GLOSSARY
Web Site
A collection of web pages which have been designed to represent your company and hosted on our system. Each site has a domain name or URL, which is the unique address for that web site
Merchant Account
This is an account set up between you and a bank to process credit card transactions through your web site. Most traditional banks will not set up merchant accounts for the Internet because they cannot effectively manage the risk.
Payment Transaction Software
Software that actually processes customer order information, address, credit card numbers, etc. The data is sent to a credit card authorization network, which verifies that the credit card is valid and verifies that the shipping address matches the billing address. Important features in choosing Transaction Software are fraud prevention and address verification systems. This is what Verisign does as well as the deal I am offering you.
Secure Server Connection
Link to a special computer, which encrypts confidential ordering data for customer protection. It is known as a Secure Gateway. You know you are on a secure server when the URL in your browser says https://. The "s" stands for "secure". If ordering information is not sent via a secure server, it may be intercepted by computer hackers.
Shopping Cart
The Shopping Cart is a critical tool which keeps track of a customer's order as your web site is being browsed. The customer can select certain products from different areas of the web site and put them in their Shopping Cart. Most Shopping Carts will tabulate the product costs and also calculate shipping and tax. All Xcellent Webs websites come with a built-in Shopping Cart, however if you already own a Merchant Account, then the shopping cart is FREE and it is simple matter to install a Shopping Cart platform on your site.
