CommercialWare Earns CISP Payment Application Best Practices from Visa.NATICK, Mass. -- CommercialWare, Inc., a division of Datavantage and wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of MICROS Systems, Inc., and the leading provider of cross-channel commerce solutions for retailers, today announced CWDirect v10.0 has been validated as compliant with Visa USA Cardholder Information Security Program The Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) was a program established by Visa USA to ensure the security of cardholder information as it is being processed and stored by merchants and service providers. CISP has since been superseded by the [https://www. (CISP CISP Cardholder Information Security Program (Visa) CISP Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli CISP Certified IRA Services Professional (American Bankers Association) ) Payment Application Best Practices (PABP PABP Payment Application Best Practices (credit card processing standard) PABP Polyadenylate-Binding Protein ). This validation allows retailers, from the emerging merchant to the multi-channel, multi-million dollar organization, leveraging CommercialWare's CWDirect application to accelerate the obtainment of PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). compliance, a requirement for all merchants and service providers who store, process, or transmit Visa cardholder card·hold·er n. One who holds a card, especially a credit card. card  hold data. In a CISP-compliant environment, secure payment applications minimize the potential for security breaches. "To protect the integrity and security of data, the major credit card companies have introduced PCI. It is a number one challenge for retail IT departments," said Russ Klein, Director of Emerging Technology Research at Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. . "These companies now require merchants using credit cards to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. this security standard or face penalties. CommercialWare has provided a solution for retailer compliance with its PABP validation in version 10.0 of CWDirect." Consumers expect retailers to safe guard their personal data when transacting with a merchant whether at the point of sale, over the Internet, on the phone, or sending information through the mail. CommercialWare is committed to protecting the confidentiality and integrity of cardholder data wherever Visa cardholders make purchases from merchants using CommercialWare's cross-channel applications. "CommercialWare has demonstrated its commitment to security and helping retailers comply with PCI by investing in obtaining the CISP Payment Application Best Practices. This validation brings our customers one step closer to PCI compliance and provides them with piece of mind that we are dedicated to supporting the data integrity and security of their organizations," said Jane Cannon, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at CommercialWare. In addition to CommercialWare, Datavantage and MICROS applications are also validated by CISP PABP. About CommercialWare CommercialWare, a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. and division of Datavantage, develops cross-channel commerce infrastructure solutions that allow retailers and direct marketers to optimize transactions from all customer touch points. CommercialWare's comprehensive portfolio of products seamlessly links all aspects of the transaction lifecycle through point-of-sale, back-office, order management, fulfillment, customer service, collaboration, and analytics applications. The organization offers a confluence of multi-channel solutions that power many of the leading retail brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Party Land, Chico's, J.Jill, Ritz Camera, Jos. A. Bank, and Patagonia. For more information on CommercialWare visit www.commercialware.com . The CommercialWare logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners. |
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