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7/17/2000
HipHip Software to Offer Comprehensive Payment Solution for International Merchant Accounts
MIAMI, July 17, 2000 HipHip Software, a leading e-commerce solutions and development company, announced today an agreement with Planet Payment that will enable HipHip to offer global e-businesses the ability to open an international merchant account, accepting multi-currency payments.
HipHip develops turnkey software solutions that enable companies to build, customize, manage and promote an online store and has more than 750 MerchandiZer(TM) merchants in 13 countries.
``With MerchandiZer's capabilities of being fully translatable into six languages and allowing for the transaction of multiple currencies this relationship is ideal for our global customers,'' said Richard C. Bulman, Jr., the company's CEO. ``This strengthens HipHip's international capabilities allowing our merchants to compete globally on currency pricing and international shipping with our From2.com partnership.''
Planet Payment's real-time Internet payment solutions -- including the company's premier gateway service -- enables global e-businesses to accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express and other major cards in a secure online environment. This system is completely compatible with most shopping cart and web site technologies and therefore implementation and setup can transpire within minutes. Currently, Planet Payment systems are operational in more 30 countries worldwide.
About HipHip Software
HipHip Software is an e-commerce solution company that offers a cost-effective suite of Web-based products, enabling small-to-medium sized businesses to build, customize, manage and promote an online store. MerchandiZer(TM) and the soon to be released Merchant Suite(TM) are HipHip's Web-based products that provide a full range of e-commerce and B2B support, with Merchant Suite(TM) positioned to provide premium services for larger companies. HipHip Software is a leader in B2B e-commerce solutions with more than 750 merchants using HipHip's leading proprietary product, MerchandiZer(TM), for the creation and maintenance of e-commerce storefronts used for Internet merchandising. The company's software suite combines Web-site design, marketing, hosting, order processing, inventory analysis and maintenance into one package. MerchandiZer(TM), through its RealStores.com(TM) Web site, is creating an online shopping community to assist MerchandiZer(TM) companies in marketing to consumers through an online mall.
HipHip Software has earned the following honors: PC Magazine's Editor's Choice award for best e-commerce product; recently ranked in the top 500 Internet companies by Interactive Week, according to research conducted by Ernst and Young and MIT; ranked 15th as an e-business service provider (eBSPs) by Cahners In-stat grouping the first quarter of 2000; recognized by PC World for superior product support; and featured in articles by WIRED, Info World, Internet.com, Channel Web, HGTV and ZDNet, among others.
For more information about the company, visit http://www.hiphip.com, http://www. merchandizer.com and http://www.realstores.com.
About Planet Payment
Planet Payment (www.planetpayment.com) provides e-businesses -- anywhere -- with the ability to accept credit cards online, in real-time, in almost any currency. To getup and running, e-businesses need a credit card merchant account and secure payment gateway. To maximize the global opportunity presented by e-commerce, merchants will need to accept payments in multiple currencies. Planet Payment's affordable solution enables Internet merchants to accept Visa®, MasterCard®, and American Express® credit cards and is compatible with most shopping cart technologies using its state-of-the-art payment gateway powered by Authorize.Net (www.authorize.net).
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