Announcement
Date: June 16, 2010
Source: Penny Lane POS Software

Penny Lane Software is pleased to announce that Penny Lane POS V5.1 is now certified with Global Payment’s “Semi Integrated @dvantage Vx570si” solution, also known as SoftPay for Debit & Credit processing.

SoftPay is really a standalone terminal that has been re-engineered with a serial port, which connects to the POS terminal and allows Penny Lane POS to initiate a Debit or Credit authorization request. It is called “semi-integrated” because SoftPay generates its own receipt which must be stapled to the Penny Lane receipt.

The beauty of integrating with SoftPay is that Penny Lane POS never comes into contact with the complete, unprotected cardholder information and therefore does not have to be PA-DSS certified. The SoftPay terminal is itself fully PA-DSS certified. In other words, it is PCI compliant. It is also EMV-ready, which means it supports the new chip & pin technology for credit cards.

The Penny Lane POS / SoftPay combination is the most secure method for doing integrated Debit and Credit processing available. And it comes without the hassle of PCI compliancy.

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HST Inquiries
British Columbia Ministry of Finance
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY: FACTS ABOUT THE HST

The HST will generally apply in the same way as the GST currently applies. For information on which goods are taxable, exempt, and zero-rated under the GST/HST, please see Canada Revenue Agency webpage Taxable or exempt?

For information on how the HST applies to sales to diplomats, governments, and Status Indian / Indian Bands, please see Canada Revenue Agency webpage on Sales of goods and services to specified persons

Effective July 1, 2010, all B.C. government entities – ministries, agencies, boards, commissions, and Crown corporations – will pay GST/HST on their purchases of taxable property and services. Rather than claiming an exemption from GST/HST as they do currently, eligible entities (i.e., Ministries and other entities on Schedule A of the Reciprocal Taxation Agreement) will pay GST/HST and claim a 100 per cent rebate.

This simplifies administration for suppliers because they are no longer required to have different rules or administer a special exemption system for government as they did under the GST.

The following link is to an HST information notice for suppliers. It contains information about supplies of taxable property and services to B.C. government entities and the application of the general transitional rules to B.C. government entities.
HST Notice for Suppliers of Taxable Property and Services to the BC Government

This correspondence describes the proposed HST and is for information purposes only. In the event of a conflict between this correspondence and any legislation enacted to implement the HST, the legislation will govern. The Ministry is not responsible for updating this response if there are any subsequent changes to the proposed HST.

The HST is imposed under federal legislation, the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and will be administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. For information related to the transition to HST, please visit Canada Revenue Agency webpage Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for Ontario and British Columbia or call 1 800 959 5525.

The HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) is a value-added sales tax that combines PST and GST in a given province.

The HST rates are as follows:
- British Columbia: 12%
- New Brunswick: 13%
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 13%
- Nova Scotia: 15%
- Ontario: 13%

Please be aware of these new developments, as the HST tax is coming into effect over the July 1 canada day long weekend! Under one month away!

For more information regarding the HST, please visit the official government site

HST for British Columbia
HST for British Columbia Legislation to enact the harmonized sales tax (HST) has been passed by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia. The HST will be applied on most supplies of goods and services made in British Columbia at a rate of 12%, consisting of the 5% federal portion and a 7% provincial portion.

Businesses in British Columbia that are registered for the goods and services tax (GST) will be required to collect the HST and will report their HST according to their current GST filing frequency. Retailers and service-providers should begin to upgrade their point-of-sale, cost and accounting systems as early as possible to ensure that they meet the implementation date of July 1, 2010.

HST for Ontario

HST for Ontario Legislation to enact the harmonized sales tax (HST) has been passed by the Governments of Canada and Ontario. The HST will be applied on most supplies of goods and services made in Ontario at a rate of 13%, consisting of the 5% federal portion and an 8% provincial portion.

Businesses in Ontario that are registered for the goods and services tax (GST) will be required to collect the HST and will report their HST according to their current GST filing frequency. Retailers and service-providers should begin to upgrade their point-of-sale, cost and accounting systems as early as possible to ensure that they meet the implementation date of July 1, 2010.

Source: Global Payments Inc.
© 2010 Global Payments Inc.

Semi-Integrated @dvantage™
THE EASIEST WAY TO INTEGRATE PAYMENTS ON YOUR POINT OF SALE SYSTEM

With Global Payments’ innovative Semi-Integrated @dvantage VX570si solution, you’ll enjoy the benefits of an integrated Point of Sale (POS) system without the significant costs, time delays, and complex work efforts often associated with them.

Operating on the VeriFone® VX570 POS terminal, this new payment processing solution enables communication between your cash register and the POS device with incredible ease.

Enjoy fast and secure integrated payment processing. Leverage the latest technologies, including chip card acceptance and PCI DSS security. The VX570si offers speed, flexibility and superior performance. Designed specifically for your business needs, this solution is the right one for you and your customers.

FEATURES- Low cost development interface
- Process payments through your high speed internet service with dial back-up or a dial-up connection
- PCI-DSS security
- Credit and debit chip card acceptance including Visa®,Visa Debit, MasterCard®, Maestro®, and Interac® DirectPayments
- Eliminate manual re-entry of payment information

BENEFITS- Quick to market with minimal costs, coding and certification efforts
- Faster transaction time to help you serve customers quickly
- Sensitive card data is neither transmitted nor stored in the cash register
- Provides state-of-the-art security features, safeguards transactions and reduces exposure to fraud and potential chargebacks
- Improve efficiency, reduce risk of errors, and maintain financial integrity

View full brochure here

SOURCE: ChasePaymentech
© Copyright 2010, Chase Paymentech Solutions

Chase Paymentech’s newest payment offering delivers a solution for EMV that provides a faster and more cost-efficient solution for integrated merchants. The Electronic Cash Register Interface (ECRi) assists software vendors and merchants alike to meet the EMV industry deadlines for Canada.

With the ECRi application, you can leverage your existing Chase Paymentech point of sale (POS) solution. And with minimal work and time requirements, you can process payments with the latest EMV certified technology for a fraction of the cost that would be required to certify a mag-stripe payment application instead.

The ECRi provides the capability to communicate directly with a stand-alone point of sale terminal. Chase Paymentech certifies and maintains the compliance of the payment application loaded on the POS terminal, so no additional certification is required from partners or merchants to ensure that their payment equipment meets EMV certifications and is PCI compliant.

ECRi is now available with select Chase Paymentech VeriFone® devices.

Key Features:

- Connect your ECR easily to a Chase Paymentech POS
- EMV Chip and PIN supported for Interac®, MasterCard® and Visa®
- Helps support PCI compliancy
- Low-cost migration process for Chip and PIN
- Supports Chase Paymentech Gift Card
- Have a payment backup when your cash register is not working
- Connect to your existing IP network with dial backup (or direct to dial)

For more information, please visit ChasePaymentech

Source: Government of Canada, Department of Finance
Dated: Toronto, April 16, 2010

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA RELEASES CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD INDUSTRY
Minister Flaherty takes action to encourage choice and competition for business and consumers
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The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released a Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada, which promotes fair business practices and ensures that merchants and consumers understand the costs and benefits associated with credit and debit cards.

“Businesses have voiced real concerns about the lack of choice they have had in accepting debit and credit card payments, and about the costs involved. These added business costs are borne by merchants and may be passed on to consumers, which makes this an issue of importance to all Canadians,” said Minister Flaherty. “The Code of Conduct encourages choice and competition. It gives merchants the freedom to choose which card networks they use, helps them control their costs, and allows them to pass on savings to their customers.”

Under the Code, merchants will be:
• Provided with clear information regarding fees and rates.
• Given advance notice of any new fees and fee increases.
• Able to cancel contracts without penalty should fees rise or new fees be introduced.
• Given new tools to promote competition, and in particular, will have the freedom to accept credit payments from a particular network without the obligation to accept debit payments and vice versa.

The Code of Conduct is the result of extensive consultations with merchant and consumer associations, debit and credit card networks, payment processors and credit card issuers across Canada. The credit and debit card industry will have until May 17th to review and adopt the Code of Conduct.

“Payment card networks, credit and debit card issuers, and payment processors are now being invited to adopt this Code,” said Minister Flaherty. “We are confident that they will do so voluntarily. Our Government has, however, taken steps in Budget 2010 to ensure that we have the legislative authority to regulate the industry if necessary.”

“The Government has listened to the concerns of Canadian merchants and consumers,” said the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, who joined Minister Flaherty for the announcement. “The Code will help ensure accountability; prevent unfair business practices in the credit and debit card market; and help protect businesses from rising costs that may be passed on to consumers.”

On March 29, the Government introduced legislation in Parliament to implement certain provisions of the Budget. The legislation enacts the Payment Card Networks Act, which would give the Minister of Finance the power to regulate the market conduct of the credit and debit card networks and their participants, if necessary.

Legislation tabled would also expand the mandate of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada to supervise payment card network operators to monitor their compliance with the Code of Conduct and with any regulations introduced under the new Act.

To review this news release, click here

Please visit the Canadian Government Department of Finance for further information.

MEV SEPTEMBER 2010 ARE YOU READY?

As of September 2010, all restaurateurs will be obligated to provide bills to their patrons. The obligation to produce bills via a sales recording module (SRM) will be implemented progressively from September 2010 to November 2011. This is a government initiative aimed at countering tax evasion in the restaurant sector.

Installations will begin first in new restaurants and in establishments whose restaurateurs have failed to fulfill certain tax obligations. Beginning November 1, 2011, all restaurants registered for the QST will have to use a module.

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Evolution Robotics Retail announces LaneHawk deployed in over 1,000 US grocery stores and just under 10,000 lanes

PASADENA, Calif. – February 24, 2010 – More than 1,000 grocery stores and just under 10,000 lanes in the US are now using LaneHawk to increase profits, according to maker Evolution Robotics Retail. The LaneHawk loss‐prevention system, built on Microsoft’s Windows Server operating system, uses video analysis to identify and ring up articles in a shopping cart’s bottomof‐ basket (“BOB”) to ensure they are not omitted from the order and accidentally given away. LaneHawk uses patented algorithms to recognize BOB items from real‐time video modules, and then sends the associated UPC numbers to the point‐of‐sale system for inclusion in the transaction. LaneHawk’s high‐speed vision technology, also used in sophisticated robotics applications, recognizes items without requiring special packaging, tags, transponders or shopping cart modifications.

BOB items are typically large and often expensive, such as full cases of beverages, produce and paper products; savings from preventing these losses pays for the LaneHawk system in as little as 6‐9 months. The recent acceleration of expense from shrink has put a spotlight on BOB costs.

“Bottom‐of‐basket has become top‐of‐mind, and LaneHawk provides outstanding ROI,” said Roy Simrell, president of Retalix USA. “Many of our StoreLine, ISS45 and ScanMaster POS customers will agree that LaneHawk is the right loss‐prevention system at the right time.”

“Our company has benefited from LaneHawk. The system has reduced our shrink and improved our operating income. As an owner/operator, we are very focused on deploying high ROI, fast payback technology solutions, like LaneHawk,” said Douglas Winsor, President and COO Haug Enterprises, a SUPERVALU franchise operator.

Dean Crotty, North Country Business Products President, comments, “LaneHawk’s seamless integration with NCR’s Advanced Checkout Solution provides a significant return‐on‐investment for our retailers and delivers the level of effective BOB loss reduction our customers have been asking for.”

About Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc.
Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc. is based in Pasadena, CA, and develops intelligent products and solutions for the retail industry based on ViPR®, its visual pattern recognition technology. The company’s flagship product is LaneHawk®, a visual scanner for preventing Bottom‐of‐the‐Basket (BOB) loss. ViPR® allows retailers to scan an item without having to see the barcode. Evolution Robotics Retail is an operating company of Idealab, a creator and operator of technology businesses. (www.evoretail.com)

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