MEDICINE HAT, AB and ANCHORAGE, AK – Auto-Star Compusystems Inc., an innovative developer of point of sale software, is excited to introduce Skurla’s POS Solutions, Alaska’s premier POS and IT solution provider. As a certified Auto-Star reseller, Skurla’s is able to extend their product offering and provide grocery retailers of all sizes a reliable and feature-rich application.
I am sure you have heard it from many sources at this point, but we just wanted to remind you and share information about what this means for your Windows 7 computers:
"While you could continue to use your PC running Windows 7, without continued software and security updates, it will be at greater risk for viruses and malware." - Microsoft Support
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This is an ongoing series of articles about cash discounting and surcharging programs.
I recently returned from a conference and attended a session by Clearent to learn more about this hot topic in the payment world. The number one take away from this conference - you need to follow the rules very carefully - and work with a partner that knows what they are doing!
Did you know that cash discounting and surcharging programs for credit card fees is legal in most states. We have seen an uptick in the use of these methods to offset credit card fees in some locations locally, but isn't common in most businesses - yet. So, we decided it was time to learn more:
Here is the last in the series from the PCI Council's - How to Protect Your Business With These Security Basics.
Security risks are everywhere these days - everyone up and down the chain is affected. At Skurla's Point of Sale Solutions, we take security very seriously - and wanted to share some resources from the PCI Security Council.
This month's topic: Understanding Your Risk - Make Your Data Useless to Criminals
According to the Council:
"The best way to keep it (your data) safe is to make it useless even if it’s stolen by hiding it, and removing it altogether when it’s not needed. While this can be more complex to put in place, in the long run, it can make security much easier to manage. While protecting your customer's data can seem overwhelming, below are some basic recommendations that every business should follow."
Here is the next in the series from the PCI Council's - How to Protect Your Business With These Security Basics.
Security risks are everywhere these days - everyone up and down the chain is affected. At Skurla's Point of Sale Solutions, we take security very seriously - and wanted to share some resources from the PCI Security Council.
This month's topic: Understanding Your Risk - Protect Your Business from the Internet
Oh yes, the Internet - for business owners, it is often a double-edged sword.
According to the Council:
"The Internet is the main highway used by data thieves to attack and steal your
customers’ card data. For this reason, if your business is on the Internet, anything you use for card payments needs extra protection."
While protecting your customer's data can seem overwhelming, below are some basic recommendations that every business should follow.
Here is the next in the series from the PCI Council's - How to Protect Your Business With These Security Basics.
Security risks are everywhere these days - everyone up and down the chain is affected. At Skurla's Point of Sale Solutions, we take security very seriously - and wanted to share some resources from the PCI Security Council.
This month's topic: Understanding Your Risk - Use Secure Payment Terminals and Solutions
According to the Council:
"A sure way to better protect your business is to use secure payment solutions and trained professionals to help you."
"Your customers enter their personal identification numbers (PINs) for their payment cards into your payment terminal or PIN entry device. It is important to use secure devices to protect your customers’ PIN data."
AURORA 2.0 is launching next month / Auto-Star partnership is official!
We are excited to announce that our partnership with new software vendor, Auto-Star, is now official! This new partnership allows us to bring our AURORA Point of Sale into a new era of features, reliability and ease of use. We will be officially launching AURORA 2.0 next month, and we can’t wait to show you what this powerful grocery point of sale can do for your store.
