In a recent conference the speaker held up a $20 bill and asked the audience, “Who wants this $20 bill?” Naturally, most every hand in the audience went up. The speaker looked around, holding up the $20. The audience continued to sit there and watch and the speaker eventually put his hand down and continued [...]
A Renewed Perspective
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 Andy Heyman
Twice a year, the Radiant global leadership team gets together in a room for two days. I remember we almost cancelled the meeting a couple of years ago when the recession began, but we decided to forge ahead – partly because we felt we needed each other even more during a crisis, and partly [...]
Back Door Criminals
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
As a young man, desperately saving money for my first automobile, I spent some time working for a regional pizza chain. During that period, I recall an incident that occurred at another local restaurant. It was at night. On a weekday, after the close of business, two men entered through the back door. They robbed the owner at gun [...]
Radiant Systems Pays $1,100 for a Haircut! Would you?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
Georgia Cancer Foundation is a charity that is near and dear to the hearts of Radiant employees. Each year, Radiant’s Sprint for Cancer race in Atlanta benefits this amazing organization, and we were able to donate more than $100,000 this past April. Pedal with a Purpose is a bike race held on July 25 that [...]
Keep the Bad Guys Out and Your Data Protected
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
Hardware firewalls are the first line of defense to protect cardholder data and are required by the PCI Data Security Standard requirements. A firewall provides another layer of security that blocks external access to your environment and limits inside access to potentially harmful outside environments. What does this mean in plain English? It helps keep [...]
Your password is 123456, right? No? Bet I can guess if not. Dare me!
Monday, May 24th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
In a recent security breach, 32 million user passwords were exposed by a website. This data made publicly available was analyzed by the security company Imperva who reported the following conclusions in their report: 16% of users choose only numbers for their password 30% of users choose the minimum length required for their password 40% [...]
The Evolution of Protecting Cardholder Data
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
I can’t remember the last time that I actually paid for something using cash. Can you? I use my plastic cards to pay for pretty much everything. They are more convenient than using a check, speed up transactions at stores and allow me to purchase goods on credit. However, the increasing use of plastic cards [...]
Every Great Team needs a Long Snapper (or 2 or 3 or more….)
Friday, February 19th, 2010 John T. Kirk, Vice President of North American Distribution
The celebration continues in New Orleans as the city embraces that priceless championship magic of this year’s Super Bowl. Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and Head Coach Sean Payton, among others remain in the spotlight. Big plays were made by many, as a future Hall of Fame gunslinger named Manning was stunned and turned back by [...]
A Year of Giving
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Keith Hicks, Vice President Human Resources
I am awed and amazed by the remarkable people of Radiant Systems. This past year was one of the most challenging times any of us has ever faced. Yet, despite all the challenges, the people of Radiant continued to give back to the communities where we live and work. In fact, 2009 was our greatest [...]
When You’re Ready, We’re Ready
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 John T. Kirk, Vice President of North American Distribution
Over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic states and areas along the Northeastern coast of the United States were hit with an intense snow storm. In Virginia, where my family and I live, we experienced a good dose of snow and wind on Friday night and into Saturday. When there is a new blanket of snow, the [...]
