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Appellee leased a combination convenience store/gas station in December, 2000. The location had previously functioned as a convenience store, which had been closed for approximately one year prior to appellee entering into the lease.
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Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2007
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CREDIT-CARD DATA BREACHES DRIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS BONANZA
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Security experts say every time a retailer ends up in the headlines for losing customer credit-card data, a PCI project gets its wings.
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Posted: Friday, March 30, 2007
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PAYPAL AIMS NEW PRODUCT AT SMES
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Shoppers can choose payment method
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Posted: Friday, March 30, 2007
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ASK AMY: WEB SITE SHUTS DOWN AFTER ORDER PLACED
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A mother of two was thrilled to find a Web site that advertised diapers for a third of the price. But soon after she placed her order, the site shut down. KPRC Local 2 investigative reporter Amy Davis checked it out.
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007
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AMTRAK EXPANDS WIRELESS CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
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Amtrak passengers on every train that provides food and beverage services will soon be able to pay for onboard food and beverage purchases with the swipe of a credit card.
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007
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LOOK CLOSELY AT ALL OPTIONS OF ONLINE BUSINESS
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I want to start selling my products online but how do I go about this?
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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CREDIT CARD SECURITY NOT AN ISSUE IN MANHATTAN, OFFICIAL SAYS
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Restaurants across the nation are upgrading to tighter-security credit card systems in hopes of eliminating credit card fraud and identity theft.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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HERE ARE SOME TIMELY TIPS ABOUT GRATUITIES
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The term "gratuity" is defined in the state Labor Code as a tip, gratuity or money that has been paid, given to or left for an employee by a patron of a business over and above the actual amount due for services rendered or for goods, food, drink, articles sold or served to patrons.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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ASK SCORE: COLLECTING MONEY WITHOUT ALIENATING CLIENTS
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I am having a problem managing my cash flow. My customers are sometimes slow to pay and I can't pay my bills with promises. I am afraid of losing my customers if I push them too hard for payment. Is their a solution to this problem?
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Posted: Monday, March 26, 2007
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WYOMING BUSINESS TIPS FOR APRIL 1-7
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A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC) at the University of Wyoming.
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Posted: Monday, March 26, 2007
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ON THEIR CASE
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Reynoldsburg police investigator has central Ohio con artists in his sights, but solving consumer crime is an uphill battle
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Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2007
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INDUSTRY UPDATE
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007.
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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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CARD ASSOCIATION COMPLIANCE: A REALITY CHECK
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After a recent discussion on the popular GS Online MLS Forum, it became apparent to me that many ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs) are confused about how to comply with Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard Worldwide rules.
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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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TAKE A PLACE AT THE TABLE
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New technologies and services have put you, as ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs), at the head of the table when it comes to new payment preferences in restaurants.
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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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A NEW AGENT'S STELLAR FLIGHT PLAN
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Six years ago, after 30 years in the airline industry, Richard Borylo established an independent information technology (IT) consultancy.
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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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STREET SMARTSSM: TRANSACTION COST AS COMMODITY
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The many advertisements in The Green Sheet magazine indicate a mini-trend is developing in the industry: lower and lower transaction/authorization costs
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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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FRAUD RINGS UP A LARGE TICKET
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When a hacker infiltrated the credit card processing system for one of his Atlanta Bread Co. restaurants in the fall, it set off a "nightmare" for Bob Riekhof accompanied by a bill of about $25,000 and counting, the franchisee said.
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Posted: Friday, March 23, 2007
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NO. 27: ORACLE
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CEO Larry Ellison engineered a string of acquisitions that have given a boost to the software giant's revenues. Now he must prove he can manage a bigger, more complex company.
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Posted: Friday, March 23, 2007
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THAT’S A LOT OF CREDIT CARDS
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The TJX data breach story keeps growing. I hope everyone can tell the difference between a false alarm data breach like the laptop theft at the VA that got so much attention and the Card Systems International breach and now the TJX incident.
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007
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BORDERS GROUP ENDS AMAZON ALLIANCE
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Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) said Thursday it was ending its seven-year alliance with Amazon.com and re-opening its own e-commerce Website...
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007
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CREDIT CARD PROCESSING ENTREPRENEUR TO DELIVER HARDER LECTURE
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Robert O. Carr, chairman and CEO of Heartland Payment Systems Inc., will deliver the annual F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration at Skidmore
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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INGRAM MICRO ADDS NEW POS SOFTWARE TO LINECARD
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To help meet the growing demand for new point-of-sale (POS) systems in the hospitality market, Ingram Micro has added another POS software offering to its lineup for resellers.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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FAST TRANSACT CHOSEN AS FINALIST FOR '2007 TOP PLACES TO WORK' AWARD
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Fast Transact, Inc., a leading provider of payment gateway integration and credit card processing services, was recently selected as a finalist for the Business Examiner’s “top places to work” award program..
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Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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NETELLER REVOKES NONGAMING MERCHANT ACCOUNT FOR US CUSTOMERS
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Neteller revoke's BabyKGB.com's merchant account* A nongaming merchant explains how Neteller denied his attempts to get US customers paid through transfer of funds.
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007
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SHIELD SOFTWARE CORP. ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF "PERSONALITY ALGORITHM"
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VShield Software Corp., a design, marketing and software distribution company providing advanced security software systems to both the retail and institutional markets...
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007
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GIVEAWAY EXTENDS OVER SEVERAL RESTAURANT INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS IN 2007
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Intura Solutions, LP (Intura), a leading supplier of point-of-sale (POS) and business management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery restaurant concepts, today announced the start of a promotion to give away over 1,000 licenses of the Intura Vision POS software valued at approximately $1 million.
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007
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SETTING A VALUE FOR AN ECOMMERCE BUSINESS
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How much is my business worth?
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007
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THIRD PARTY CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS
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If you're a small business or just starting out, you may not feel ready for a merchant account.
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2007
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EMERGING PROCESSING CONCEPTS COULD TRANSFORM HOTEL BIZ
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There’s a new generation of credit card processing solutions emerging in the marketplace.
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2007
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RETAIL WITHOUT BORDERS... INTERNATIONAL E-COMMERCE IS TAKING CHARGE
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Aided by recent developments in online credit card processing technology, a leading online jewelry retailer expands aggressively into international waters.
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2007
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BSG CLEARING SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES BILL2PHONE™, REVENUE OPTIMIZATION FOR DIGITAL CONTENT MERCHANTS
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Bill2Phone™ provides a fast, secure telephone bill payment alternative with new purchasing demographic for online merchants
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2007
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GENERAL CABLE TO SELL $325M IN DEBT
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General Cable Corp., which makes wire and cable products, said late Thursday it will sell $325 million in debt as part of a refinancing move.
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2007
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RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING FINANCING
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How will your restaurant stack up in a year that’s projected to generate $537 billion in sales?
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Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007
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FIRST DATA PLANS U.S. PLATFORM CONSOLIDATION
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Beginning in 2007, First Data Corp. will consolidate its 13 U.S. merchant platforms down to four. The company will also reduce its 12 U.S. data centers to three and its seven command centers to two.
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Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007
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BRIDGING BORDERS, BIG TIME
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In theory, a retail transaction is straightforward. The consumer selects items to purchase, the merchant tallies up the cost and the consumer pays the merchant. However, as with many things, theory and practice are two very different animals.
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Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007
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WORD OF MOUTH MOJO
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In last month's column, I discussed the power of referrals and the skills necessary to build a successful referral-based business. Now, let's look at how to effectively implement those skills.
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Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007
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PAYPAL VERSUS TRADITIONAL MERCHANT ACCOUNT PROVIDERS: WHICH IS THE RIGHT PARTNER FOR YOU?
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You already have enough on your plate trying to increase revenue, decrease costs, combat churn, provide support, and the list goes on.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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GOOGLE CHECKOUT PROMOTIONS COST $58 MILLION LAST YEAR
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Nathan has uncovered the dollar amount Google spent in promoting Google Checkout in 2006 - $58 million. As Nathan points out, that’s the amount spent in promotions and $10-$30 coupons by Google, in an attempt to take some market share from PayPal.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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DEMYSTIFYING CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FOR NONPROFITS
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Credit cards and other types of electronic payments are being used by more and more nonprofits to increase convenience for donors and improve fundraising results, but the types of accounts and their fees, as well as the myriad of solutions, can be confusing.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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IOWA-TIED EATERIES FORTIFY CREDIT CARD PROTECTIONS
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Ruby Tuesday plans to leave no data stored at its outlets; Hooters is testing processing devices for customers' tables.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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PAYMETRIC RELEASES NEW VERSION OF PAYMENT ENGINE SOFTWARE
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XiPay 3 provides improved performance data Pprotection for PCI security compliance
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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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PAYMETRIC RELEASES NEXT GENERATION PAYMENT ENGINE SOFTWARE
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Paymetric, a provider of innovative payment card software solutions, has announced the latest release of its industry leading payment processing engine XiPay™ 3.
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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHARGEBACK CHALLENGE?
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Chargebacks — the reversal or credit of a charge back to a customer's credit card account — unfortunately, are a part of doing business, whether online or offline.
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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007
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HOSTNINE SPEAKS AT MODERNBILL EVENT
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Web hosting provider HostNine (hostnine.com) announced on Friday it will present at billing automation software provider ModernBill's (modernbill.com) third annual administrator's workshop on April 5 at Louisville, Kentucky.
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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007
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WOMAN HELD IN EMBEZZLEMENT FROM CARD FIRM
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A 37-year-old woman accused of embezzling $61,158.76 from Petroleum Card Services of Gardnerville, was granted house arrest Friday and ordered to appear in court April 11 with $5,000 cash bail.
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007
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24 YEAR OLD MAKES $12,000 HER FIRST WEEK IN INTERNET BUSINESS
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24 year old young mogul explains how she did it, what home businesses don't work for the average person, and how you can achieve your own success.
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007
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BIOMETRICS: IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU
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One thing users who are nervous about using fingerprint technology often don't realize is that once their fingerprint is scanned for use in such security applications, it is not saved....
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007
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HOSTNINE, MODERNBILL'S FASTEST GROWING HOSTING PARTNER, TO PRESENT BEST PRACTICES AT MODERNBILL WORK
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HostNine, a Florida web hosting provider, is ModernBill's fastest growing partner. The two companies enable web designers and web developers to easily expand their businesses by reselling web hosting services to customers. HostNine and ModernBill will co-present successful web hosting reseller strategies at ModernBill's annual workshop.
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007
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HOW TO UNDERSTAND CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
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Many people are aware that after they fill out a credit card application...
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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DTI TAKES OFF WITH SKY HIGH SPEED METRO HOT SPOTS
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With enhancements made to public internet access in metro hot spots, cafés and restaurants to even hospitals and mobile home parks by Sky High Speed, DTI blended their unique strength in credit card processing innovation to offer the small business merchant more security, speed, and reliability to their electronic payment opportunities best suited for their business model.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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ALBANY-COLONIE CHAMBER AND RETAIL COUNCIL ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP ON DISCOUNT CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
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Members of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce now have direct access to discounted credit and debit card processing rates thanks to a new partnership with Albany-based Retail Council Services Corp. (RCSC)
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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IHOSTSTORES OFFERS PAYPAL WEBSITE PAYMENTS PRO
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iHostStores announced today that they now offer full support for PayPal Website Payments Pro.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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COMPUTER SCIENCES RENEWS DNB NOR DEAL
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Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday it renewed a service agreement with DnB Nor, Norway's biggest bank.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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TODAY'S CONSUMER HEADLINES
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Gas prices are shooting up again.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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TAXI DRIVERS RALLY AGAINST TLC'S PROPOSED CHANGES
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Some city cab drivers are trying to put the brakes on new requirements set to go into effect in all city cabs by the end of the year.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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1ST GLOBAL FINANCIAL, CORP. SUBSIDIARY ADDS ANOTHER NEW INDEPENDENT SALES OFFICE
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1st Federal Financial Executes Agreement With Nelce Mosley, a Veteran in ISO Card Processing
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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RESTAURANTS TIGHTEN CREDIT CARD SECURITY
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Restaurant chains -- under mounting pressure -- are serving up new ways to shield customers from credit card fraud.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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ECREDITCARDWORLD.INFO OFFERS USEFUL INFORMATION FOR ONLINE CREDIT CARD USAGE
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Credit card usage online offers great consumer convenience, however caution should be taken when using a credit card online
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Posted: Monday, March 05, 2007
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RUBY TUESDAY UPGRADES CREDIT CARD PROCESSING TO FIGHT FRAUD
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Restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday says it's switching to an ultra-secure credit card processing system to protect customers from fraud, making it among the first national restaurant chains to do so.
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Posted: Monday, March 05, 2007
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EPAYMENTS CORP. PREPARED FOR BACK-OFFICE CHECK CONVERSION RULES
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Back-office Conversion (BOC) to Boost Electronic Check Conversion and Streamline Check Processing
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Posted: Monday, March 05, 2007
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RODSTROM ABSTAINS IN 7 CITY VOTES
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Fort Lauderdale official reveals financial conflicts
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Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2007
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SIMPLE STEPS TO IMPROVE CASH FLOW
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Without a steady flow of cash to cover expenses, your company can quickly stumble.
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Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2007
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FAST TRANSACT APPOINTS NW REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
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Fast Transact, Inc. a leader in merchant services and credit card processing solutions, recently appointed Dave Dusek as its Regional Sales Manager for the Pacific Northwest.
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Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007
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YOUTELLER RECEIVES CEASE & DESIST ORDER FROM NETELLER
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YouTeller was issued a cease and desist order from NETeller's corporate counsel on February 28th, 2007.
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Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007
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BAD WEB HOSTS ARE A NIGHTMARE
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I thought I was having a nightmare. But it turns out it wasn't a dream, I chose a very bad Web hosting company.
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Posted: Friday, March 02, 2007
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