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The API is a tool for the merchant that needs a custom commerce solution. It is an application programming interface (API) used by merchants to build complex Web sites, telephone based payment systems or other custom system that process payments. There are also tax and shipping calculators and an Electronic Softgood Download module available for use with the API. The API enables full-featured, highly secure and reliable e-commerce Web sites and custom retail implementations. The API includes a Virtual Terminal for comprehensive store management.

Developers, software programmers, Internet service providers (ISPs) and commerce service providers (CSPs) with an advanced knowledge of the C or Java programming languages prefer to use the API (application programming interface) client to integrate secure credit card processing into both simple and complex e-commerce Web sites. This allows customers to pay for products and services online with a credit card without leaving the merchant's Web site. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology is used to encrypt confidential transactions and order information and to pass them directly from the e-commerce site to the Secure Payment Gateway.

Global Gateway Select API includes modules that calculate tax and shipping and that enable the sale of digital content through electronic soft-good downloads (ESDs). In addition, the API provides sales, returns, real-time authorizations, purchasing cards and real-time reports.

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Advantages

Integration Tools for Developers In addition to C or Java client libraries, First Data Independent Sales has created a series of software wrappers to support development on various platforms and application environments (e.g., Perl, COM, ColdFusion, PHP, iHTML) Shopping carts & Software vendors Many software companies have integrated the API libraries into their shopping cart software to facilitate ease of use and configuration with merchant Web sites Periodic billing Global Gateway API allows merchants to create a recurring billing system for memberships, subscriptions and other periodic billing purposes Address Verification Service (AVS) Helps the merchant validate the customer's billing address Reports and Tools Provides real-time management via the merchant's Web browser Purchasing cards Global API supports the use of purchasing cards Fraud Protection Provides crucial preventive measures that allow merchants to block specific credit card numbers and Internet protocol (IP) addresses VirtualCheck API allows electronic check acceptance to be integrated into the merchant's Web site; customers electing to pay for goods or services by check are prompted to enter check information into a form created and maintained on the merchant's Web site

You have your choice of several different web development languages for employing the API. The languages supported are: C++, C# , PHP, PERL, Java, Macromedia^® ColdFusion^®,  .NET, COM Object technology (allows you to develop in Visual Basic, VBScript, or ASP)

About Global Payment Gateway API Modules

• The API shipping module calculates shipping by flat rate or dollar amount per order. Shipping tables are configured based on zones or the type of shipping used. This versatile module allows merchants to determine shipping charges precisely.
• The API sales-tax module calculates sales tax by state and municipality. This module allows merchants to determine how or when customers are charged sales tax for products and services they have ordered.
• The electronic soft-good download (ESD) module completely automates the Internet-based sale of soft goods (i.e., products that are ordered and electronically paid for and delivered via downloads, including software, graphic images, photos and music). The ESD module allows the digital-content vendor to sell soft goods with byte-by-byte tracking of the software download. The module also supports key-type downloads, which the buyer can use to unlock an encrypted file downloaded by other means.

		Global Payment Gateway Product Summary
Global Connect is a payment-posting tool that uses HTML. Ideal for merchants with Web sites, Global Connect HTML script can be easily integrated to enable secure payment processing to the Secure Payment Gateway. In addition, Global Connect supports sales, returns, real-time authorizations, purchasing cards and real-time reports.   Global Virtual Terminal also supports VirtualCheck, a value-added enhancement that allows merchants to accept and process electronic check payments using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.   Global Payment Gateway w/ API is an Application Programming Interface: a collection of functions for processing payment transactions over the Internet in a highly secure manner. A perfect solution for the merchant with advanced processing needs.