February 24, 2004

By: Rick Towers
Website: http://www.1st-in-pets.com

Nation’s most popular online pet site gears up for holiday season

ClearCommerce Corp., a provider of transaction management software for e-commerce infrastructure, today announced that PETsMART.com, Inc., a leading online provider of pet supplies and products, health and behavior information and community interaction, has transitioned to the ClearCommerce Engine for processing all of its online sales.

The ClearCommerce Engine, which provides real-time credit authorization and fraud detection, will process all transactions for PETsMART.com’s e-commerce site. PETsMART.com is committed to maintaining a high level of customer experience as online sales increase during the holiday season.

The ClearCommerce Engine is designed to support high volumes while maintaining the speed and reliability necessary to ensure customer satisfaction while purchasing online.

According to PETsMART.com, ClearCommerce’s transaction processing technology was selected because of its ease of implementation and comprehensive fraud protection. In addition, ClearCommerce sells its software to merchants without additional processing fees, while other transaction processing companies outsource their transaction capabilities and charge merchants for each transaction made. For high-volume merchants, ClearCommerce’s solution can significantly reduce expenses.

“Our increasing volume of online sales required us to use a transaction processing solution that could handle the large demands of customers and improve the entire online shopping experience,” said Eric Kidd, chief technology officer of PETsMART.com.

“The ClearCommerce Engine will better manage the online demands of PETsMART.com customers, as well as provide a cost savings with a greater return on investment to the company.”

ClearCommerce recognizes that the upcoming holiday season has many online merchants thinking about their site infrastructure. “Leading online retailers like PETsMART.com are increasingly turning to the ClearCommerce Engine for the robustness and reliability they need to process online sales.

Our technology enables them to focus on their core business – pet products and services – with the security of knowing that their site can handle high traffic during the peak holiday season,” said Rob Lynch, president and CEO of ClearCommerce.

The ClearCommerce Merchant Engine capabilities include real-time transaction processing with the credit card processors, fraud analysis and protection, business reports for merchants, storefront integration, APIs to businesses’ existing ERP or fulfillment systems, shipping and tax calculation, and Electronic Softgoods Downloads. For more information, see pet training aids.

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Rick Towers is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-pets.com.  Pamper your pet and get up to date information on pet health, food, accessories, behavior, gifts and toys.