MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CardinalCommerce, the world leader in enabling remote commerce (internet, mobile, etc.), announced that it has secured its 29th patent. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed application 12/548,849, entitled Intelligent Directory Server Routing. This patent application protects a broad range of services including dynamically ranking and routing requests from redundant servicers based on volume, latency, functionality and other criteria.
"Networks, payment brands, gateways, processors and many other suppliers in the payment and information based industries would benefit from the technology taught in the application. There are plenty of opportunities for organizations that handle or process transactions to increase the efficiency, reliability, security and scalability of their service with our intelligent server routing know-how and intellectual property. This is especially applicable for cloud-based and/or centralized services," said Phil Romano, Cardinal's Vice President of Operations.
"We have worked with Cardinal for more than a decade to create, strengthen, and grow their globally protective intellectual property (IP) portfolio. From inception they had the foresight to invest in their technology and IP. We are comfortable that Cardinal's portfolio is broad, comprehensive and expanding," said Patrick R. Roche of Fay Sharpe LLP, a nationally prominent IP law firm. "These awards continue to show the intellectual property breadth Cardinal has in addressing the needs of the marketplace."
"We are excited because this adds to our Cardinal SafeCloud™ capabilities," said Mike Keresman, Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal. "We believe that processors, gateways, payment brands, and networks that rely on multiple servers to provide their services would find this property of particular use. Our IP and established capabilities combine to provide the broadest range of services and help 'future proof' our Customers' needs."
Cardinal's intellectual property portfolio includes 29 issued patents and more than 60 pending patent applications.
About CardinalCommerce
CardinalCommerce has been a pioneer in the remote payments industry since 1999 and is a branded global leader in enabling authenticated payment transactions in the electronic commerce and remote commerce markets.
Cardinal's SaaS software platforms for merchants, banks, processors and transaction supply chain providers create friction-free interoperability among otherwise disparate and incompatible operating systems. Cardinal's platforms enable technology-neutral authentication across a wide range of applications. The Company's proprietary, patented solutions easily facilitate the addition of new technology for remote distribution channels through a single connection. This allows merchants to securely accept payments from the entire financial transaction ecosystem.
The universe of payments spans from traditional credit and debit card brands like MasterCard and Visa, to established and emerging alternative payment brands like PayPal, Green Dot, and Alipay. In accommodating this growing number of payment brands and methods, and these technology and authentication approaches within legacy infrastructure, Cardinal's platforms serve as universal switches, supporting virtually all merchant platforms, wallets, processing systems and authentication methodologies.
CardinalCommerce is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and services a worldwide Customer base from facilities in the United States, Europe and Africa. For more information, visit www.cardinalcommerce.com
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