item and click Apply to apply the promotional pricing to the item.
Retail Pro: PCI Compliance
Apr 2nd
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards
Retail Pro International, LLC adheres to the security standards laid out by the PCI Council for the Payment Application – Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) for its Retail Pro applications.
PCI DSS and PA-DSS – What is it?
The PCI DSS is a comprehensive set of security requirements agreed upon by members of the PCI Council intended to provide protection for consumer payment account data. The PCI Council consists of thought leaders from the payment industry including American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc. Inc. International, to help facilitate broad adoption of consistent data security measures on a global basis.
PA-DSS is the Council-managed program formerly under the supervision of the Visa Inc. program known as the Payment Application Best Practices (PABP). The goal of PA-DSS is to help software vendors and others develop secure payment applications that do not store prohibited data, such as full magnetic stripe, CVV2 or PIN data, and ensure their payment applications support compliance with the PCI DSS.
Both the PCI DSS and PA-DSS include requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. These standards are intended to help organizations and software vendors proactively protect consumer account data.
At the core of the PCI DSS and PA-DSS are a group of principles and accompanying requirements, around which the specific elements of the DSS are organized.
These principles include:
- Build and Maintain a Secure Network
- Protect Cardholder Data
- Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
- Implement Strong Access Control Measures
- Regularly Monitory and Test Networks
- Maintain an Information Security Policy
How can Retail Pro help me with PCI?
Retail Pro International, LLC, considers the protection and integrity of payment information to be of the highest importance and takes the security around this data very seriously. It has taken broad measures to ensure both the retailer and consumer’s payment data is protected in accordance with the PCI standards outlined within the PA-DSS.
Our Retail Pro applications are routinely monitored and validated by Payment Application-Qualified Security Assessors (PA-QSAs), as approved by the PCI-SSC, to ensure all payment functionality adheres to the PCI Council’s strict standards. Through the use of Retail Pro the consumer can rest assured that all appropriate steps and precautions are taken to protect the transmission and storage of their credit card information.
For more information about the PCI Data Security Standard and Payment Application – Data Security Standard, visit www.PCIsecuritystandards.org (http://www NULL.PCIsecuritystandards NULL.org).