Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 5.0 will contain a new integration with Sage Exchange. Sage Payment Solutions created this integration to streamline credit card processing across the entire Sage product portfolio. As part of this implementation, credit card numbers will no longer be stored within Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200. Instead they will be stored in the Sage Exchange Vault.
With the introduction of Sage Exchange in Version 5.0, the integration to PC Charge Payment Server will no longer function because it requires that credit card numbers be stored within the ERP system.
Sage Payment Solutions will be the only supported credit card processor for the Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 product line.
In anticipation of the version 5.0 release, please note the following:
- Effective November 1, 2011, Sage will no longer offer the Credit Card Processing powered by PC Charge Payment Server module for new customer sales.
- For existing customers who wish to continue using PC Charge until their existing credit card processing provider contract expires, supported versions of Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 will continue to work with PC Charge. This includes version 4.5.
- PC Charge version 5.9.3 will be the last version tested by Sage for compatibility with Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200. While subsequent versions of PC Charge may continue to work, they will not be validated as compatible by Sage.
- As has always been the case, requests for customer assistance for PC Charge should be directed to VeriFone. If a customer purchased PC Charge from Sage within the last 12 months, their purchase included an initial 12 months of VeriFone technical support. If they purchased PC Charge over a year ago, they will need to renew their support agreement directly with VeriFone. VeriFone offers two support plans:
- Telephone support plus software maintenance: $229 annual fee
- Telephone support only: $139 annual fee. If this plan is selected, there is a $120 fee per upgrade for any subsequent releases of PC Charge.
- Customers should contact Lela Reeves at VeriFone by telephone at: 912-527-4576or by email at: Lela_Reeves@verifone.com to renew their PC Charge support agreement if necessary.
- Sage will discontinue telephone support for all versions of the Credit Card Processing powered by PC Charge Payment Server module as of December 31, 2012. Until then, Sage will continue to provide telephone support for the Credit Card Processing powered by PC Charge module, while VeriFone must be contacted for any support for the PC Charge Payment Server application.
Via: Schulz Consulting
My understanding is that Sage will no longer have their MAS products certified as PCI Compliant. They will no longer store credit card information locally - which means any enhancements which store CC info will not be compliant.
As of now there is no plan to offer any itnegration to payment processors other than Sage Payments -- and this will happen via a Sage Exchange integration common to most Sage products.
As noted this is presently planned to kick in with version 5.0 of Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200.
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As Becky noted, the actual physical change to no longer store credit cards in Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 will occur with version 5.0, but we did make the decision to stop selling the PC Charge integration to new customers effective November 1, 2011 to keep customer satisfaction up. With ongoing requirements for PCI compliance becoming more stringent, by not storing credit card numbers in our ERP software the ERP products will not be subject to lengthy and costly compliance audits that take resources away from other development efforts. If a third party modifies Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 to store card numbers locally, that solution will not be able to be PCI compliant because only the manufacturer can submit a product for a compliance audit and Sage will not do that after version 5.0 is released.
The 5.0 roadmap will be updated soon to include more details on what we plan for additional credit card processing functionality in 5.0, but I'll give you a brief preview here. We plan to add Sage Exchange integration to AR Invoice Entry to allow those who don't own Sales Order to have better credit card integration. This allows us to include credit card support for Repetitive Invoices as well. Sage Exchange also provides card swipe functionality integration, which is the number one customer-requested enhancement request for credit card processing today. Also on the roadmap is integration with Sage Mobile Payments, the Sage Payment Solutions offering that allows credit card payments to originate on your smart phone.
Sage is committed to keeping credit card costs down for our customers. Most customers find that Sage either beats or meets competitive rates for card processing. There are occasional rate increases that are dictated by the card brands (i.e. Visa, MasterCard, etc.). When they occur, they are passed on through to our customers, but Sage doesn't have control over those changes.
via: LinkedIN
