[May 24, 2012] A Decade Of Digital Excellence for Chapter Eight Tweet May 24, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Leading ecommerce specialist Chapter Eight has celebrated a decade of digital innovation and expertise by delivering its 2,000th online project for one of its long standing clients. Created in 2002 by three of the Yorkshire technology industry's most successful business managers and developers, it became one of the fastest growing digital companies after pioneering the concept of search engine friendly, fully content managed ecommerce websites that also integrated with existing business systems. As well as hosting Chapter Eight's own clients, its unique ecommerce platform hosts more than 1,000 websites built by other web, design, PR, marketing and advertising agencies that use the platform as authorised Chapter Eight resellers. The company's platform has put Chapter Eight at the forefront of the Internet industry, gaining recognition in print and online, and with numerous industry awards. Since 2002, Chapter Eight has won contracts with an enviable list of clients, including The Coca-Cola Company, Gulf Oil International, The Co-operative Motor Group, Benefit Cosmetics and Gatecrasher, as well as a large number of pure-play online retailers such as The Gift Experience, Kiroco and SockShop. In 2009 the company embarked on certifying its platform to PCI DSS Level 1 standards and is now one of only a handful of ecommerce platform providers in the United Kingdom to have undergone the rigorous audit for three years running to ensure that its platform is robust, safe and secure. In another first, Chapter Eight led the way in early 2012 by becoming the world's first ecommerce provider to be admitted to the Visa Merchant Agent List, enabling its secure platform to process Visa debit and credit card payments beyond 31 December 2012. Mario Thomas, Managing Director and founder of Chapter Eight, said: "Starting Chapter Eight has been the most rewarding and challenging period of my life, we've won business from some fantastic clients and built what I consider to be one of the most talented team of Internet professionals working in ecommerce anywhere. We started the business just as the dot com bubble had burst and we've made exceptional progress even in the tough economic climate. We've continued to invest in our operations with particular focus on compliance, security and speed, as well as focusing hard on ease of use and conversion optimisation. Online payments are changing dramatically and we look forward to the next ten years of payment processing, ecommerce and electronic retail with enthusiasm." Chapter Eight is also the only ecommerce provider to be an Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) Senate Member alongside the likes of Google, John Lewis and ASOS. The company's headquarters are in Leeds City Centre, with an additional office in Soho, London. Notes to Editors 1. Contact - For further information, interview or images please contact Natasha Green on 0113 227 0800 or email [email protected] 2. Chapter Eight is an award-winning and RAR recommended ecommerce provider. The company specialises in retail ecommerce, mobile commerce, multi-currency payments, content managed websites and business integration systems. Co-founded in 2002 by Mario Thomas, Brian Lees and Andy Atkinson, the company is fast growing and has an impressive track record of delivering more than 2,000 digital, software and digital marketing projects to date. It processed more than 100m of ecommerce transactions in 2011 and has processed two million transactions to date. Clients include The Coca-Cola Company, Gulf Oil International, The Co-operative Motor Group, tve and SockShop. 3. Visit www.chaptereight.com/blog/news/ to see all of Chapter Eight's press releases. 4. Visit www.chaptereight.com for more information. Natasha Green Marketing Executive Chapter Eight Chapter Eight Limited The Basilica, 2 King Charles Street, Leeds, LS1 6LS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Blog Email: [email protected] Tel: 0113 227 0800 Fax: 0113 227 0801 Web: www.chaptereight.com Chapter Eight is an award-winning full service digital agency specialising in ecommerce retail website design, development and marketing. Build your business online with Chapter Eight's digital marketing solutions . ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]