PCATS Progress

Enabling Connections... Finding Solutions

 

 Just a few things PCATS has done, and is doing...

2004
  • Incorporated as Industry Standards Body
  • Acquired IP from NACS
  • Established Technical Committees
2005
  • Began standards work and expanded working groups
2006
  • Initiated Retailer Business Requirements (RBR) Committee
  • Electronic Payment Server (EPS) Collaboration with International Forecourt Standards Forum (IFSF)
2007
  • Content Management System
    • CMS tool online
    • Standards repository created
  • Working Committee Efforts
    • POS/Back Office Interface 3.4.1
    • EB2B Retail Merchandise 1.5
    • EB2B Motor Fuels 1.5
  • Pilot Efforts
    • PCATS Gateway
    • Lottery
2008
  • Standards Documentation
    • Detailed standard with business case
    • Established standards development and approval processes
  • Working Committee Efforts
    • Loyalty Standard
    • Open Site Architecture release
    • Electronic Sign Specification
    • AutoSafe Specification
2009
  • Align Retailer Business Requirements (RBR), Technical Advisory (TAC) and Certification Committee efforts
  • Define Core Detailed Standards with the "which, why and how?"
  • Certification lab up and running
  • Expand PCATS Gateway participation
  • Complete standards documentation
2010
  • Extend lab testing of system applications
  • Expanded PCATS Gateway
  • Data Security Committee