Commerce Toolkit for Applications includes everything a software company needs to add payment services to an existing software application, or to build a new payment application from scratch.
The toolkit contains APIs, documentation, sample applications, test tools and other resources used to create IP Commerce-powered payment applications that communicate with all payment service providers on the IP Commerce Platform.
Value Added Services
In addition, Commerce Toolkit for Applications contains several value-added components to help software companies protect customers and streamline support efforts, including:
Heartbeat
Commerce Heartbeat allows for active monitoring of your application’s connectivity status with the IP Commerce Platform. This provides easy identification (or elimination) of connectivity issues when troubleshooting a user’s configuration and setup, Easily incorporate Heartbeat into your application using Commerce Toolkit for Applications and configure Heartbeat to send a connectivity message to the IP Commerce Platform at specified intervals.
Defense
Commerce-enabled applications handle sensitive cardholder account information that must be protected. Commerce Defense protects payment applications built using Commerce Toolkit for Applications by guarding the payment application and critical DLLs from malicious attacks and Trojan applications seeking cardholder data.