Restaurant Writers/Business Editors/Technology Writers
EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 29, 2008--TriniTEQ, Inc. a leading developer of handheld hospitality point of sale systems, announced today that its WaiterPAD system has successfully completed Payment Application Best Practices (PABP) compliance testing performed by information security assessment and data protection company, Digital Resources Group (DRG). As a Validated Payment Application, WaiterPAD now allows restaurant patrons to securely pay at the table.
Paying at the table allows servers to swipe credit cards tableside, in the presence of the consumer, preventing the credit card from leaving the table. In addition to enabling secure tableside payment, WaiterPAD is a complete handheld ordering system designed for hospitality. First deployed in 1999, WaiterPAD is used by thousands of major restaurants, bars, cafes, theaters and sporting venues around the world.
As a Visa-designated Qualified Payment Application Security Company, DRG conducted extensive security testing to validate WaiterPAD?s PABP compliance. Jim Cowing, CISSP, QPASP and Managing Director of Digital Resources Group, noted that, ?DRG?s testing covered all aspects of the application that stores, processes or transmits payment information including the handheld and wireless system. Successful completion of PABP is a noteworthy accomplishment for TriniTEQ. PABP validation demonstrates the WaiterPAD application has met all requirements that the Payment Card Industry has established to ensure merchants are using a secure application that protects their customer?s cardholder data."
As a low frequency, long-range Radio Frequency (RF) system, WaiterPAD has advantages over Wi-Fi systems for pay at the table. In restaurants with commonly found enclosed rooms, microwaves, glass, steel and liquids, WaiterPAD requires fewer wireless access points and reduces security risk by avoiding more commonly trafficked Wi-Fi frequencies.
"Hospitality security requirements continue to rise in response to sophisticated and often well publicized security breaches," commented James Vote, CTO, TriniTEQ. "PABP compliance validation is an important milestone given WaiterPAD?s design as high-profile hospitality enterprises? handheld of choice for reliable ordering, up-selling and now secure payment at the table."
For information on Visa?s PABP program visit,
http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/
cisp_payment_applications.html. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
About TriniTEQ
TriniTEQ is a global provider of WaiterPAD handheld POS and WaiterPOS software solutions for restaurants, bars, hotels, theaters, sporting stadia, and other service markets. WaiterPAD is available bundled with WaiterPOS and select 3 rd party POS systems. The company's headquarters are in Perth, Australia, with regional headquarters in Emeryville, CA and Liverpool, UK. For more information, please visit
www.triniteq.com
.
TriniTEQ, WaiterPAD and WaiterPOS are registered trademark of TriniTEQ, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About Digital Resources Group
Digital Resources Group (DRG),
www.drgsf.com
, founded in 1998, has been a leading information security assessment and data protection organization delivering quality security, audit, risk and controls services to market leading companies. DRG, a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and Qualified Payment Applications Security Company (QPASC), is a leader in payment card industry (PCI) security validation and compliance services. Endorsed by industry card associations, as well as leaders from financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and government agencies, many businesses rely on DRG for valuable security expertise. The company provides a range of consultation and technical security support solutions that provide high-quality, full-service security assessment, remediation, implementation, incident response and related support services to help organizations maneuver through the complex and changing security challenges and compliance requirements of various industry sectors.
TriniTEQ, Inc.
Scott Allan, 510-547-9124 ext. 390
sallan@triniteq.com
or
Lorraine Hall
Lorraine.Hall@drgsf.com
State Keywords: California
Industry Keywords: Technology; Hardware; Software; Wireless; Restaurant/Bar; Retail
Source: TriniTEQ, Inc.
