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Digital River Launches High-Capacity E-Commerce Solution that Captures over 6,000 Online Orders per Second

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 12.28.11 under ASP Member Companies, Business

Handles large volume, high traffic launches of digital titles and physical products on a global basis

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that it engineered and launched a new, high-capacity e-commerce solution that can capture in excess of 6,000 online orders per second on a global basis. Built to handle sudden spikes in traffic and large-volume orders, the high-performance solution is ideal for managing the increased order demands associated with hotly anticipated merchandising events, door buster discounts, and preorder sales or releases of digital titles and physical products, including massively multiplayer online games (MMO) and collectible items.

Digital River’s High-Capacity Order Solution is built on the backbone of the company’s Global Commerce™ enterprise system, which supports tens of thousands of online businesses around the world. To streamline and regulate the online order process for on-demand software and game titles as well as consumer electronics products, the Digital River solution places online shoppers in a virtual checkout line to capture their orders. After receiving the orders, the system then processes the purchase and payment on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a successful purchase has been completed, a notification, and if required a digital license key, is sent to the consumer.
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Avangate Included in Independent Research Firm Report on Key Solutions for Digital Commerce

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 12.27.11 under ASP Member Companies, Business

Company Noted for Commerce Solution and Channel Management Program

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–Avangate, the agile eCommerce solutions provider trusted by thousands of Software and SaaS companies to grow their business worldwide through any channel and any model, is featured in a new report from Forrester Research on the industry’s leading digital commerce solutions. Recognizing a growing need among consumers for access to digital content, the report highlights tactics for selecting an ecommerce provider and looks at some of the key solutions available in the market today.

“In the past, online transactions for digital product purchases differed little from physical product purchases, with the exception of the delivery method,” Market Overview: Digital Commerce Solutions 2011, Forrester Research, Inc., 11/7/11. “However, today’s digitally connected consumer is eschewing the traditional ownership model of buy, download, install, and use. Consumers want access to digital content and services across their connected devices, anytime, anywhere.”
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Sales Tax Harms Small Business

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.28.11 under Business, Government News

Shifting Sales Tax Compliance Burden Will Harm Small Businesses, Says CompTIA CEO

WASHINGTON–A bipartisan group of Senators led by Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced The Marketplace Freedom Act, a bill giving states the authority to require that online sellers collect and remit state sales taxes. Todd Thibodeaux, president and chief executive officer, CompTIA, made the following statement about the legislation.

“We understand the need of states to address revenue collection based on legitimate sales taxes. However, we must balance the states’ authority to require businesses to collect foreign states’ sales taxes with the compliance burdens that would be foisted onto small businesses. These additional compliance costs to small businesses would have a negative effect on employment and economic growth.
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IT Channel Firms See Strong Revenue Growth from Cloud Computing, CompTIA Study Reveals

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 09.27.11 under Business, Development

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.–Cloud computing is generating significant revenue streams for information technology (IT) channel companies, who plan to boost their cloud investments in the next year, according to research from CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the IT industry.

Among IT channel companies offering cloud computing solutions, 46 percent report deriving 50 percent or more of their annual revenue from cloud-related products and services in the last 12 months, according to the CompTIA survey. The large majority of these companies (85 percent) expect cloud sales to grow in the next 12 months.

“This clearly underscores the momentum cloud is having on the marketplace and the variety of opportunity avenues available to the channel,” said Carolyn April, director, industry analysis, CompTIA.
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Joseph G. Brown And Michael Ni Join Avangate Management Team

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 09.26.11 under ASP Member Companies, Business

Avangate Strengthens North American Growth with Key Executive Hires

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avangate, a leading global eCommerce service provider for software companies looking to grow their revenue via any channel and any model, today announced the addition of Joseph G. Brown as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, and Michael Ni as Chief Marketing Officer/Senior Vice President of Marketing and Products.

These key hires to the Avangate management team mark the company’s continued growth, particularly in the US, and come on the heels of the appointment of Will Lansing and Thomas Kendra as Directors on Avangate’s Board.
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Plimus Powers SohoOS, the Simple Way to Manage a Micro-Business for Free

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 09.25.11 under ASP Member Companies, Business

Plimus e-Commerce platform and Buy Anyware API support unique SohoOS management services environment where small and micro-business can prosper through use of integrated and simplified management functions.

FREMONT, Calif.–Plimus, the leader in hosted e-Business solutions, today announced that SohoOS standardized on Plimus as the e-Commerce platform for SohoOS’ cloud-based business management services. Plimus provides seamless integration into the SohoOS platform and handles all payment processing, billing and purchase support services. Subscriptions can be upgraded easily and administered by SohoOS as business users add additional low-cost, value-added services to its free, cloud-based core product eco-system. The Plimus Buy Anyware API also is employed to recognize returning business users and provides personalized purchasing features that enhance the customer experience.
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