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by InsightExpress of 500 information technology decision makers fi ve years on from the introduction of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The majority (70%) of survey respondents felt that their organisation was more secure than it would if PCI compliance were not required and 87% believed the PCI requirements were necessary for protecting cardholder data. A further 67% of respondents anticipated that their spending on PCI compliance would increase this year, indicating positive executive and board buy-in for this important initiative, while 60% suggested that PCI compliance projects could drive other network or network security projects.


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HED KANDI IN TUNE WITH PAYMENTS


etwork technologies provider, Cisco recently unveiled the results of a survey conducted


A large majority (85%) also


believed they would pass an assessment at the current time and 78% said they passed their previous initial assessment. And more than 85% of respondents were aware of the clarifi cations and recommendations associated with the newly announced PCI DSS 2.0 standards. Perhaps surprisingly, 60% were using point-to-point encryption to simplify their compliance efforts and possibly reduce the scope of their next PCI assessment. Fred Kost, Cisco director of group


security solutions, told Retail Technology the increased spending plans around PCI standards were in line with plans to build out businesses into new areas using e-commerce, wireless and virtualisation technologies in particular. “This is a refl ection of the continued technology security evolution of business growth,” he said. Kost added: “It is important to


make sure infrastructure networks that store and transmit data have the necessary protections around them. Some are looking to segment their protection so that virtual PCI data is included in the audit. But with


more data moving into the cloud, it is important to maintain control.” In other PCI-related news, the PCI Standards Security Council recently opened nominations to elect its Board of Advisors. The Board, which is elected by PCI members every two years, will represent the current roster of more than 600 PCI SSC participating organisations and will provide strategic and technical input to the council.


These include fi nancial institutions


(acquirers and issuers), payment processors, merchants (e.g. retailers, hospitality) and others (e.g. technology vendors, industry associations, service providers). Jeremy King, PCI Security Council regional director for Europe, told Retail Technology: “The outgoing Board had four members representing Europe, and we’re wanting to get more participating organisations in this region involved.”


Nominations close on 25 February,


followed by a voting period from mid-March to early April, and the new Board will be announced in early May 2011.


Hed Kandi, an established house music record label, has selected communications solution provider to the retail industry, Vodat International, to implement a new multi protocol label switching (MPLS) network in its Hed Kandi Fashion stores at Bluewater and LiverpoolONE shopping centres to ensure a fast and secure payments experience for its customers, as well as communications with head offi ce. James Bacchus, Hed Kandi’s head of IT, said: “Excellent customer service is key to our business and it’s important that our point of sale is fast and effi cient. Vodat’s high-speed retail communication network provides sub-second chip and PIN authorisation allowing our customers to complete their purchases quickly and safely.”


McDONALD’S CONTACTLESS ROLL OUT CONTINUES


McDonald’s customers will soon be able to benefi t from fast contactless card payments as the restaurant chain rolls out contactless card payment in all of its 1,200 UK restaurants.


The system is being launched


jointly with Visa Europe and is the UK’s largest rollout of contactless technology.


By using a contactless-enabled


card, customers will be able to pay for items which cost £15 or under in half a second by touching their card against a wireless reader, speeding up service and providing a convenient new payment option. Jill McDonald, president and chief executive of McDonald’s UK, said:


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“We were the fi rst major quick- service restaurant to launch payment by cards and we’re delighted to be leading the way again with the rollout of contactless payment technology. Convenient and quick, the technology is the perfect match for McDonald’s and we look forward to offering it in all of our restaurants by this summer.”


◆ House of Fraser, the premium UK department store, has launched a mobile-commerce site specifi cally designed for use on mobile devices in collaboration with mobile agency Usablenet. The new mobile site will give customers access to the full product range and all 850 brands


available at www. houseoffraser. co.uk, as well as a secure checkout process.


◆ Electrical contractor Active Connect is all geared up to install Marshall- Tuffl ex’s MT32 prefabricated modular wiring solution in BP company-owned petrol stations around the country following a successful trial of the system at a BP Connect Service Station in Woking, which was updated to incorporate a new M&S Simply Food outlet.


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