Certain Software(R), Inc. Continues Expansion into Higher Education Market.Certain Brings Its Online Registration Technology, Featuring Secure E-Commerce, Cross-Departmental Reporting and More, to Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Institutions SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Certain continues to bring the innovation of the most comprehensive online registration technology available, Certain Registration[TM], to help higher education institutions achieve an advanced degree of control and flexibility over departmental and campus-wide events. Higher education users gain e-commerce security when handling online registration transactions Certain recognizes the high priority of secure e-commerce to universities for minimizing the exposure of their online registration transactions. Demonstrating a serious commitment to the highest levels of security, Certain Registration meets the extensive requirements of Payment Card Industry (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) Level 1 Compliance as outlined by the PCI Security Standards Council including Visa, MasterCard, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. and Discover. Certain Registration gives universities reinforced confidence in knowing their online registration transactions protect sensitive information against data theft and fraud as well as guard against potential non-compliance financial penalties. Certain's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Ken Voss, points out, "Many universities have attempted to build their own online registration systems and, in particular have difficulty achieving or maintaining online payment security. Certain Registration delivers PCI Level 1 Compliance, the very highest level of security available today." Voss goes on to say, "While all commercially available online registration systems must achieve the minimum security levels, most do not provide the high level of protection that Certain Registration offers. This is a critical issue for institutions accepting credit card payments." Universities can consolidate event reporting and budgeting across departments Universities also need to manage event expenditures across various campus departments. Certain Registration's powerful reporting and budgeting features are designed to enable both customized reporting at the departmental level as well as consolidated reporting across departments for a broader university-wide view. Certain is focused on optimizing online registration for its higher education customers Certain focuses on customers' needs in the higher education market. Those who have already found success using Certain Registration include Harvard, Stanford, Cornell and 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. , among others. Eric Armstrong, Director of Student Financial IS & Stanford e-Commerce Service, remarks, "Certain Registration has been a real success story at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . Prior to Certain Registration, departments had administered their event registration in a multiplicity mul·ti·plic·i·ty n. pl. mul·ti·plic·i·ties 1. The state of being various or manifold: the multiplicity of architectural styles on that street. 2. of ways, often lacking in functionality, sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. or transaction controls. Certain Registration has helped Stanford to achieve a number of important institutional goals. It has been applicable to Stanford's needs as demonstrated in the usage statistics in the first year - over 40 departments with over 60 events, bringing in over $750,000 in event revenue." Looking ahead, Certain is exploring plans to integrate with leading edge tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. payment processing providers to bring even more depth to its solutions for meeting the needs of higher education users. About Certain Certain provides innovative technology enabling our customers to register people and assets online. Our flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Certain Registration, is the online registration solution used by public and private universities, government agencies and Fortune 1000 companies 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. |
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