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The USPS priority mail price change goes into effect September 7. No code changes required.

Authorize.net have been experiencing outages since 12:30. It is not clear from their Twitter update if it effects everyone but other sources say that all of their networks are having errors when authorizing credit cards. They are actively working on fixing the isuse but at this time they do not have an ETA.

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ozEworks has become an official partner with osCommerce. After 10 years we still believe that osCommerce is the best solution for sites wanting to build a unique ecommerce solution.

HostDime have stated that they are currently experiencing an issue in their Orlando facility, affecting some clients. It is being actively investigated at this time. “

According to research by Jakob Neilson there are 5 types of e-commerce shoppers and you should factor in their needs when designing your site.

According to IBM, mobile shopping accounted for around 32% of online sales over Thanksgiving. That trend is likely to continue. Do you have a mobile site yet? if not make it your New Year’s resolution!

Softaculous Ltd., the developer of Webuzo Application Manager a LAMP stack, now includes qdPM in the Webuzo Apps Library. Webuzo users can now install qdPM with just one click on their Virtual Machine, VPS, Server or in the Cloud.

Accordion Style Checkout, one page checkouts where the sections expand as you moved from step to step, are in vogue. Do they help conversion? Or are they simply technology for technology sake? Short answer, they can harm …

Google has announced that Google Checkout is being retired. They are not offering any alternative for online stores. So come November 20, 2013 you will need to turn it off and replace it with an alternative if it is the only checkout you use.