Accepting credit cards is an easy way to collect payments online and increase the sales of the company. It’s a convenient way to accept payments and one that you can get without a major hassle.

Pricing merchant accounts starts with the discount rate. Everybody always asks for . . . → Read More: Merchant Account Guidelines at eComTechnology]]>

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Accepting credit cards is an easy way to collect payments online and increase the sales of the company. It’s a convenient way to accept payments and one that you can get without a major hassle.

Pricing merchant accounts starts with the discount rate. Everybody always asks for this rate when comparing merchant accounts. For internet based transactions, the discount rate will typically be about 2.1 to 2.5%. PayPal is a merchant account provider that charges a flat rate of about 3%. Even though this may seem to be easier to reconcile, it will ultimately cost most merchants more money simply because 80% or more of your transactions should go through at that lower qualified rate.

A non-qualified or mid-qualified rate will usually add on an additional .5% to 1.5% for these transactions that are “downgraded” because they are either a rewards card which cost more to process or a government or business credit card.

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Nine months after losing its number two ranking in the global PC sales market, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Dell retook the runner-up position in the second quarter of 2010 as rival Acer Inc. suffered a sales setback during the period, according to the latest report from market research firm iSuppli Corp.

Dell in the second quarter shipped 10.5 million units worldwide, down a negligible 1.2 percent from 10.7 million units in the first quarter. This gave Dell a 12.8 percent share of global shipments, down from 13.1 percent in the first quarter. However, Acer experienced a 6.2 percent shipment decline in the second quarter, with its shipments falling to 10.2 million units, down from 10.9 million in the first quarter. As a result, Acer’s share declined to 12.4 percent, down from 13.3 percent in the first quarter, consumer electronics research from iSuppli indicated.

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 The Journal said details about the job discussions remained unclear and that the negotiations between Hurd and Oracle might still fall through. But if . . . → Read More: Mark Hurd head to Oracle?]]>

Mark Hurd, who resigned as Hewlett Packard‘s chief executive officer last month after sexual harassment allegations, has been talking about a senior post with Oracle, according to The Wall Street Journal

 The Journal said details about the job discussions remained unclear and that the negotiations between Hurd and Oracle might still fall through. But if successful, it would be a stunning turn in what has already been a tumultuous month for Hurd.

In Silicon Valley Hurd had been regarded as one of its most successful executives. He was widely credited with steering HP back to steady growth and profitability following the tumult during the previous stewardship of Carly Fiorina, who he succeeded as chief executive. But in August, Hurd resigned suddenly after the board of directors concluded that he had violated the company’s code of business conduct in connection with his relationship with a former marketing contractor who worked with HP.

Landing a heavyweight like Hurd would be a coup for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who voiced his public displeasure with HP’s board, saying, saying it had “made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago.” One post not up for consideration is the top spot. Quoting one unidentified source, the Journal report says that Ellison does not plan to vacate he CEO seat.

At this point, Hurd can afford to be choosy until he finds something to his liking. He received almost $28 million in severance from HP. 

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When Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new Apple TV Sept. 1 in one of his patented oh-there’s-one-more-thing-moments, analysts rushed to compare the digital TV service to the forthcoming and ballyhooed Google TV.

The freshened Apple TV is like the old hobbyist passion, albeit streamlined and sans storage.

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When Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new Apple TV Sept. 1 in one of his patented oh-there’s-one-more-thing-moments, analysts rushed to compare the digital TV service to the forthcoming and ballyhooed Google TV.

The freshened Apple TV is like the old hobbyist passion, albeit streamlined and sans storage.

Where Apple once offered a $229 box for users to buy — another expensive piece of hardware — the company is now offering a quirky hockey puck of a device for $99.

The device, shown here, sports an HDMI connector, Ethernet and WiFi, optical audio and USB plugs. There is no local storage.

The new Apple TV is like a streaming machine, offering high-definition movie rentals for $4.99 and a TV rental option for 99 cents a show. The popular Netflix streaming service is baked in, as is integration with YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe.

Google TV, meanwhile, is an ambitious, sweeping effort to let users turn their televisions into computers.

Google TV attempts to marry channel surfing with Web surfing. The service, slated for a fall release, will let users navigate between all their channels and all their favorite Websites and Web applications through Google’s Chrome Web browser.

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Search Engine Land broke the news and Google Deputy General Counsel Don Harrison confirmed the investigation in a blog post. Abbott’s office declined to discuss the case . . . → Read More: Google said Sept. 3 that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust probe]]>

Google said Sept. 3 that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust probe of complaints that the company stifles Websites that compete with its search engine.

Search Engine Land broke the news and Google Deputy General Counsel Don Harrison confirmed the investigation in a blog post. Abbott’s office declined to discuss the case per its policy.

The cases cover those brought by shopping comparison Websites Foundem and myTriggers, and search directory SourceTools, all three of whom have ties to Microsoft.

Rankings, or where Websites are placed in Google’s search results pages, can make or break companies that live online because Google commands roughly 65 percent of the search market.

The companies in the cases Abbott is looking at are looking to leverage the position that Google’s power as the world’s leading service provider put it in a position to harm smaller businesses.

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In the aftermath of the out-of-control bidding war that recently concluded with Hewlett-Packard out-spending Dell at $2.35 billion for storage maker 3PAR, the winners undoubtedly are enjoying one of the sweetest Labor Day weekends of their lives.

Those victors include CEO David Scott and venture capital firms Menlo Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Mayfield Fund.

Menlo owns 15 . . . → Read More: 3Par owners win big]]>

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That’s a 1 year, 1 user license of AVG Internet Security Home Edition for every AVG Internet Security Business Edition license purchased.

Licenses for . . . → Read More: AVG Internet Security Business Edition September offers]]>
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