Integrated enterprise PoS data protection

Epicor CRS and RSA team to provide retailers with point-of sale solutions with integrated enterprise data protection and key management capabilities

Epicor CRS, the Retail Solutions Division of Epicor Software, a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions to the midmarket and Global 1000, and RSA, The Security Division of EMC have announced a strategic technology alliance to provide key management capabilities, based on RSA Key Manager software within the industry-leading CRS RetailStore point-of-sale solution that will enable joint-customers to quickly reduce the complexities in encryption deployments.

RSA Key Manager is a stand-alone key lifecycle management offering that is engineered to enable businesses to control encryption keys effectively by providing centralised, secure and simplified administration for all applications.

Epicor CRS will be the first retail solution vendor to certify its solutions through the RSA Key Manager Partner Program - an extension of the RSA Secured Partner Program.

The RSA Key Manager program is supported by professional services and systems integration professionals and allows organisations to certify the interoperability of solutions with RSA Key Manager software.

Epicor|CRS provides software and services to more than 50,000 stores across 140 of today's top specialty retailers.

Under the technology alliance, RSA Key Manager software will soon be integrated with Epicor|CRS software to enable the firm's retail customers to quickly enable key management capabilities and centralise the provisioning and lifecycle management of encryption keys.

RSA Key Manager will make data encrypted by Epicor CRS available to other RSA Key Manager applications throughout the enterprise.

RSA Key Manager software centrally manages symmetric encryption keys used in enterprise applications, and retires compromised or lost keys.

The technology can assist retailers in providing complete data protection throughout the data lifecycle, and in meeting the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guidelines for data security.

The PCI standard outlines best practices for credit card data that is stored, processed, or transmitted.

Major credit card issuers, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover, jointly developed the PCI standard and most merchants are pursuing compliance with it.

"Within the retail industry, enterprise data protection continues to be a critical factor in securing sensitive consumer, employee and partner information".

"We're working to accelerate business objectives by implementing key management and encryption technology to preserve existing data flows and business processes," said Rick Welch, Vice President and General Manager, Data Security Solutions at RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

"We are excited to be working with Epicor CRS to reduce the complexity in retail IT environments where heterogeneous applications and platforms exist".

"This capability - to protect at the point of entry - helps ensure that information will be both properly secured and fully accessible when needed at any point in its lifecycle".

"Epicor CRS prides itself on moving swiftly to respond to market needs and in incorporating best-of-breed technology to meet those needs," said Nader Nemati, global director of Epicor's retail and hospitality industry practice.

"Through our innovative technology alliance with RSA, we are pleased to offer our retail customers enterprise data protection that not only complies with industry standards, but provides protection throughout the data lifecycle".

Epicor CRS software will be featured at the RSA Partner Pavilion at Booth #1316 at RSA Conference 2007, February 5-9, 2007, at the Moscone centre in San Francisco.

RSA's information-centric security solutions will also be featured at this booth.

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