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Further review of the POS software review article in Wine Business Monthly shows that almost all POS vendors say that they are PCI compliant. Great, but what does the winery need to do to be PCI compliant using that software, as ultimately PCI compliance is required of the merchant? The article missed this point as they were comparing web-based solutions to PC-based solutions. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, if the service provider stores the credit card information on their servers (typically web-based solutions), then the winery can complete the short form PCI assessment to certify their compliance. However, if credit card information is stored locally, then the winery must complete the much longer, more stringent long form to be compliant, even if the vendor's software is compliant.