Everyday, many of the top retailers across the UK and Europe entrust the management of their card and data transactions to The Logic Group.

We help our customers reduce fraud levels, protect their brand value and keep their customers information confidential.

At this year’s Retail Fraud Conference, we will be explaining the benefits of PCI DSS compliance and how we can help business increase their level of security protection. We are showcasing Smart TPS, a packaged Chip & PIN solution for merchants with between 5 and 100 POS, providing a secure integrated card payments service.

We are also exhibiting OPAL, a Merchant Plug-In (MPI) that offers on-line Payer Authentication. This reduces fraud from e-commerce sites by authenticating customers in real time in accordance with the Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode standards

Come and see us on stand No. 8 in the Champagne Suite.

Retail Fraud Conference
Novotel
Hammersmith
London

www.retailevents.co.uk/rf2007

The Logic Group will be at The Retail Business Show, from 31 January to 1 February 2007 at Earl’s Court 2 in London, showcasing three leading new solutions and products: gift card centres – rolled out with great success in Sainsbury’s stores – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance consultancy and solutions, and Smart Transaction Processing Services (Smart-TPS), a new end-to-end card processing service.

The event runs from 9.30am to 5pm on 31 January, and 9.30am to 4pm on 1 February.

The Logic Group stand is H61, and key sales and marketing personnel from the company will be at the exhibition and would be delighted to welcome and meet clients or partners wishing to find out more about any of the services and solutions featured at the show. It costs nothing to attend The Retail Business Show – you can simply register for free by clicking on this link: www.mdmdata.co.uk/retailevents/trbs/

The most recent Logic Group PCI DSS Conferences took place at Savoy Place in London on 27th September. Attended by over 200 delegates, this highly successful conference enabled delegates to find out more about

The event highlighted the need for business to start their compliance programme, with many delegates stating that the event will help them develop the business case they will take to the board. Members of eXtra can download the presentations from our secure extranet www.the-logic-group.com/extra.

The RAN - Retail Application Network - a dedicated and customised service offering for the retail and leisure sector has been developed by The Logic Group’s partner Sirocom.

Led by Sirocom and supported in this initiative by The Logic Group, Cisco, Orange, Tiscali, Torex Retail and Kaleidovision / Brightspace Media to name a few, this new service is likely to transform the way multiple outlet operators run and manage their future communications services and critical applications. In total empathy with the competitive and dynamic characteristics of the high street and operators of multiple outlets, the RAN is designed to provide a more simplified, measurable and value enhancing network fabric which you can use to reduce the up-front and on-going cost of running retail communications networks, whilst making it easier to drive value from them.

To find out how, register for Sirocom’s free seminar on the 28th September. Hear how the Retail Application Network is delivered and discover the benefits retail customers are receiving.

Retail Gift Cards Europe 2006 on September 19 - 20 in London is the only conference to unite all sections of the retail community in a discussion of the opportunities, challenges, and next steps for gift card implementation and strategic development in the retail industry across Europe.

http://www.eyeforretail.com

This year’s Retail Solutions proved to be an important milestone for industry awareness and recognition of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI: DSS). PCI: DSS compliance is becoming an increasingly critical topic as the number of security breaches hitting the headlines grows each week, leading to severe repercussions for brands, reputation and consumer confidence in card payments. Any business that accepts card payments must ensure compliance to this standard.

The Logic Group’s PCI: DSS compliance services are already playing an important role in turning the tide on security breaches and card fraud. Visitors at the group’s stand, E4, were able to access The Logic Group’s PCI compliance portal, helping them to work out how they stand today against the PCI requirements.

Logic Group Chairman Gareth Wokes underlined the importance of PCI DSS compliance in a keynote presentation given jointly with MasterCard’s Paul Baker. A copy of this presentation is available here.

The Logic Group also demonstrated an extended range of Chip & PIN solutions addressing varied market requirements. The group’s solution for kiosks and unattended environments is already being used to cut queues and improve throughput at National Express coach stations and on the London Underground, while visitors were able to see an exclusive preview of Smart-TPS, a new easy to integrate Chip & PIN service designed specifically for the mid-tier retailer. The group also discussed how its wireless solution has proved an ideal match to the needs of the hospitality sector, cutting fraud and making customer service more convenient.

Logic Group Marketing Director Mark McMurtrie gave a keynote presentation at the show on Habitat’s successful introduction of Gift Cards in a managed service environment. Delivered jointly with Kenton Mathys of First Data, the presentation underlined how Habitat was able to quickly roll-out their gift card programme and the enormous difference it has made to their costs and sales. A copy of this presentation is available here.

Last but not least, The Logic Group stand was the venue for a table football competition on the last day of the show. A large crowd gathered to watch the tournament, which saw teams from BT Expedite, AmbironTrustWave, Givex, PCMS, Wincor Nixdorf, ITIM, K3 and other Logic Group partners playing against one another. However, the winner was Torex Retail, who went away with one of the football tables as a prize.

The Logic Group's annual partner conference is our opportunity to thank our partners for your support over the past year, and to update them on industry news, views and strategies. This year's event will be held at Ragley Hall just outside Stratford on Avon on 10th May 2006.

This conference will be more interactive than previous years as well as providing partners with some valuable insights into the markets and new technologies you can expect to be involved with over the coming years. A new partner programme will be launched detailing what support we can offer when selling and marketing our products and services. Partners can also benefit from an insight into our product roadmap, as well as listen to a number of expert external speakers talk about the changing market and trends. At the end of the day we will be presenting our Annual Partner Awards, recognising partners who have excelled over the past year. As well as the formal part of the day, following the awards there will be a chance to interact and relax with The Logic Group and your peers, with a barbeque, drinks and fun activities.

The Venue, Ragley Hall, is an impressive stately home and family home of the 9th Marquess & Marchioness of Hertford. It was designed in 1680 by Robert Hook, friend of Sir Christopher Wren and rival of Sir Isaac Newton, and is stunning both inside and out. To register please reply to this email, call us on 01252 776700 or click here and complete the registration form.

20% of all retail fraud is linked to credit card fraud, with criminal activity estimated by the British Retail Consortium to costs UK retailers £2.2 billion last year. The Logic Group will be addressing these issues at the Retail Fraud conference on the 4th of May in London. Click here to register for the event or send us an email to arrange a meeting.