CDGcommerce Fights Online Fraud at HostingCon 2008

2008-07-23T04:55:00-04:00

Chesapeake, VA – CDGcommerce, a leading online payment and merchant account services (http://www.cdgcommerce.com ) provider, announced today CEO Chris West, will be speaking at HostingCon 2008 in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, July 28. The session “Proven Methods for Reducing Online Fraud & Risk” will be between 11:15am and 12pm to help companies reduce fraudulent charges and chargebacks.

The session will provide an in-depth look at practical, real life examples of the various tools and technologies that are available to help merchants reduce their risk of online fraud. Merchants will learn how to successfully fight fraudulent charges and identify false negatives that result in lost sales revenue.

“Over the last year we have been developing new tools and programs to help merchants grow their business and keep up with the latest standards in fraud protection,” said West. “HostingCon 2008 will give us the perfect opportunity to unveil our new merchant offerings to further reduce chargebacks for our merchants and increase their profit potential.”

West will be utilizing his first hand experience working with thousands of Internet e-commerce merchants over the last decade. His extensive knowledge gained from building various pioneering fraud detection and risk management tools specifically for the Internet processing market has helped CDGcommerce become a prominent leader in the credit card processing industry.

“The presentation is geared to help merchants minimize their exposure to chargebacks and other forms of online risk,” said Chris West, CEO of CDGcommerce. “The focus will be on giving merchants an objective overview to allow them to determine quickly what would or would not work for their own organization - without having to do so on a trial and error basis... saving them invaluable time and money.”

CDGcommerce will be exhibiting at booth #410 its popular free payment gateway program, free unlimited Verified by Visa/MasterCard SecureCode program, and its new free Electronic Check processing and PCI compliance initiatives. Merchants of all sizes are encouraged to stop by booth #410 to learn how their organization can benefit from the latest tools and technology developed exclusively by CDGcommerce.

“Smaller merchants can benefit from learning about new tools and technologies previously only available to larger merchants,” said West. “And larger merchants can benefit by learning how to utilize solutions to further optimize their operations, adding new efficiencies to their businesses.”

CDGcommerce will also be discussing its popular free payment gateway and affordable credit card payment processing with HostingCon 2008 attendees.

About CDGcommerce

Established in 1998, CDGcommerce has quickly become a prominent leader in online credit card processing for merchants across the U.S. As an award-winning merchant provider and online credit card transaction processor, CDGcommerce has a reputation for providing world class wireless, retail, and online payment processing services and develops many pioneering technologies to help merchants successfully reduce the risks of online credit card processing and defend against fraud and chargebacks.

For more information about CDGcommerce, visit http://www.cdgcommerce.com .

Media Contact:
Kathy Brown
Media Relations
CDGcommerce.com
888-586-3346 x806
press@cdgcommerce.com

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Ping! Zine Appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing

2008-07-07T16:55:00-04:00

Denham Springs, LA – Ping! Zine Magazine (http://www.pingzine.com), the number one web hosting magazine publisher, announced today the appointment of its new director of sales and marketing, Mindy Neizgodzki. The new sales and marketing director previously held a director of sales position at TechPad Agency.

“Mindy brings a wealth of industry, marketing, and sales information with her,” said Keith Duncan, publisher of Ping! Zine Magazine. “Her role as director of sales and marketing will help us achieve greater results with our advertisers throughout all their marketing campaigns.”

Neizgodzki has taken over all aspects of marketing and sales for Ping! Zine by continuing to develop relationships with both new and existing clients. Neizgodzki’s job entails listening to client objectives and developing a marketing plan to help clients achieve their sales goals.

“With Mindy on board, this year’s HostingCon 2008 will be our best presence yet,” said Duncan. “Current and new advertisers will have more resources available than previous years at the convention to help kick start their marketing initiatives. Mindy’s consistent attention to detail allows her to develop solid plans to help Ping! Zine advertisers reach new levels of revenue.”

Ping! Zine currently distributes to over 40,000 readers and places approximately 128 ads in each issue for over 36 advertisers. The magazine continues to grow its readership base by hiring a team of media experts such as Neizgodzki. She speaks highly of the magazine and praises the initial time spent working for the magazine.

“Working with the team at Ping! Zine magazine has been a wonderful experience,” said Niezgodzki. “Developing new business relationships and watching companies grow through advertising campaigns is just one of the many advantages of working here at Ping! Zine.”

About Ping! Zine

Ping! Zine, now in its sixth year of publishing informative stories and articles for web hosting, software, and technology businesses around the world, has quickly established itself as a leading, professional magazine. The magazine publishes investigative reports as to the happenings in the hosting industry and provides information to keep companies competitive. Exclusive coverage of security and server maintenance, how-to articles, marketing and sales, and a variety of other tidbits that help technology companies attract new business are published in the magazine seven times a year. Ping! Zine features a diverse range of technical and practical articles in each issue. An archive of all past issues are available on the Ping! Zine website.

For more information about Ping! Zine Magazine, visit http://www.pingzine.com.

Media Contact:
Dave Young
Professional Writer
Young Copy
513-248-1707
dave [at] youngcopy.com

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