MAXCHARGE ENABLES E-COMMERCE
ActiveX component processes credit cards over the Internet
Oakland, CA - Maximized Software, Inc., today released MaxCharge, a new product that enables a web site to securely process credit card orders directly over the Internet.
"With MaxCharge, web sites can now easily accept and process credit card payments for their goods and services," said Ken Spreitzer, President of Maximized Software. "Many sites report that their sales go up almost immediately because shoppers like to get their purchase immediately, and MaxCharge enables that sort of instant gratification."
MaxCharge is a Windows ActiveX (COM) component, so it can be used with Microsoft Active Server Pages, Visual Basic, Delphi, Excel, and many other environments. The product includes sample processing scripts, sample code, documentation, and a test merchant account to help the user become immediately productive.
Transactions are submitted securely using SSL technology to protect the shopper's credit card information. MaxCharge submits the transaction via the web server's existing Internet connection, rather than requiring the use of a modem to establish a dial-up connection for each transaction. This yields a substantial improvement in processing time over the traditional dial-up approach; MaxCharge transactions usually take under 10 seconds while dial-up transactions can take up to a minute.
"The MaxCharge software gave me the tools to quickly build impressive commerce-enabled web sites. The best part: no modems, no phone lines. Unlike (other software), MaxCharge is truly designed for the Internet," said Ed Williams, Chief Technical Officer for SacWeb, a Sacramento, California Internet Service Provider (ISP).
WORKS WITH E-COMMERCE PACKAGES
MaxCharge can integrate with most e-commerce products on the market; the MaxCharge web site contains a list of recommended e-commerce systems, which will expand as more systems become available.
In addition, webmasters can develop their own applications for custom processing of credit cards. MaxCharge comes with a fully documented API (application programming interface). "As a developer, I really appreciated the time savings that MaxCharge allows," said Dave Reed of Intralinks Corporation, a MIS outsourcing company. "It would have taken a lot of effort to fine-tune all the details that MaxCharge handles automatically."
"All studies show that e-commerce will continue to grow at an astronomical rate for the next several years," said Spreitzer. "Companies should feel free to combine the best e-commerce package with the best credit card processing software, or build their own solution to meet their custom needs. MaxCharge provides that kind of flexibility." |
