PDG SOFTWARE ADDS UPS SHIP API TOOL TO PDG COMMERCE AND PDG SHOPPING CART
ATLANTA, (Dec. 12, 2003) -
PDG Software, Inc.
, a leader in ecommerce shopping cart software for companies of all sizes, announced today the integration of UPS's
ShipAPI tool into
PDG
Shopping Cart and
PDG
Commerce. In addition to real-time rate quoting, address validation, and shipment tracking, PDG merchants can now
print shipping labels and send real-time tracking notices from directly within their PDG application's administrative
interface.
The UPS ShipAPI includes number of services that can help PDG merchants create shipping labels for any packages being
shipped via UPS. Merchants may access their own costs for UPS services, have the label created, send immediate tracking
notifications, and fulfill orders all via simple "point and click" PDG interface.
"The integration of the UPS ShipAPI is a tremendous step in simplifying the day-to-day chores of PDG merchants who
utilize UPS's shipping services," said Doug Blackburn, Director of Sales at PDG Software, Inc. "Merchants no
longer have to utilize additional services, copying and pasting data from PDG, in order to create UPS shipping
labels."
PDG Shopping Cart is full-featured, highly robust shopping cart software for Web stores. PDG Shopping Cart is
completely HTML template based, allowing merchants to fully integrate into an existing or new site. PDG Shopping Cart
also features an easy-to-use Web-based graphical administration panel. PDG Shopping Cart operates on multiple server
platforms including Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003, and multiple versions of UNIX. PDG Shopping Cart can easily be
integrated using any HTML editing software.
PDG Commerce is an enterprise ecommerce solution that incorporates all of the features found in PDG Shopping Cart, with
commercial database support. PDG Commerce allows merchants to provide a complete shopping experience for their
customers, including advanced features such as gift certificates, coupons, retail/wholesale pricing, and more. PDG
Commerce features the ability to store customer and order information, as well as product catalogs, in readily
accessible database formats that can be shared with other fulfillment and accounting applications.
About PDG Software, Inc.:
PDG Software, Inc. is a leader in providing Internet commerce solutions for companies of all sizes. The company was
formed in 1997 and has a growing list of customers in the United States and abroad. Its core product, the PDG Shopping
Cart, allows customers to create a customized ecommerce Web site. PDG Commerce, a high-end enterprise ecommerce package
for larger merchants, allows customers to create customized Internet commerce Web sites with a commercial database
backend. The company offers merchants a 30-day free trial period for its software and has been lauded for its
customer-centric focus. For more information about PDG Software, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at
www.pdgsoft.com.
Contact:
Doug Blackburn
Director of Sales
PDG Software, Inc.
770-270-0062