Aboutimage Press Release

SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2009 — Until now, businesses that have purchased Intuit’s QuickBooks Merchant Services(TM) have found themselves with a popular credit card processing gateway - and little or no knowledge of how to connect it to their Web sites. But thanks to Aboutimage Design and Photography’s release of iGateway (http://www.aboutimage.com/index.php/Intuit-Gateway-Module), a free plug-in component that connects Joomla!(R) Web sites to QuickBooks Merchant Services, that problem is a thing of the past.

“Businesses and Web developers can now easily integrate their Joomla!-based Web sites with the QuickBooks Merchant Solutions gateway with zero out-of-pocket expense,” said David Simpson, president of Aboutimage Design and Photography. “This is a big change from the days when purchasing QuickBooks Merchant Solutions meant small businesses had to shell out development money just to get it integrated with their Web sites.”

iGateway is the only Joomla!-based component that interfaces with QuickBooks Merchant Solutions. The free plug-in is simple to install and configure and integrates seamlessly with QuickBook Merchant Solutions accounts available through Innovative Merchant Solutions, a division of International Card Service and an authorized Intuit QuickBooks Merchant Solutions sales agent.

For small business owners, that translates to a simple way to accept credit cards directly from their Joomla! Web sites. There is no additional work: iGateway sends the money directly to the vendor’s QuickBooks Merchant Solutions account, shows the customer a customizable thank-you page and sends the customer an e-mail receipt. The system features robust admin controls that allow the vendor to customize credit card entry fields and sends the vendor an e-mail notification after every successful transaction.

“The release of Aboutimage’s iGateway software is extremely valuable to our new and existing merchants,” said John Kennedy, president of International Card Service . “Implementing a Web-based credit card payment system can be expensive and overwhelming. Aboutimage has made it easy for our merchants to integrate their Web sites to the QuickBooks payment gateway and dramatically reduce their implementation costs.”

Aboutimage Design and Photography, Ltd.

Aboutimage Design and Photography is a privately held, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), with nearly 30 years of experience in information systems, Web and application development, graphic design, Internet marketing, business integration, and photography. Aboutimage extends a 10% discount on all services to veteran-owned small businesses and pays 5% referral fees for the lifetime of all referred clients. Along with iGateway for Joomla!, Aboutimage has released iGateway for Virtuemart and iGateway for PHP. Up next: an iPhone app. Learn more at http://www.aboutimage.com.

International Card Service

International Card Service (ICS) is an authorized sales agent of Intuit’s QuickBooks Merchant Services(TM), which helps over 25 million customers manage their personal and small business finances. ICS’s reputation has been built on high-tech solutions and award-winning customer service. QuickBooks Merchant Services is a leader in the bank-card processing industry, handling nearly $10 billion in volume annually.

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David Simpson
Aboutimage Design and Photography, Ltd.
619-322-3385
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