PDG Software Announces PCI PA-DSS Certification for PDG Commerce Version 5

Certification & validation helps ensure the highest degree of security and privacy for merchants operating and consumers shopping at PDG Commerce enabled eCommerce storefronts.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) For Immediate Release -- PDG Software, Inc., a leading provider of internet storefront and eCommerce shopping cart solutions, announced today the certification of PDG Commerce Version 5 as a PCI PA-DSS certified payment application. PDG Commerce now becomes the first internet shopping cart and storefront solution currently recommended for new deployments to achieve validation and certification with the Payment Card Industry Standard Security Council's (PCI SSC) Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) program. The PCI PA-DSS program, previously known as the Visa Payment Application Best Practice (PABP) Program, was created to help software vendors develop secure payment applications that do not store prohibited data and to support compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

With current mandates from Visa and other major card brands requiring that acquiring banks only approve new merchant accounts for organizations utilizing a PA-DSS certified solution or merchants who have demonstrated their own overall PCI DSS compliance, PDG Commerce provides a simple and affordable option for merchants wanting to accept credit cards through their eCommerce storefronts who do not have the technical skills or funds required to build their own PCI DSS compliant systems. Cardholder data, once collected through a merchant's secured website, is immediately transmitted to PCI approved payment gateways for processing, without the data ever being stored or transmitted within the merchant's back-office systems.

"We're very happy to be in a position to facilitate the process for new merchants looking to establish an eCommerce presence. With the high-risk of unscrupulous hackers intent on taking advantage of small to mid-size merchants that do not have the technical staffing or know-how to build and manage their own secure networks, the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you are working with a PCI certified shopping cart is invaluable," said Karen Snyder, President of PDG Software. "Merchants utilizing PDG Commerce can sleep well knowing that their customer's cardholder data is never stored within their storefront and cannot lead to costly and embarrassing security breaches."

About PDG Software, Inc. and PDG Commerce

PDG Commerce, the culmination of over 12-years of research and development, provides an all-in-one eCommerce storefront software solution for internet merchants. Utlilized by thousands of merchants worldwide, PDG Commerce can be used to build highly customized eCommerce Web Stores that integrate directly with major shipping carriers, payment services and existing accounting, POS and other software commonly used to internet retailers. PDG Software is an Intuit Gold Developer and offers the highest rated QuickBooks compatible shopping cart storefront solution. Real-time synchronizations between a merchant's local QuickBooks company file and their PDG Commerce enabled store front allows the merchant to manage virtually all aspects of the day-to-day operation of their eCommerce business from directly within QuickBooks. For additional informtion, please visit http://www.pdgsoft.com.