Tracy Libertino, Retail and Restaurant PCI Compliance Expert, Joins Vendor Safe as Vice President– Professional Services

Vendor Safe Technologies announces that Tracy Libertino has joined the Company as Vice President – Professional Services. Libertino brings extensive experience in IT management and consulting, most recently focusing on PCI Compliance for leading retail and foodservice organizations. In this newly created position, Libertino will manage Vendor Safe’s rapidly growing professional services organization and participate in the Company’s channel partner program.

Houston, TX, March 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Vendor Safe Technologies today announced that Tracy Libertino has joined the Company as Vice President – Professional Services. Libertino, who began her career in retail and restaurant management, brings to Vendor Safe extensive experience in IT management and consulting, most recently focusing on PCI Compliance for leading retail and foodservice organizations. In this newly created position, Libertino will manage Vendor Safe’s rapidly growing professional services organization and participate in the Company’s channel partner program. In the future, Libertino will play an active role in Vendor Safe’s planned expansion into global markets.

Libertino comes to Vender Safe from Accuvia, where she served as World Wide Managing Director of Consulting and expanded the firm’s practice to include PCI Compliance, Risk Management, and Security Solutions for their retail and foodservice clients. She advised Accuvia’s clients on high-level strategic initiatives, specializing in global project management, quality control and large-scale software implementation. A regular contributor and speaker at technology events, she has worked closely with software and hardware vendors, as well as many leading third party suppliers.

“Tracy’s many contacts within our target retail and foodservice markets, combined with her broad experience in technology, PCI compliance and security consulting, make her uniquely qualified to help thousands of Level 4 retailers and restaurants become PCI compliant in record time with Vendor Safe,” said Chris Melson, CEO of Vendor Safe. “Her deep operational knowledge adds a unique perspective on the impact of PCI within the four walls of Level 4 merchant locations. She has earned tremendous respect within these industries and will be an invaluable asset to our customers as they move to prevent data breach, credit card data theft, fraud and financial loss.”

Libertino’s career spans more than 20 years in the information technology, retail and foodservice industries. Prior to joining Accuvia, her positions included Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Quality for Practical Software Solutions, Regional Vice President of Consulting and Infrastructure for Pomeroy Consulting Group; and Consulting Director of Strategic Software Solutions for BCG.

About Vendor Safe
Founded in 1989 as Paracom IT, an organization offering managed network and security services, Vendor Safe Technologies shifted its business model in 2008 to focus on the burgeoning need for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. Vendor Safe / Paracom IT emerged as a leader in delivering innovative security technologies by helping organizations to manage their IT environment while delivering unsurpassed levels of data reliability and security. With proven global solutions, Vendor Safe facilitates PCI compliance, enabling companies to concentrate on their business. To learn more, visit the Vendor Safe website at www.vendorsafe.com.

For more information, please contact Bill Pickard at 713-929-0200.

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