IBM Adds Websphere Payment Manager to AS/400 E-Business Arsenal
SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2000--
Delivers Payment Hosting Capabilities and
New Features for Merchants
IBM today announced new software for the AS/400 that enables service providers to quickly and easily link merchants to payment processors to handle complex e-commerce transactions.
IBM's WebSphere Payment Manager for the AS/400 version 2.1 offers payment hosting capabilities for AS/400 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who want to begin renting applications to customers over the Internet. The new software also helps Internet service providers (ISPs), commerce service providers (CSPs), application service providers (ASPs), banks, and other businesses to manage payments from e-commerce Websites.
"We continue to add new e-business functionality to the AS/400 to arm our Web-hungry customers with the best technology in their battle for Internet transactions," said Patrice Mitchell, IBM vice president of AS/400 strategy. "WebSphere Payment Manager for AS/400 serves as a security-enhanced cash register on the Internet, designed to allow merchants to quickly move into the lucrative area of online credit and debit card transactions."
New features for service providers include:
Ability to host a payment service for multiple remote
merchants Security-enhanced management of credit card, debit
card, stored value smart cards, etc. while managing multiple
merchants with individual business data privacy, protection
and integrity Simply install and deploy new payment types
through a Multipayment Framework (MPF) that has the ability to
add new payment methods to the system and deploy real time
payment authorization for merchant use
New features for merchants include:
Seamlessly integrate payments into business processes and
software such as on-line catalogs and accounting packages
Accepts multiple payments and supports multiple languages
(multilanguage, multicurrency support) Reduce losses from
fraud and chargebacks due to misuse of credit card data and
the repudiation of consumer payment claims
IBM's WebSphere Payment Manager includes and utilizes WebSphere Application Server functions for security of user authentication and access control, and servlet support.
Pricing and Availability
WebSphere Payment Manager version 2.1 for AS/400 is available in North America today, and will be available worldwide on April 28. Product prices will vary depending on customer configuration and capacity requirements.
About WebSphere Commerce Suite
IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite, the first integrated e-commerce solution, provides a wide range of easy-to-use features and functions for content management, relationship marketing, order management, and payment management for all types of Internet businesses, including business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and e-marketplaces. Sites built with WebSphere Commerce Suite can easily integrate with both internal and external systems and grow with the changing needs of an e-business. IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite customers benefit from the functionality of the WebSphere Web Application Software platform, which integrates Web commerce, Web application server, Web application development tools, transaction processing and distributed component software from IBM. Information about the WebSphere product line is on the Web at ibm.com.
About IBM's AS/400e
With more than 700,000 servers shipped worldwide, AS/400 is among the most successful commercial business computers in the mid-market. AS/400e is capable of managing and connecting a company's core business applications to suppliers, distributors and customers over the Internet. It is the only server capable of running applications designed for three major operating system environments (OS/400, UNIX and Windows), and runs the latest e-business technologies, including Java, Lotus Domino, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, business intelligence and more. Information about AS/400 is on the Web at as400.ibm.com.
Editors Notes:
IBM and AS/400 are registered trademarks, and AS/400e and WebSphere are trademarks, of International Business Machines Corporation. All other registered trademarks, trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT:
IBM Media Relations
Matthew McMahon
914/766-4225
mattm@us.ibm.com
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