Apollo Hosting, web hosting services provider revealed that it has collaborated with ScanAlert, an Internet security company to offer a PCI compliance validation service to its online web hosting clients.

The company said that its latest service will be offered without any cost for one year.

The Apollo Hosting coalition with ScanAlert will comprise solutions to PCI standard certification, including quarterly vulnerability scanning, a self assessment questionnaire and complete technical support. Compliance with this standard is obligatory for merchandisers making payment through visa and mastercard.

Tamara Field, President of Apollo Hosting commented, “Successful ecommerce merchants use a variety of services to maximize their online success. Security is one of the most important and we're happy to ensure that our customers can continue to run credit card enabled shopping carts.”

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