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Austin, Texas-based ClearCommerce Corp., a provider of transaction processing and fraud protection software for e-commerce, Oct. 15 announced Barclaycard Merchant Services has selected and implemented ClearCommerce's on-line payment processing and fraud protection software as part of its e-business initiative, ePDQ. Barclay's ePDQ product will provide on-line retailers with a hosted, flexible e- commerce payment facility to enable them to trade on the Internet, ensuring the secure transmission and custody of card data. The ClearCommerce Engine, hosted by Barclaycard Merchant Services, will process all on-line credit and debit card payments that occur at Barclaycard's merchant websites as well as provide the necessary fraud detection. Barclaycard Merchant Services provides PDQ machines, which are used by shops and businesses to take payment for goods by swiping the debit or credit card through the PDQ machine. The ClearCommerce software will enable Barclaycard Merchant Services to offer its merchants a virtual PDQ for their online stores. Both PDQ and online transactions are processed and handled by Barclaycard Merchant Services. Currently, Barclaycard performs the role of acquiring bank for a large number of manually-keyed Internet transactions. Using the ClearCommerce Engine to drive the ePDQ initiative, Barclaycard can now manage all aspects of security relating to the processing and transmission of data and integrate this facility with its role as the acquiring bank.