PCI-DSS EXPLAINED

If you are a store owner, are you sure you aren't liable for a $500,000 fine? If you are not sure then you should check your compliance with PCI-DSS requirements. . The Payment card industry data security standards, or PCI DSS are a set of guidelines proposed by the PCI Security Standards Council back in 2004 to maintain payment card safety and fight fraud. In order for a retail system to be classified as PCI compliant, and thus authorized to process payment cards, it must follow the guidelines outlined in PCI DSS. There are two versions of DSS, and the latest one, 1.2 comes in effect in just a month. The requirements are the same across North America.

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How to use the Headquarters application to add new stores to your single-store business

Microsoft Retail Management System 1.2 consists of two major applications: Store Operations and Headquarters. Store Operations is a point-of-sale and back-office application that caters to the daily retail needs of managing inventory, tracking and ordering items, and performing sales and transactions. Headquarters serves as a head-office application that centrally manages a wide range of stores by tracking inventory, sales, and customers.

This article will walk you through the steps necessary to upgrade your existing retail store by adding new stores and Headquarters to your retail business solution. The article applies to Microsoft Retail Management System version 1.2.

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Head Quarters Client Error: Connection to socket was unsuccessfull.

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