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FTC Provides Can-SPAM Video

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 07.25.11 under Government News, Web Development

New FTC Video Helps Businesses Comply with CAN-SPAM Rule

Say “spam” and most business executives think of annoying e-mail messages, like the ones that hold out a phony offer to split $50 million that’s sitting in a foreign bank. Of course, this type of message is covered by the Federal Trade Commission’s CAN-SPAM Rule, which is designed to protect consumers from deceptive commercial e-mail.

But CAN-SPAM covers e-mails from legitimate businesses, too, such as e-mail notifying customers about a new product line or a special sale. To help explain what the CAN-SPAM Rule covers, the FTC has produced a new video for businesses with a seven-point checklist for sending commercial e-mail messages. For example, e-mail marketers must use accurate headers and subject lines and provide a method for consumers to stop getting e-mails. In addition to the video, the FTC also offers a brochure, The CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business.
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PayPal and China UnionPay Open the Global Marketplace to Chinese Consumers

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.18.10 under Web Development

SINGAPORE–PayPal and China UnionPay, China’s bankcard association, today announced that China UnionPay (CUP) card members will be able to use PayPal to shop online, representing a new opportunity for international retailers to sell to a large base of Chinese customers who, combined, hold 2.1 billion CUP cards.

“PayPal’s partnership with China UnionPay removes an important friction point that exists across borders, and we are thrilled to eliminate the payments barrier so merchants can welcome millions of new Chinese customers to their sites.”

“After years of being the export hub for the world, today marks the day that China is open for business as an import e-commerce market,” said Scott Thompson, president of PayPal. “PayPal’s partnership with China UnionPay removes an important friction point that exists across borders, and we are thrilled to eliminate the payments barrier so merchants can welcome millions of new Chinese customers to their sites.”

Chinese consumers have more disposable income than ever before and are starting to look for the best products the world has to offer. CUP card members will be able to use PayPal in the third quarter of 2010. This gives merchants the opportunity to spend the coming months preparing their Web stores for Chinese consumers, including adding Chinese translation and fast, cost effective shipping methods.

About China UnionPay

China UnionPay, established in 2002, is the national bankcard association in China. As the pivotal role of China’s bankcard industry, China UnionPay is responsible for operating unified inter-bank clearing and settlement system in China and developing the international acceptance network for CUP card. By collaborating with various parties, China UnionPay has greatly boosted the development of China’s bankcard industry.

To date, the total number of CUP card issued worldwide has exceeded 2.1 billion; in 2009, the number of CUP card inter-bank transactions reached 7 billion with an amount of USD 1.1 trillion; the overall merchants, POS terminals and ATMs reached 2.13 million, 2.88 million and 930 thousand respectively. China UnionPay has also established partnership with around 400 financial institutions all over the world.

As of now, CUP card international acceptance network has been extended to 90 countries and regions. Over 10 of them, including Japan, Korea, Singapore, Russia, Mongolia etc, have issued CUP card.

Relying on China, the world’s most vibrant emerging economy and the world’s largest cardholder group, China UnionPay not only provides quality, secure and efficient payment services for hundreds of millions of cardholders all over the world, but also brings brand new choices and values for partners as well as energy and opportunities for the global bankcard industry.

China UnionPay will further enhance international cooperation in the future, work hand in hand with partners to achieve mutual development and success, to build UnionPay into a major international bankcard brand with global influence, and to make greater contribution to the overall prosperity of the global bankcard industry.

About PayPal

PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 81 million active accounts in 190 markets and 24 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) company and is made up of three leading online payment services: the PayPal global payment service, the Payflow Gateway and Bill Me Later. The company’s open payment platform, PayPal X, allows developers to build innovative payment applications on multiple platforms and devices. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.

PayPal is headquartered in San Jose, California and its international headquarters is located in Singapore.

Create a Website without Any Programming Knowledge

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.16.10 under ASP Member Companies, Web Development

Adritech Software has announced the launch of Website Realizer, an efficient solution to reduce the costs for building a web site. Website Realizer 1.0 provides all the necessary tools to create a full-fledged, neat looking website without writing a single line of code.

They say “If you want something done right, do it yourself”. This is especially true of building a website, since it represents you or your business. But what if you know exactly what you want, but have no idea how websites are made? That’s not a problem if you have Website Realizer – the software aimed at those who want to have complete control over the look and feel of their site.

Developed to save your time and effort, the program makes building a site quick and easy. What’s fascinating about Website Realizer is the fact that it requires no programming skills, as the HTML code is generated automatically. If you’re not a techie, it’s okay – with Website Realizer you can create professional looking, easily navigable sites without any coding experience. You won’t have to become a CSS expert either, as the software provides CSS Style Editor allowing you to style your website to make it look exactly the way you want.

Website Realizer offers you a set of templates that can be customized to your liking with just a few clicks. The program features WYSIWYG web page editor enabling you to insert text, tables and forms, add images, audio and video files to make a site even more informative and visually appealing. You can also integrate PayPal buttons so that customers could buy your products or services online. And these are just a few of the advanced capabilities offered by the software.

Whether you want to save money or unleash your creative side, you can do it now with Website Realizer!

Pricing and Availability

Website Realizer 1.0 runs under Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7, and costs $59.95. Further information on the product as well as the 15-day free trial version is available at http://www.websiterealizer.com/

About Adritech Software

Founded in 2004, Adritech Software is focused on the development of easy-to-use products for cost effective web design. The company delivers quality website creation solutions for both businesses and individuals.

Convert any Website to PDF Free

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.03.10 under Web Development

March 3, 2010: Baltsoft Software has announced the launch of Web2PDF Converter, a new online service for easy and quick conversion of any web page to PDF http://www.web2pdfconvert.com . Its undisputable advantages are top speed and ultimate simplicity: the user should enter the URL and click the “Convert to PDF” button, and in a couple of seconds the desired PDF is ready for downloading. By the way, Web2PDF Converter is an absolutely free service!

Bloggers, website publishers and all Internet users can now enjoy free service of Web2PDF Converter, as web content is much more convenient to share, print, archive and read offline when converted to PDF format. The resultant PDF files can be also read with PDF-supporting e-book readers. Web2PDF Converter is a perfect variant for those who do not have PDF creating software, but can be used by anyone due to the speed and easiness of use. No fee is charged, no installation is required.

It should be noted that Web2PDF Converter also supports conversion via e-mail, which is highly appreciated by users not having free access to the Internet, except for their electronic mail. Here the procedure is not any more difficult: the URL is sent to submit@web2pdfconvert.com , and the reply with an attached PDF is sent back at once!

Besides, the “Convert to PDF” button can be added to any site or blog for the visitors to save it as PDF in one click. The JavaScript code is provided here http://www.web2pdfconvert.com/pdf-button.aspx

Features:

- Easy and quick conversion of web pages to PDF;
- No software installation;
- Direct conversion from most popular browsers (add-ons for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari);
- “Convert to PDF” button code for any site or blog;
- Conversion via e-mail.

About Baltsoft Software

Founded in 1997, Baltsoft Software is a privately owned software development company. Long-term experience and professional expertise of the company’s management and personnel guarantee the high quality of its products. For more information on the company please visit http://www.baltsoft.com

Stimulsoft Reports.Web v2009.1 reporting tool

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.12.09 under Web Development

Stimulsoft announces Stimulsoft Reports.Web 2009.1 a major official release of the first and unique report writer for Web, which is getting more and more popular.

Many new capabilities have been introduced in the version 2009.1. These innovations make it possible to increase the productivity of reports creation and to save time.

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Stimulsoft Reports Designer.Web version 2009.1 released.

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.05.09 under Web Development

Stimulsoft Company, a leading provider in the Reporting Tool category announces the next major release of Stimulsoft Reports Designer.Web 2009.1 the first reports designer for Web.

The new version of the product was developed to speed up and simplify work with the Web reports designer. Starting with the version 2009.1, styles and conditions are supported. Instead of manual formatting of each component, it is possible to create a new style in a report and customize all necessary parameters. Also it allows changing the design of components, depending on specified conditions. Charts, Data adapters, sub-reports are supported in Stimulsoft Reports Designer.Web. A lot of new properties and functions are included in this version.
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