Certain Software(R), Inc.'s Dr. Rick Borry Spreads the Word on APEX Standards.Certain's Chief Software Architect Tours the United States to Educate on the Latest in APEX Standards SAN FRANCISCO -- Certain's Chief Software Architect, Dr. Rick Borry, has been traveling the country spreading enthusiasm for the highly efficient and productive future that lies ahead for of meetings, conventions and exhibition industry as the Convention Industry Council's Accepted Practices Exchange (CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. APEX) initiative gains momentum. "Imagine what you would do with more time to think creatively, less repetitive work to complete, and the ability to establish better relationships with your customers and suppliers?" This the promising future that CIC leaders like Dr. Borry are working to bring to every meeting and event planner. By design, APEX standards will result in time & cost savings, eased communication, data sharing, enhanced customer service, streamlined systems and processes, less duplication of effort, increased operational efficiencies and better educated, more professional employees. At the Society of Government Meeting Professionals 2007 National Education Conference held in Atlantic City this May, Certain's Dr. Borry presented a seminar titled "Online Registration for Government Meetings: Compliance, Security, and APEX Standards for the Group Travel Industry." Giving the historical rundown, Dr. Borry discussed the impact of regulations including data encryption using Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) to Payment Card Industry (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) compliance for credit card processing to American Disabilities Act (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) Section 508 compliance for equal opportunity, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act or FACTA, Pub.L. 108-159) which was passed by the United States Congress on December 4 2003 as an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumers can request and obtain a free credit report (FACTA FACTA Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 ) regulations for privacy concerns and the CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003) A U.S. statute effective January 1, 2004 that allows spammers to be fined up to $6 million. law for e-mail communication. Giving a preview of the future Dr. Borry APEX initiative to produce open standards for electronic data transfer of event RFP's, rooming lists, and Event Specification Guides between meeting professionals and hotel suppliers. Earlier this spring Dr. Borry spoke to pharmaceutical industry planners at the Center for Business Intelligence's 3rd Annual Pharma Meeting in Philadelphia. This July in Montreal, Dr. Borry will bring the word on the latest APEX developments to the Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress. Dr. Borry reflects, "In the future world of instant and easy data exchange, APEX will be the unseen plumbing in your housing, while software tools will be the faucet handle in your sink - offering a simple and intuitive way to get water." About Certain Certain provides innovative technology enabling our customers to register people and assets online. Our flagship product, Certain Registration, is the online registration solution used by the commercial and public sector for meetings, events and training programs. Certain delivers meeting and event professionals control, flexibility and value through key online registration features covering program, travel, housing, finance, communications and reports. Headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] with an office in Washington D.C. and distributors in the United Kingdom, Certain has been a leader in the registration technology industry since 1994. For additional information, please visit www.certain.com. About Certain Chief Software Architect, Dr. Rick Borry Dr. Rick Borry is the Chief Software Architect of Certain Registration[TM], having developed the original product in 1998 and since growing it into one of the leading online registration applications available. His perspective on how technology affects the meetings and events industry has been featured in publications like The Meeting Professional, HSMAI's Affordable Meetings, Meetings Industry Megasite, Event Solutions, Meetings West and BizBash. Since 2005, Dr. Borry has been an active member of the Convention Industry Council's APEX Technology Advisory committee, charged with developing XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. standards for the group travel industry. Dr. Borry earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. and Bachelors of Science in chemical engineering from Clemson University. Read his blog at http://registrationdoctorblogspot.com. |
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