End Point now offers integration services for Google Checkout, providing online vendors with the ability to offer Google's well-tested and soon-to-be-popular checkout option on their e-commerce websites.

End Point engineer Mark Johnson did one of the first integrations of this new system for Backcountry.com using Perl. Mark has documented the hands-on implementation issues he encountered and each step in the process and has been spearheading an internal End Point training program to make our staff expert with Google Checkout integration.

Why use Google Checkout?

1. It is a well-tested and thought-out checkout system with the kind of usability-friendly features and interface you would expect from Google.
2. As this system becomes increasingly popular customers will seek out vendors who offer Google Checkout on their websites because of their confidence with the service and because of the convenience the service will provide. (Google Checkout customers will not need to individually re-enter their checkout information on websites offering Google Checkout.)
3. Google offers discounts on AdWords purchased based on sales made through Google Checkout.
4. Google Checkout helps online stores sell more with the Google Checkout badge, which appears in Google's search results.

End Point specializes in Perl programming on Linux and Unix systems and we restrict our Google Checkout integration services to this environment. Our billing rate for this service is $135/hour.