Essent to Discontinue Use of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
11/14/2024
Essent has deprecated the use of FTP on January 1, 2024 and will retire it on December 15, 2024. Customers are required to update their systems to use SSH File Transfer Protocol, also referred to as SFTP, before the deadline to avoid interruption of service. |
Supply Chain Attack Against Sites Using Polyfill[.]io CDN
7/9/2024
The Polyfill[.]io CDN associated with the open-source Polyfill.js library has been compromised and the code served by the CDN has been modified to perform malicious actions. This library should be retired and/or replaced. |
Chrome Removing Entrust Root Certificates
6/28/2024
Google will be removing multiple Entrust root certificates from the root certificate store in Chrome due to security issues at Entrust. The certificates will be removed in version 127 and higher. |
Page Crash Issue in Chromium Browsers
4/24/2024
The latest version of the Chromium browser engine contains a bug that causes the page to crash when users interact with HTML elements that contain certain accessibility-focused markup constructs. |
Avalara AvaTax Brings Additional Sales Tax Automation to EssentOne
2/13/2024
AvaTax simplifies the sprawling and complex system of tax jurisdictions by automatically calculating sales tax, use tax, and value-added tax (VAT) in real-time for more than 12,000 tax jurisdictions in 190 countries. |
Storm Duds Raingear Providing Distributors Time-Saving Services with OrderTrax® and PromoStandards
8/7/2023
Distributors integrated with Storm Duds Raingear now can look up complete, accurate, real-time Inventory information, Order Status information, and Order Shipment information at any time. |
Terry Town Providing Distributors with Time-Saving Services with OrderTrax® and PromoStandards
8/7/2023
Distributors integrated with Terry Town now can look up complete, accurate, real-time Product Data at any time. |
Google is Sunsetting Universal Analytics, Urging Migration to Google Analytics 4
10/12/2022
Subscribers with an older version of Essent SiteBuilder™ will need to upgrade to Version 11.0 patch 43 or higher to support Google Analytics 4.
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Understanding Enterprise RFP Requirements: Reliability, Uptime, and Performance SLAs
10/10/2022
The central document that outlines the reliability, uptime, and performance of the technology services is the Service Level Agreement (SLA) which lays out the service level provided as well as how the services are measured and what the remedies are should the service levels not be met. |
1st PromoStandards Hack-A-Thon, Sponsored by Essent, Tackles Industry Challenges
10/2/2022 |
Colorado Adds Retail Delivery Fee That May Require Manual Management
9/16/2022
Colorado’s new Retail Delivery Fee took effect July 1, 2022. Retailers must collect a $0.27 fee for each invoice for an order with taxable goods sent to a Colorado address. |
Understanding Enterprise RFP Requirements: Security – Access Control and Authentication
9/2/2022
Beyond basic username and password credentials, the RFP is likely to ask for one or more of several other authentication arrangements or methods, including methods that allow nuanced access and considerations that tie spend management or purchasing permissions to user authentication. |
Essent is Ultimate Sponsor for Inaugural PromoStandards Tech Summit & Hack-a-Thon
9/2/2022
Essent is the platinum sponsor for the inaugural PromoStandards Technology Summit and Hack-a-Thon on Oct. 2-5 in Tampa, Fla. |
Letter from the PromoStandards Chair: Communication is at the Heart of What We Do
8/10/2022
At the end of the day, we’re leveraging the power of communication through process and protocol, tirelessly innovating both to make the custom product industry more efficient. |
Understanding Enterprise RFP Requirements: Security – Payment Processing
8/9/2022
Payment card data not only poses the risk of identifying an individual, but also sensitive financial, transactional, and bank information that can be directly leveraged for fraud.
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