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 Investigation Continues Into Unauthorized Entry
Into Epsilon Email System
Alliance Data Systems Corporation, parent company of Epsilon, said the unauthorized entry into an email system of its Epsilon subsidiary was limited to email addresses and/or customer names only. No personal identifiable information (PII) was compromised, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers or account information.
Epsilon is working with authorities and external experts to conduct a full investigation to identify those responsible for the incident while also implementing additional security protocols in its email operat-ions. The company is a premier provider in the transactional-based micro-targeted marketing space.
Experts say the greatest risk to Epsilon and Alliance Data is the potential loss of valued clients...
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New Members of STI
The Shopper Technology Institute welcomes three new sponsoring members: KSS Retail/dunhummby (Executive Member), and Incentive Targeting and Loyalty Kiosk (Basic Members).
KSS Retail, a dunnhumby LTD company, is a global provider of price optimization and customer insight solutions for the grocery, convenience, chain drug, general and online etail industries. Retailers use KSS Retail software and professional services to better understand their customer's needs and to deliver more effective pricing, promotions and merchandising decisions (www.kssretail.com).
Incentive Targeting provides a self-service web-based application for grocery product marketers to create, manage, and measure behaviorally-targeted promotions across a rapidly-growing network of grocery retailers (www.incentivetargeting.com).
Loyalty Kiosk is a provider of self-service kiosks and software that enable business to streamline
and optimize their consumer loyalty programs via a suite of hardware, software, and services (www.loyaltykiosk.com).
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Henry Rak Consulting Partners
Premium Member |
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Partners in Loyalty Marketing
Executive Member |
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IBM
Premium Member |
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KSS Retail
Executive Member. |
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Video Mining
Executive Member |
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Launch Creative Services
Basic Member |
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Incentive Targeting
Basic Member |
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Relational Solutions
Basic Member |
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DemandTec
Basic Member |
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Loyalty Kiosk
Basic Member |
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