Miva Merchant and payQuake have announced the formation of a new joint venture, Miva Merchant Payment LLC. This new corporation will combine the market leaders in e-commerce software and credit card processing under one umbrella in the merchant credit card processing business.

Starting immediately, Miva Merchant will offer a new no-fee "Basic" partner category in addition to the current Standard and Premium categories. Benefits of the Basic Partner agreement include rights to resell Miva Merchant software, wholesale pricing for Miva Merchant products and access to Developer, API and Hosting documentation.The Basic Partner agreement is available to both existing and new partners. New partners will be eligible to receive free initial installation and set up training from Miva Merchant technicians. In order to apply as a Basic, Standard or Premier partner, please complete our partner interest form at http://www.mivamerchant.com/partners/signup/.

Miva Merchant Conference 2008 is coming to the Marina Conference Center here in beautiful San Diego, California, and is scheduled for February 28th, 29th (Leap Day) and March 1st of next year. Meet the new owners and find out what they have in store for Miva Merchant's future by joining us at the conference next year. Get the complete details at the conference website (www.mivamerchant.com/conference) and save $50 by registering before November 15th.

Miva Merchant has brought its technical support department back to be staffed and managed in-house at its San Diego office. The current support hours are 7AM-3 PM Pacific Time.

Miva Small Business Solutions has brought its technical support department back to be staffed and managed "in-house" at its San Diego office. Our new support hours effective immediately are 7 AM to 3 PM Pacific Time.

Miva Small Business Solutions has been purchased from Miva, Inc. by a management team led by Russell Carroll, who will serve as new CEO for the enterprise, and former Miva executive Rick Wilson, its new Executive Vice President. Rounding out the team are Mark Johnson, VP of Development, and David Roquemore, VP of Technology.

MIVA Mailer 2.0 is new and improved! We've recently partnered up with one of the best email service providers in the world to bring you world class features at a fraction of the cost! Compared to traditional media, email is fast, personal, interactive and extremely cost effective. MIVA Mailer 2.0 expands on these benefits though our easy-to-use solution that brings together all the critical elements required to create, deliver and track email marketing campaigns.

Miva Merchant Mailer 2.0 is new and improved! We've recently partnered up with one of the best email service providers in the world to bring you world class features at a fraction of the cost! Compared to traditional media, email is fast, personal, interactive and extremely cost effective. Miva Merchant Mailer 2.0 expands on these benefits though our easy-to-use solution that brings together all the critical elements required to create, deliver and track email marketing campaigns.

The website you always dreamed of is now possible with our new MIVA Design Service. From look and feel to logo design, shopping carts to search engine optimization, we provide one stop where you can get your entire website built and maintained...all for as low as $399.

MIVA Small Business is excited to unveil a brand new shopping comparison site called ShopBandit.com. This is the first ever comparison engine geared and targeted specifically at MIVA Merchants. ShopBandit.com will allow consumers to compare products and read user reviews. Consumers can then research the latest promotional and pricing information on products listed from merchants and view user videos provided by consumers who have used these products.