Aurionpro Solutions Limited and IP Commerce Inc. announced they are forming a joint venture to build payment-enabled applications tailored to the needs of small and medium businesses in the U.S. The joint venture, called PriorityCommerce, will build on applications developed for the IP Commerce Platform, which offers the ability to payment-enable any software and simply and securely provision on-demand payment types to merchants and small businesses. Initial efforts will focus on ReceivePay(TM)--a QuickBooks credit card processing add-in, as well as PASS Commerce Center, an application that allows businesses using Windows Vista Business to easily find new commerce tools, make and accept new payment types over the Internet, creating new revenue models and commerce abilities. PASS--Payments as a Secure Service--is supported by the PASS Consortium, a group formed to promote delivery of a wide range of innovative financial management solutions utilizing the Internet. Under the terms of the venture, the two companies will jointly identify market opportunities to address a rapidly growing need in the small and medium sized business market for new electronic commerce transaction solutions. Additionally, the companies announced that the joint venture will contract with AurionPro to provide product management and support services over the next two years.

PaySimple Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with IP Commerce Inc. to integrate its credit card processing services into the IP Commerce Platform. The two companies are combining their strengths to offer a more innovative, efficient and simple way to deliver payment processing solutions to small businesses. The PaySimple Solution 2.0 helps small businesses bridge the technology gap, and grow with the efficiency and cost-savings that large companies have, but with the customization and personal touch that small companies need. The centerpiece of the solution is the Payment Processing Center that allows users the ability to electronically collect payments via credit card or eCheck/ACH as well as pay their vendors in one user-friendly, convenient solution. The Toolkit provides for a faster, easier way to connect targeted payment software services that reach the small business market by eliminating one-off integration projects and allowing software companies like PaySimple to streamline their development. As new services become available through the IP Commerce Platform, PaySimple can opt to add in those services without implementing and certifying an entirely new development effort. The partnership provides PaySimple with a faster and easier way to sell to and activate new small business customers that meets compliance, security, cost and scale considerations. The PaySimple Solution 2.0 allows small-business owners the benefits and speed of eCommerce transactions, even if they don't have a Web site. With the enhanced PaySimple WebForms Module, even novice users can create securely hosted Web pages that their customers or donors can use to make payments for online purchases, pay their bills online, or even set themselves up on recurring billing.

IP Commerce Inc. announced the release of the IP Commerce Platform, an evolutionary software framework designed to reduce the time, cost and effort associated with the creation of new, secure commerce solutions. The IP Commerce Platform unites software companies, service providers and distributions channels in a new, dynamic environment that negates the need for proprietary, one-to-one connections. Ultimately, these partners use the Platform to become more nimble and responsive to customer needs in competitive commerce marketplace, and acquire new customers more quickly and at less cost.