PCI DSS is a hot topic. Every where you turn there are panel discussions, forums, sessions, surveys and solutions to deal with it. Yet, there seems to be lots of confusion and dilemma by the retailers to comply. I think the key to getting compliant is...

Microsoft today released an Office Business Applicaion (OBA) Reference Architecture Pack (RAP) for Price Management . This is a critical area in the industry and many enterprises struggle with communicating the pricing rules to their sales field. Price...

Earlier this week Association for Retail Technology Standards announced that it has launched the SOA Blueprint for Retail project, a program that will provide retail businesses with specific guidelines and best practices for implementing a service-oriented...

Technorati tags: PCI DSS , Cardholder Data , CSO Summit , credit cards Last week Microsoft hosted its annual CSO Summit here in Redmond. There was a large group of CSOs from global enterprises. I lead a panel discussion on PCI DSS, as it is a major issue...