Case Study: HSS Hire achieves secure, compliant online payments with Actian Services database upgrade

HSS Hire calls on Actian Services to upgrade to Ingres v10 and benefit from encryption functionality

HSS Hire, a UK tool-and-equipment rental leader with a nationwide network of branches and a long-running online service (HSSlivehire.com), needed to upgrade its core database to support encrypted online credit-card transactions and meet compliance requirements. The company did not have the internal resources or specialist expertise to perform the upgrade without risking disruption to operations.

Actian Services planned and executed the database upgrade over a single weekend, verifying compatibility with HSS processes and benchmarking performance to ensure no degradation. The result was a smooth, minimally disruptive transition to a platform that supports fully encrypted, compliant online transactions.

HSS Hire

Dennis Joseph

Computer Services Manager