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Sharing pinPAD's

Roving PinPAD, many to few

A new feature added to the ACK product range allowing a single pinPAD to be shared between many tills or a single till being accessed by many pinPAD's. Great for use in applications where the transaction numbers are low but the sale value high or perhaps the reverse scenario in hospitality sites where a single till could support a number of pinPAD’s distributed around table waiting staff for example.

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Don't touch, contactless is on its way >More

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ACK work with The Works >More

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IFSF standard now supported for simple integration in fuel forecourt market >More

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Windows CE support announced for ACKTerm >More

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Musgrave Group switch to ACK >More

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IP Connectivity, the ACK view

Increasing numbers of Merchants are now looking to take advantage of their investment in broadband technology. Adding EFT to this investment can pay dividends in speed and running costs. >More

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ACKnowledge

Our regular newsletter with updates on ACK and industry information. >More

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ACKnowledge - the regular update from ACK on developments in card processing

Issue Four - September 2007 >here

  • Contactless update
  • Hand held EPoS developments
  • Sarian Systems provide IP resilience
  • ACK add Options Mail Order to the customer list
  • ACK wins again

Issue Five - November 2007 >here

  • ACK left unattended! - Kiosk based EPoS with Chip & Pin and Contactless is set for significant growth and we have three pilot systems running live now.
  • ACK Partner gains PCI DSS compliance - Vodat International, a provider of managed networks to the retail industry has gained PCI DSS compilance with ACK products running in their core.
  • Contactless payment moves closer - Having been involved with this technology from its early days ACK are now poised to provide Software Development Kits complete with testing and accreditation facilities.
  • Fixed cost IP authorisation - IP authorisation has been with us for some time but mainly the preserve of major retailers now a simple, secure and cost effective solution is available for smaller merchants.

Issue Six - January 2008 >here

  • PCI DSS - It can not be ignored any more. The pressure from the acquiring banks will start to increase on Merchants in response to the card schemes putting pressure on them. All Merchants must comply or at the very least show signs that they are working towards it. Find out how can ACK help.
  • ACK goes mobile - ACK ported the existing software to Windows CE some time ago, but it was just a bit too early for the hand held marketplace. Now the market has caught up and live installations are taking place. Contactless a technology for loyalty and membership - The ACK Contactless development is not just for payments. This technology offers significant advantages over magnetic swipe cards when used as part of a loyalty or membership application.
  • Fixed cost IPauthorisation - IP authorisation has been with us for some time, but mainly the preserve of major retailers. A simple, secure and cost effective solution is now available for smaller merchants.
  • Carte Paris - Despite disruptions to the public transport system this was a good show for ACK. Working with Wincor Nixdorf our debit/credit and Contactless modules were in evidence on the Visa International stand where it generated a lot of interest. This was also the first showing of our work to support Near Field Communications being used on a mobile phone to make payments.
  • NFC, Near Field Communications - Contactless payment from mobile phones – this technology is being trialled around the world including the UK, and ACK have it working now.

Issue Seven - June 2008 >here

  • Roving pinPAD, many to few - As a development led company we a challenge and a major customer recently gave us the challenge of designing an enhancement to our product which whilst it meets their need will have potential in other areas. The requirement was born out of the nature of their business. In a typical branch they may have 5 or 6 sales consultants with a low daily average number of sales but high value. The question was posed to us, ‘can we share a single pinPAD such as the Verifone Xplorer Bluetooth device between many users’? After some thought the concept of the Roving pinPAD was born.
  • Estate Wide Configuration Manager - When rolling out large estates control and maintenance of the individual site or till configurations can be a logistical nightmare. The help solve this problem ACK have developed the Estate Wide Configuration Manager using the principles of the 'golden build'. One configuration file, the same file for every till in the estate.
  • Here we grow again - Another successful year for ACK, further year on year growth, major contracts and business secured promising another record year to come.

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