Solving Each Other’s Problems

It was so amazing to be able to share a problem with the group and then get the help of the whole room to solve it! We all shared one problem, tiny or large, and everyone offered different possible solutions.

It turns out that extended data was a very popular answer to many of the room’s business issues. If you have any ideas of how you would like to use extended data to solve one of your own problems but you need a little bit of help getting started, give us a call. That’s why we’re here: to help you take your business to the next level!

Did You Catch That? So many Bells and Whistles!

Were you glued to the screen when Bonnie demo’d SouthWare’s brand new CRM portal, too?! How about when Dan showed us how fast the new Order Entry portal is or how easy it is to create custom reports on the fly with FYI. Rachel revealed that we can now email customers straight from within SouthWare and who can forget Don’s 7 tries to get the NetLink handheld picking demonstration to work! Well, he redeemed himself with an awesome demonstration of SouthWare’s shopping cart; can you believe how much functionality comes straight out of the box!?!

If there was a tip or trick that you saw for the first time and you would like to know more information about that aspect of SouthWare, shoot us a quick line. We’d be happy to show you more!

Scared Straight – PCI Links

If you weren’t scared straight after hearing that incredible first-hand story that Tom from Half Hitch Tackle shared about being breached, then you may want to have your pulse checked! The statistics are staggering: 43% of businesses that experience a breach go out of business within the next year. If you process credit cards in your business, here are some helpful links to getting you on the road to PCI Compliance:

• Download and review the Quick Reference Guide
• Fill out the Self Assessment Questionnaire “D”
• Utilize the PCI Security Standards Council Prioritized Approach Tool for PCI DSS 2.0 Spreadsheet to work a plan to compliance
• Complete the Attestations of Compliance

You Need to Watch This

We ran out of time, but if you process credit cards in your business you need to watch this hilarious video that spells out the 12 steps you need to take to become PCI compliant. (Don't worry, it's safe for work!)

One Less Thing To Worry About – SouthWare is now PCI Compliant

Sleep easier at night knowing that you can process credit card transactions in SouthWare without having to worry about your system being the cause of a data breach! After teaming up with Element Payment Services, SouthWare no longer stores any credit card information. You still have to worry about the other 11 steps of PCI Compliance, but at least this one is covered!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us to answer your questions about getting on (and STAYING on) the road to full compliance!

Thank You

Thank you to all of our guest speakers and for everyone who joined us for making this event a success! Here's to a successful 2012!

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