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To find out more about what Plimus and our customers are up to, check our Press Releases. Plimus Inc., the leading independent provider of outsourced E-commerce services announced today the appointment of three senior executives: Perach (Pari) Raccah as Chief Operations Officer; Irit Segal Itshayek as Chief Financial Officer; and Sharon Segev as Vice President of Sales..
Prior to joining Plimus, Sharon Segev directed global sales and pre-sales at Amdocs for 7 years, after serving as founder and CEO of Y-Soft Limited which was sold to Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC) in 2002, and Yanshuf Systems, an IT systems company purchased by RAD-Bynet in 1999. In his role as VP Sales, Segev will spearhead Plimus's expansion of services and client development for the enterprise sector. Segev holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Physics from the Tel Aviv University, and graduate degrees in Business Administration and Management from Harvard Business School, and the John Cook School of Business respectively. Plimus Inc., a leading supplier of online payment solutions announced today that it has teamed up with Conduit, a leading provider of website syndication solutions for web publishers, to offer free branded toolbars to the thousands of vendors within the Plimus network. Conduit's community toolbars can be completely customized with any content or application, and each include a search bar powered by Google.
"Conduit is an ideal solution for Plimus vendors that want to extend their product into the browser," said Ronen Shilo, CEO of Conduit. "We have helped thousands of companies create a community for their company and products with a convenient and persistent communication tool." Plimus vendors can now set up their own branded toolbar via the Plimus web site, and access usage and revenue reports directly through their Plimus vendor network accounts. Plimus, Inc., a leading independent provider of outsourced e-commerce services, announced today that the company has secured an $18 million financing round. The capital will be used to support the growth of the company as it delivers the widest range of services to an ever-growing base of independent software and digital product vendors who use its services to market and sell their products online.
Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it has implemented 3D Secure technology. Encompassing the Verified by Visa and Mastercard SecureCode programs, 3D Secure will protect shoppers against unauthorized use of their Visa and Mastercards. Additionally, Plimus vendors will be protected against fraud, and see a drastic reduction in mistaken refunds and chargebacks.
Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that vendor Novosoft LLC has released version 6.0 of its highly popular Handy Backup Server product. The new version is available immediately, sold online through the Plimus E-commerce system. Handy Backup Server 6.0 implements a range of enhancements that enables organizations to execute their data protection strategies much more efficiently by taking full control over data stored on client machines. "Disk imaging for disaster recovery and system deployment becomes more and more popular, as it saves a lot of time when restoring. It minimizes downtime and dramatically reduces IT costs, which is of fundamental importance for all organizations", said Dmitriy Samborsky, head of the Novosoft Product department. "If something happens, be it a hardware crash or software failure, Handy Backup Server customers simply launch disk image recovery and their system can be up and running in just minutes. With Handy Backup Server 6.0, customers can make exact hard disk copies of each workstation in their environment." Added functionality also includes powerful features that manage automatic backup of specific data stored on workstations. Thus the program finds all MS Exchange storage groups and Lotus Notes databases on a network, and backs them up quickly and easily. "We are extremely proud of our association with Novosoft, and congratulate them on the continued development of Handy Backup Server," commented Guy Wilnai, SVP of Business Development at Plimus. "We take great pleasure in connecting consumers with fantastic innovations such as this, and look forward to continuing to help Novosoft to increase their e-business revenues through our powerful e-commerce platform." A free evaluation copy of Handy Backup Server is available for download on the product website at www.handybackup.net. The package including server and 20 client agents is priced at $599. Each additional client agent costs $20. Volume licensing and considerable discounts are available. For more information, please e-mail sales@handybackup.net or call +7 (383) 330 34 69. Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it is growing its presence in the United States of America. North America remains the hub for all activities in Accounting and Financial Management and Customer Support. Marketing and Business Development are now centered in San Jose, California, and additional staff has been added to complement Vendor Support operations in the same location. "Silicon Valley is home to some of the most innovative firms in the world," commented Guy Wilnai, SVP of Business Development at Plimus, "and we're glad to be situated in their back yard. We look forward to continuing to work with other forward-looking businesses in the United States and beyond." With a worldwide presence, Plimus supports vendors and shoppers in every country in the world every day. Plimus developers are situated around the world, delivering a 24/7/365 support network to ensure consistently world-class service no matter where vendors and shoppers are located. "As a Marketing professional, it is supremely comforting to know I'm supported around the world, around the clock," noted Simon Jones, Director of Marketing at Plimus. "The growth in US-based Support staff is helping us to deliver the high level of service for which we were awarded the title of Best Vendor Support organization in our industry in 2006." Tens of thousands of vendors and hundreds of thousands of affiliate organizations entrust their e-commerce operations to Plimus, resulting in millions of transactions. A key element to winning that trust has been the company's commitment to delivering service from each geographical location from which vendors hail. The growth in US-based staff continues a proud tradition of re-investment in the business operation. "While developing an unmatched international presence, we will never take our eye off the ball in the US," commented Tomer Herzog, CEO of Plimus. "This is our home base and one of our key markets. As we expand into other continents and locales, Plimus vendors know that we are maintaining and growing our US operation." Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that vendors opting for the Plimus Prepaid Mastercard will have the activation fee of $9.95 waived thru February 2008. The Plimus Prepaid Mastercard provides near-immediate access to revenues anywhere in the world. Once revenues have been loaded onto the card, vendors can access their funds through normal points-of-sale, banks and ATM machines wherever Mastercard is accepted. The Plimus Prepaid Mastercard has been popular amongst Plimus vendors in the months since its introduction, especially with vendors outside the United States for whom access to funds delivered through other methods can sometimes involve delays in delivery owing to banking processes. More information on the Plimus Prepaid Mastercard is available online at Plimus.com. Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that vendor Bit-Blot has experienced massive demand for its recently-released underwater fantasy game, Aquaria. Winner of the prestigious grand prize at this year's Independent Games Festival, Aquaria delivers a profound depth and sophistication of game play that led to a 9 out of 10 rating from Wired Magazine. SAN DIEGO, CA – December 34 , 2007 – Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that vendor Zabkat has been selected, from among a strong list of competitive solutions, to receive the prestigious Epsilon Award by the ESWC. This impressive award reflects the quality, support and success of the product. "This goes to prove that xplorer2 users are an enthusiastic lot," commented Nikos Bozinis of Zabkat. "xplorer2 is the kind of tool you use 24/7, saving lots of time and frustration, so it unavoidably grows on you." xplorer˛ is a file and information manager that adheres to the philosophy "efficiency through simplicity". Without reinventing the wheel, it integrates the best features of Windows' shell architecture in a small, resource efficient package that's instantly familiar to work with. But look a little closer and you'll discover a whole new world under the surface that offers power, precision and flexibility. "We are extremely proud of our association with Zabkat, and congratulate them on their success," commented Guy Wilnai, SVP of Business Development of Plimus. " We work every day with top-notch independents like Zabkat, and look forward to continuing to help them increase their e-business revenues through our powerful e-commerce platform." More information about xplorer˛, as well as downloads, can be found at the Zabkat website at http://zabkat.com/x2down.htm.
SAN DIEGO, CA – November 14 , 2007 – Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it has released the Plimus Live Assistance tool. Delivering sophisticated real-time online chat capabilities, it is provided at no additional cost to all registered Plimus vendors.
When the vendor is logged in, all visitors to that vendor's order pages will see a graphic offering Live Assistance; when the shopper clicks the link, they will be immediately connected to the vendor for real-time assistance. When the vendor logs out, shoppers will see an alternate graphic offering them the opportunity to leave a message instead to avoid attempts to enter a chat when the vendor is unavailable.
SAN DIEGO, CA - November 14 , 2007 - Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it has released the Plimus Learning Center (PLC) for its vendors. The purpose of the PLC is to aid vendors in getting the most out of their e-businesses, and to grow their revenues faster than with any other e-business service provider.
Combining text documents and downloadable Flash movies, the PLC quickly helps vendors to grow their e-business revenues, efficiently and effectively. The PLC is available to all Plimus registered vendors immediately. To register as a Plimus vendor, simply visit https://secure.plimus.com/jsf/registration/regInfo.jspx.
SAN DIEGO, CA – November 2 , 2007 – Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it is experiencing accelerated growth among vendors of software and utilities focused on editing and managing photographs and other images.
San Diego, October 25, 2007 –Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it is exhibiting at the ESWC international trade event in Cologne, Germany. In keeping with the Plimus commitment to a global presence and support, the company is sponsoring the event as a Superb Sponsor. San Diego, October 20, 2007 –Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it is exhibiting at the ISDEF international trade event in Moscow, Russia. In keeping with the Plimus commitment to a global presence and support, the company is sponsoring the event as a Gold Sponsor. SAN DIEGO, CA - September 17, 2007 - The management at Tugboat Enterprises Ltd, the software development company that brings you Selkie Photo Recovery, is delighted to be working with Plimus, the award-winning E-Commerce system. The new partnership between these two dynamic companies brings the promise of great success. Selkie Photo Recovery is a new product from Tugboat Enterprises. Selkie Photo Recovery is a must-have application for all professional and novice photographers and artists who store photographs, graphics and pictures on a Windows laptop or computer. "As a professional photographer and long-time Windows user, I know I feel safer about my photographs now that Selkie Photo Recovery is on the scene," says Affiliate Manager Emma Larocque, "We expect a strong response to Selkie Photo Recovery, and Plimus will help us to get this exciting new utility out to photographers around the world." Information on Selkie Photo Recovery may be found at www.SelkiePhoto.com A demo of Selkie Photo Recovery, the award-winning utility that will simply, safely and easily recover files off a non-functioning computer, is available at www.SelkiePhoto.com. Commented Guy Wilnai, SVP of Sales and Marketing with Plimus, "We are absolutely delighted to be providing e-commerce services to a firm like Tugboat. It is our goal to help the world's finest independent software publishers to bring their products to the customers who need them, and we know that Selkie Photo Recovery will bring immense and immediate value to photographers everywhere." Tugboat Enterprises is in its third year as a private software development company. The company's newest product, Selkie Photo Recovery is a bootable CD that is easy- to-use and very affordable. Selkie Photo Recovery solves a major problem faced by millions of owners of PCs and laptops - lost photos due to computer crashes from viruses or bad software. Instead of sending your computer or laptop to a repair centre and losing significant time & money, use Selkie Photo Recovery and recover your photos within 10 minutes, using 5 mouse clicks or keystrokes - all for $59.99. Selkie Photo Recovery does not require Windows to be functional in order to recover your photos or graphics. Selkie Photo Recovery is available at www.SelkiePhoto.com for US$59.99. Enterprise and bulk licensing is available by contacting Nathan Potechin at 1-888-688-9199. Selkie Photo Recovery System Requirements Any Pentium or equivalent CPU (Intel, AMD) capable of running Windows 95 through Vista; 16MB available system RAM; VGA graphics chip and color monitor; CD-R drive and blank recordable CD required to burn the Selkie Photo Recovery CD; any active network connected to the PC being rescued. SAN DIEGO, CA - August 7, 2007 - Plimus, Inc. and Uniloc, Inc. today announced that they have partnered to deliver an iron-clad software protection solution for independent vendors of digitally delivered products. Through this partnership, Plimus and Uniloc will jointly provide the key elements of software validation necessary to maximize revenues and minimize loss of intellectual property value. Uniloc's Polite software activation solution softANCHOR helps protect software, and serve customers, by using device fingerprinting and copy protection to strengthen license management in a user-friendly manner. Plimus operates a leading hosted e-commerce system, with highly-developed fraud protection, which helps vendors to sell their products online without concern for fraudulent transactions. Independent software vendors seeking to protect their R&D investment with the Uniloc system can now do so effectively through use of the Plimus e-commerce system. The Plimus / Uniloc solution allows them to flexibly control the proliferation of their software, permitting each valid serial number to activate a specified number of installations - with the flexibility to reset these limits dynamically, as a product moves through its normal lifecycle. "Polite software activation is a win-win for digital delivery providers and their customers," said Guy Wilnai, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Plimus. "Accessing it through the secure and scalable Plimus system puts the power of this solution into the hands of any company looking to reap the benefits of softANCHOR." "Through our partnership with Plimus, Uniloc is extending the boundaries of e-commerce for vendors of digitally delivered products," said Brad Davis, Chief Operating Officer for Uniloc. "Pairing Uniloc softANCHOR with the leading hosted e-commerce system puts advanced software protection into every vendor's toolbox, and profits right back to their bottom line. With Plimus managing fraud protection and hosting the activation and validation server on behalf of their customers, this is a unique opportunity for any software vendor doing business on the Internet to maximize their returns." Customers using the combined Plimus / Uniloc solution will have the confidence that their software cannot be copied or reverse-engineered and that it is not being obtained fraudulently. The activation / validation server will be hosted by Plimus as part of its service, eliminating capital and maintenance costs for customers. As the Plimus system is hosted, with fees charged only as sales are closed, implementation of the solution is highly cost-effective, placing it well within the reach of all vendors. "We are delighted to be partnered with an innovative company like Uniloc," concluded Tomer Herzog, CEO of Plimus. "Every vendor is working on eradicating undesired piracy and fraud from their business. By making the softANCHOR solution available within the Plimus system, our two companies are ensuring that nobody is financially excluded from using the technology they need to protect their intellectual property." Plimus customers have access to an array of license management and IP protection capabilities, and enjoy an extensive suite of e-commerce, sales and marketing tools to help them grow their revenues. SAN DIEGO, CA - March 29, 2007 -- Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with Payoneer to offer a convenient payment method for its customers worldwide. Understanding the need to make payments quickly and easily in today's fast progressing web business environment, Payoneer offers a prepaid debit MasterCard® that can be used anywhere in the world that MasterCard® is accepted -- including stores, ATMs and online. Among other benefits, the Payoneer prepaid card enables Plimus to offer clients a cost-effective payment method that allows them to easily check balances and transaction history online. In addition, with Payoneer, Plimus offers clients an added layer of security. If a card is ever lost or stolen, Payoneer will cancel the card and transfer the remaining balance to a new replacement card. "We're pleased to partner with Payoneer to offer our clients a globally accessible, safe payment method," said Guy Wilnai, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing at Plimus. "We are continually working to improve our service for our clients and offering prepaid cards from Payoneer is an excellent way to streamline the payment process." "Like Payoneer, Plimus is recognized for its excellent customer service and support as well as its e-commerce innovation," said Yuval Tal, chief executive officer at Payoneer. "We are looking forward to a long and successful relationship with Plimus to provide our cutting-edge web payout offering." For additional information on the Payoneer card through Plimus, please visit http://www.plimus.com/payoneer.html San Diego, February 6, 2007 - Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it has added E4X's local currency pricing to its global sales and service capabilities. E4X, Inc. is the leading provider of online multicurrency services. The E4X service enables Plimus clients to offer global shoppers the ability to browse and pay in local currencies using a variety of payment methods and to know exactly what the final charge will be at the time of purchase. In addition, E4X guarantees the amount Plimus clients will receive in their preferred currency, eliminating foreign exchange fluctuation risks. We're very pleased to be working with E4X to offer our clients risk-free local currency pricing," said Guy Wilnai, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing at Plimus. "Providing an outstanding shopping experience for our clients and their shoppers has always been our top priority. Teaming with E4X allows us to provide a truly complete solution and removes substantial barriers for shoppers abroad when making purchases. As a result, Plimus clients now have a better opportunity to expand in international markets." Plimus is known among digital content publishers for its excellent customer service and support," said Jody Rochwarger, executive vice president, E4X. "We're very proud E4X Multicurrency Services are now a significant part of Plimus' offering. Plimus is on the cutting edge and growing rapidly -- characteristics of a culture that parallels E4X's own." "When searching for a multicurrency solution, we considered a wide range of options," added Wilnai. "E4X's unique technology and comprehensive reporting combined with the company's excellent reputation made it the clear choice." The multicurrency service is currently offered in 12 currencies: Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Danish krone, Euro, British pound, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollar, Norwegian krone, Swedish krona and South African rand with more to come in the near future. San Diego, January 3, 2007 – Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, today announced it has acquired Order1.Net, a provider of e-commerce services for software authors. Under the terms of the agreement, Plimus has acquired certain assets, vendor contracts and intellectual property of Order1.Net. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "This acquisition is consistent with our strategy to extend our global footprint and expand our client base, software library and online sales network," said Tomer Herzog, CEO of Plimus. "Moving forward, we intend to leverage our award-winning platform to ensure our customers can optimize their online sales opportunities and to drive consumer retention". Plimus and Order1.Net are registered trademark of Plimus, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners.
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| Plimus provides payment processing, credit card processing, e-commerce and e-business solutions. We take payments for credit cards, checks, purchase orders, wire transfers and much more. We are a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing. Our comprehensive platform provides order management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax calculation management, multi-lingual support, multi-currency transactions. We manage online businesses for thousands of vendors, tens of thousands of affiliates and millions of end customers. Our e-commerce solution is designed to help independent companies of all sizes to grow e-business revenues, and to reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. | |||