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MSI Achieves Payment Industry Compliance
Firm’s Software Completes Visa Payment
Application Best Practice Validation
PHOENIX AND CHICAGO (March 24, 2008) – Multi-Systems, Inc. (MSI), a
leading supplier of hotel technology and property management systems,
announces compliance validation of its proprietary software, CC Direct
in conjunction with WinPM version 2.0, with Visa’s Payment Application
Best Practices (PABP). The application—which provides connections for
authorization and batch processing—replaces the Credit Track program
that MSI customers were using in previous versions. As a result, MSI is
among the leading property management technology vendors currently
offering a payment gateway validated PABP compliant. Trustwave, a
leading provider of information security and compliance management
solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world,
performed the PABP validation.
Visa’s PABP applies to software vendors who develop payment applications
that store, process, or transmit cardholder data as part of
authorization or settlement. The annual on-site security review consists
of 14 PABP requirements, including protection of card holder data,
secure passwords, protection of wireless transmissions, encryption of
sensitive traffic over public networks and more. MSI successfully
demonstrated its compliance by submitting to this rigorous review of its
CC Direct payment application with WinPM version 2.0, as required by
Visa and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
To view MSI’s certification on Visa’s Web site, please visit
www.visa.com/cisp and click the quick link on the right hand side of the
page that says, validated payment applications.
CC Direct captures credit card data via multiple points of
entry—including credit card numbers from interface points—and stores
them securely. A token is used by the software to access the credit card
data appropriately for processing, based on security roles. Since 1996,
MSI’s unique approach in providing the credit card software integrated
with property management has given MSI customers a more intuitive method
for credit card processing. The license fee associated with the initial
purchase allows the site unlimited ability to process transactions,
without incurring per-transaction fees associated with the property
management system.
“Offering a migration path to compliant software without forcing the
hotel to incur additional license fees was an important factor in MSI’s
decision to rewrite the credit card processing program that is used by
MSI’s customers,” commented Tim Tiller, MSW, President of MSI. “We’ve
created a PABP-compliant solution that will ensure the safety of credit
card transactions for all of our customers, while also giving them a
direct connection to their credit card processor using software supplied
by MSI, reducing additional costs.”
MSI AND TRUSTWAVE/ADD ONE
“Validating compliance with PABP demonstrates to MSI’s customers that
cardholder security is at the forefront of their business requirements
for the technologies they bring to market,” says Robert J. McCullen,
chairman and CEO of Trustwave. “At a time when consumers are becoming
more aware of the risk in sharing their personal information with the
organizations they patronize, MSI is helping merchants secure
transactions for consumers staying at properties that use MSI’s payment
application.”
About MSI
Servicing the hospitality industry since 1990, MSI (Multi-Systems, Inc.)
is a leading supplier of hotel technology and property management
systems. MSI empowers the lodging industry through great people,
superior service, and innovative technology. With an installed customer
base of close to 3,000 hotels and resorts throughout North America, MSI
is one of the largest privately held providers of fully integrated
property management, sales, marketing & catering, point of sale, web
booking module, and centralized corporate services. MSI specializes in
"total system solutions" for management companies and hotel chains, by
providing central reservation and property system integration. Its
customer support team has been recognized as the industry leader, and is
key to the success of MSI’s products and services. For additional
information about MSI’s technology solutions, please contact Kim
Gollehon at 800-331-7890 or info@msisolutions.com. For more information on
MSI, visit www.msisolutions.com.
About Trustwave
Trustwave is the leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based
information security and compliance management solutions to businesses
and government entities throughout the world. For organizations faced
with today’s challenging data security and compliance environment,
Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that
include its flagship TrustKeeper® compliance management software and
other proprietary security solutions. Trustwave has helped more than
30,000 organizations—ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large
financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers—manage
compliance and secure their network infrastructure, data communications
and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago
with offices throughout North America, Europe, Africa, China and
Australia.
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