Avangate rules

In: Companies, GECAD / 20 comments

20 Oct 2009

I cannot help but praise today one of the GECAD companies, because it fully deserves it. You can read on the Avangate blog about a survey made by an independent. All in all, it says there that we are the best. In the world.

Let’s go back – what does Avangate do? It’s simple – ESD (Electronic Software Distribution). In other words, it helps companies that produce software to sell it online. This, although it might seem pretty simple, entails a great deal:

collecting money, managing international taxes, foreign exchange, fraud management, sales support, many languages, many currencies, many payment instruments, code delivery, CD delivery, promotion, usability, affiliate management, creating and managing an offline sales channel, business intelligence… many more, only a tiny part of them come to my mind now.

For this, we have offices in Silicon Valley (Mountain View), Holland (Amsterdam) and Taiwan (Taipei) and we are working with the best (PWC) to structure the whole happening. 70 people in the company, plus another 20 consultants. Clients such as Intel, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Lavasoft.

I knew we were fighting somewhere around the second place, but this recognition that we are “the best” gave me a shiver down my spine.

I think this also answers the question about “why ePayment is the best in Romania” – because it is the same company, the same technological engine, the same support.

(English version by Teodora Popescu)

Original Romanian version

Avangate rules

Nu ma pot abtine sa nu laud astazi una din companiile GECAD, caci „are cu ce”. Cititi un pic pe blogul avangate despre un survey facut de un independent. Una peste alta ce zice el acolo este ca suntem cei mai buni. Din lume.

Sa revenim – ce face Avangate? E simplu – ESD (Electronic Software Distribution). Adica ajuta companiile producatoare de software sa vanda online. Asta, desi pare extrem de simplu, implica foarte multe:

incasat de bani, gestionat de taxe internationale, schimb valutar, gestiune de frauda, suport la vanzare, multe limbi, multe valute, multe instrumente de plata, livrare de cod, livrare de CD, promovare, usability, gestionare de afiliati, creare si gestionare de canal de vanzari offline, business inteligence…. multe, nici nu-mi vin acum in minte decat o minuscula parte din ele.

Avem pentru asta birouri in Sillicon Valley (MountainView), Olanda (Amsterdam) si Taiwan (Taipei), lucram pentru structurarea intamplarii cu cei mai buni (PWC). 70 de oameni in firma, plus inca vreo 20 de consultanti. Clienti ca Intel, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Lavasoft.

Stiam ca suntem la bataie in zona locului doi, dar aceasta recunoastere ca fiind „cel mai bun” a facut sa mi se zbarleasca parul pe mana.

Cred ca asta raspunde si la intrebarea „de ce este ePayment cel mai bun in Romania?” – pentru ca este aceeasi companie, acelasi motor tehnologic, acelasi suport.

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Dan Star

October 20th, 2009 at 9:27 am

Hi Radu, excellent blog (as far as my Romanian was able to allow me to understand). Great luck with Avangate!

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Vlad Stan

October 20th, 2009 at 10:30 am

Felicitari! Super echipa! gogo for no1!

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Paul

October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am

Felicitari! 🙂

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Mihaela Ionescu

October 20th, 2009 at 11:27 am

Felicitari tie si echipei ce se ocupa de el!

La cat mai multe vesti de genul acesta!

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mvcaraiman

October 20th, 2009 at 11:28 am

Jos palaria ! Si la mai mare !

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Bogdan Ionita

October 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Felicitari, dar va urez sa nu vindeti la Digital River :))

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Mihai Pintilie

October 20th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Felicitari si la mai mare! CA-ul!

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Marius Mihalca

October 21st, 2009 at 12:39 pm

Radule, subscriu la statistica in calitate de utilizator Avangate. Chiar ma gandeam sa scrio o recomandare. Cunosc inca 3 sisteme dintre cele prezente in statistica si pot sa spun Avangate rules !!! 🙂 Astept sa fac volum si pe urma ma prezint sa imi renegociez comisionul 😛

Multa bafta.

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ionut stoica

June 9th, 2010 at 8:32 am

De ce sunt doua nume, “AVANGADE” si “ePayment” ?
Care este diferenta intre ele ?

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    Delia Ene

    June 9th, 2010 at 10:36 am

    Sper ca nu se supara Radu daca raspund eu 🙂
    E simplu: ambele ofera servicii de comert electronic (platforma + servicii aditionale), diferentele dintre ele fiind:

    – solutia Avangate este conceputa pentru vanzari de software si se adreseaza pietei internationale
    – solutia ePayment este dedicata magazinelor online romanesti (indiferent de industrie)

    Hope this helps
    Delia Ene, marketing @ Avangate

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      ionut stoica

      June 12th, 2010 at 11:11 am

      Mai multi fosti colegi programatori am decis sa vindem softuri mici si kul care au ca target o anumita piata – avem softurile, si acum cautam o modalitate sa le vindem, legal, cu toate taxele platite, catre oricine de pe glob, imi cer scuze daca suna prea noob-ish.

      Deci pentru genul nostru de magazin, “Avangate” este defapt “The real cheese”.

      Unii din noi au lucrat cu PAYPAL, si am ajuns la concluzia ca sunt prea multe intamplari horror despre ei(cum isi trateaza clientii, blocat bani, etc) , iar de doua luni aproape, cu softurile terminate, nu reusim sa gasim o modalitate corecta/curata fara dureri de cap sa scoate la vanzare propriile conceptii.

      Va dati seama, ca un sistem romanesc ar fi cel mai de preferat pentru noi(mai ales datorita suportului de care am beneficia) si descoperind Avangate(l-am descoperit cand citeam survey-ul pe care-l mentioneaza Radu, n-aveam idee ca este “de-al nostru”)

      Daca cineva pe aici poate sa ne sfatuiasca ar fi extrem de binevenit, si multumesc pentru raspuns Delia.

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Cristian Muraru

October 22nd, 2010 at 8:33 pm

Am ajuns aici din surveyul de pe http://successfulsoftware.net unde am aflat ca Avangate e prima optiune.
Recunosc nu ma asteptam, dar ma bucura acest lucru si va doresc succes.
Ajungand la ceea ce m-a determinat sa scriu, ptr aplicatia pe care doresc sa o dezvolt, as dori sa stiu daca Avangate ofera si un API si mai mult daca acesta ofera si echivalentul a ceea ce se numesc ‘adaptive payments’ de la Paypal.
Am cautat aceste informatii si pe site si cum nu am gasit nicio referire am postat aici sperand intr-un raspuns mai putin formal si rapid.

Multumesc anticipat!

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Delia Ene

October 27th, 2010 at 12:55 pm

@Cristian Muraru
Da, API avem, iar referitor la intrebarea ta concreta stiu ca esti deja in legatura cu un coleg de la vanzari.

Multumim pentru aprecieri:-)
Delia Ene, marketing @ Avangate

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