[IMC-Editorial] Carelloweb Upgrade

[Kazuko Bihomora]

For Immediate Release

February 23, 2004


Carelloweb.com, an Online Shopping Cart Service, Upgraded to Support an 
Online Credit Card Processing Service, Authorize.net.


Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSP) has announced that they have 
upgraded its shopping cart service, “CarelloWeb”. CarelloWeb is a 
browser-based e-commerce management and hosting service that provides 
subscribers with the ability to build, manage, and maintain an 
e-commerce site easily and inexpensively with no knowledge of HTML. 
Offered in English and Japanese with SSL security for order handling, 
CarelloWeb allows subscribers to sell products online for as little as 
$25.00 per month. 

CarelloWeb has integrated the Authorize.net online credit card service 
that verifies and/or charges customers credit cards at the point of 
sale.  With Authorize.net you can filter out the fraudulent transactions 
that occur online.  This service automatically processes the payment and 
deposits it into your merchant account.  The complete process takes 
place in a secure setting making it impossible for hackers to gain 
access to confidential information. 
    
It is projected that in the year 2004, $88.2 billion in sales will go 
through the internet. Of the $88.2 billion, an estimated 83% will be 
paid for with a credit card. It is also projected that in 2005, internet 
sales will be $109.4 billion.  With the integration of Authorize.net’s 
service and CarelloWeb, the ability to operate an online store has 
become easier.  Instead of processing credit card purchases manually, 
the credit card will be processed and verified at the point of sale. In 
return there will additional time available for shop owners to update 
their shop and increase the number of products available. 

For more information about CarelloWeb, please feel free to go to 
http://www.carelloweb.com.
   
About Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSP) was established in 1987, to 
license US software and computer related products both for Macintosh and 
Windows for localization and distribution in Japan.  From the Macintosh 
game “Pathways into Darkness” to 32-bit compilers, PSP has introduced 
about 100 titles to Japan in variety of the segments.  PSP also added a 
group to provide Japanese software programs in the US & Europe including 
the best-selling Japanese utility software since 1993 “KanjiKit” and 
an Internet Solutions Group, which PSP services more than 12,000 
Japanese corporate domains out of its own data center since 1996. 
www.pspinc.com. 

Contact: Kazuko Bihomora
kazuko at pspinc.com
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
13427 NE 20th Street, Suite 120
Bellevue, WA 98005, USA
Tel: 425-957-0808 Fax: 425-957-1188