Apollo Hosting Partners with ScanAlert to Provide Free PCI Compliance Services to Ecommerce Customers

Apollo Hosting forges a partnership with website certification authority ScanAlert to provide PCI compliance services free for one year to customers with ecommerce hosting sites.

(PRWEB) September 29, 2006 -- Apollo Hosting Partners with ScanAlert to Provide Free PCI Compliance Services to Ecommerce Customers

Apollo Hosting announces a partnership with ScanAlert to provide a complete PCI compliance validation service at no cost for one year to its ecommerce hosting customers. Apollo Hosting's partnership with ScanAlert includes everything merchants need to be certified to the PCI standard, including quarterly vulnerability scanning, an interactive Self Assessment Questionnaire, and complete technical support.

Providing PCI security services at no added cost will help their customers maintain the security they need to succeed in today's online marketplace where consumers are looking for safe and secure shopping environments.

The increasing frequency of credit card fraud and identity theft is impacting the confidence of consumers buying online. Recognizing the need for a common set of industry-wide security standards, Visa and Mastercard collaborated on the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. Compliance with this standard is mandatory for merchants accepting payment via Visa and Mastercard.

"Successful ecommerce merchants use a variety of services to maximize their online success," said Apollo Hosting President Tamara Field. "Security is one of the most important and we're happy to ensure that our customers can continue to run credit card enabled shopping carts."

"Apollo Hosting is demonstrating their industry leadership by making security a priority," added ScanAlert CEO Ken Leonard. "Providing PCI security services at no added cost will help their customers maintain the security they need to succeed in today's online marketplace where consumers are looking for safe and secure shopping environments."

Apollo Hosting customers may enroll in ScanAlert PCI service through their control panel or via an online form available at: https://www.scanalert.com/SignUp.sa?oc=4115

Through the ScanAlert partnership, Apollo Hosting customers will also be able to subscribe to ScanAlert's premium HACKER SAFE security service at deeply discounted rates. "Our own servers are audited and certified daily by the HACKER SAFE service so we feel very comfortable recommending ScanAlert's technology and resources to our merchants," added Operational Vice President Don McLeman.

Apollo Hosting (http://www.apollohosting.com) customers can learn more about ScanAlert's services on offer via the following URL: http://www.apollohosting.com/e-commerce/ScanAlert.php

Contact:
Apollo Hosting Sales
877-525-4678
http://www.apollohosting.com

Apollo Hosting has provided fast, reliable web hosting since 1999. It is a fast growing, privately held company located in Austin, Texas. Apollo Hosting offers shared, virtual private, and dedicated web hosting services, ideal for personal sites or small business.

About ScanAlert
Headquartered in Napa, CA, ScanAlert is the world's largest web site security certification authority, protecting over 75,000 web sites in 40 countries through the HACKER SAFE certification program. The certification mark indicates that these sites protect the personal data of millions of shoppers every day by meeting the highest federal and industry web site security standards. Brands that use HACKER SAFE to build the trust that builds their business include A&E Network, Cabela's, Frederick's of Hollywood, PETCO, The Sports Authority, Warner Brothers, and Yankee Candle. For more information, please visit www.scanalert.com.

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