Hostway Expands Ecommerce Services by Offering
Easy, Reliable Credit Card Processing Through PayPal
[March 31, 2005]
CHICAGO,
March 31, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hostway, a
global leader in Web hosting and managed services, today
announced its launch of a new payment service for its
ecommerce customers. By providing PayPal's online payment
service, Hostway now allows ecommerce customers to easily
process online transactions via their Hostway Merchant
Manager stores without incurring setup charges and monthly
fees. This service is available on the Hostway Web site
at http://www.hostway.com/smb/merchantaccount/paypal.html
.
"If
you're a new or existing online business that's seeking
an easy and secure way to accept credit card payments,
Hostway is your answer," said John Lee, vice president
of marketing at Hostway. "Your shoppers can feel
confident when purchasing products from your online
shops in whichever way they choose -- by credit card,
bank accounts or their stored PayPal balances."
Hostway
customers may now accept online transactions without
having to worry about the logistics and fees of traditional
merchant service providers. Instead, fees are based
on the dollar amount and volume of transactions processed
through PayPal. Because PayPal has nearly 64 million
accounts, Hostway customers can open up their businesses
to a large global base of potential buyers.
"Hostway
and PayPal have a common goal to help enable ecommerce
for small businesses," said Stephanie Tilenius,
vice president of merchant services for PayPal. "Working
together, PayPal and Hostway help businesses succeed
by offering a secure, easy and cost-effective way to
accept payments online."
All
Hostway customers and Web site visitors may sign up
for PayPal accounts, and this new service is compatible
with all versions of Hostway's Merchant Manager. The
enrollment process is fast and easy, and customers have
the ability to track transactions through customized
login accounts.
"Even
Hostway customers and online retailers that already
accept credit cards can benefit from the convenience
of Hostway's integration of the PayPal service,"
said Lee. "The rolling-out of this feature is another
example of Hostway's commitment to provide small businesses
with user-easy ecommerce solutions."
The
addition of PayPal services is consistent with Hostway's
strategy of becoming a comprehensive online solutions
provider to its customers. The company expects to add
a variety of hosted applications and managed services
to strengthen its capabilities to serve the online and
IT needs of small and mid-sized businesses.
About
Hostway Corporation
Hostway
Corporation provides Web hosting and managed services
to more than 300,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps
individuals, small businesses and large enterprises
achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies
by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998,
Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies
in the world with offices in North America (Chicago,
Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (London and Amsterdam),
Asia (Seoul) and Australia (Sydney). For more information
about Hostway Corporation, please visit http://www.hostway.com
or call 1-888-290-5170.
Contact:
Lauria Locsmondy, Hostway, (312) 994-7720, Lauria.Locsmondy@hostway.com
Tina Janczura, Slack Barshinger, (312) 970-5841,
Tina.Janczura@slackbarshinger.com
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