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PayPal Integrated into FrontPage By Beth Cox July 30, 2002
Online payments company PayPal, persuaded that ubiquitousness is a key to
online success, has struck a deal to integrate its service into the Microsoft
FrontPage 2002 Web site creation and management tool set.
The move means that simple credit card processing and subscription billing
services can be integrated from the get-go into the creations of Web
developers using FrontPage.
Mountain View, Calif.-based PayPal said the free
FrontPage add-in wizard, called the "1-2-3 PayPal Purchase Button Wizard for
Microsoft FrontPage," was developed in conjunction with Auction Messenger, a developer of
Windows-based utilities for managing eBay auctions.
The wizard lets FrontPage users make their sites e-commerce-ready in three
steps: (1) specify an e-mail address to receive payments, (2) use the wizard
to create a PayPal payment button for the product or service for sale, and
(3) publish the site using FrontPage. In addition to one-click purchasing and
a built-in shopping cart, the wizard also provides functionality for
collecting donations, subscriptions and recurring billing.
Financial dealings among the companies involved were not disclosed, but the
wizard is now available for download from the PayPal Developer Network site and from
the MicrosoftFrontPage Add-in
Center.
The developer network is also part of the strategy to make PayPal ubiquitous.
"In just six months, more than 50,000 developers have joined PDN and are now
building PayPal-compatible solutions for their online businesses and
customers," said the network's director, Dave McClure.
"By combining PayPal's easy payment button solutions and FrontPage 2002,
developers can set new speed records for building e-commerce Web sites," said
Patrick Husting, founder of Auction Messenger, which has worked with PayPal
in the past.
San Jose, Calif.-based eBay stands to gain as well, of course, since it is in
the process of acquiring
PayPal, which last week reported second-quarter revenues of $53.8
million, net income of $529,000 and GAAP earnings of 1 cent a share.
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