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NorthStar Solutions Announces More New Features

CURRENCY QUOTED BY CUSTOMER PREFERENCE

Effective 12/27/2007 our store will automatically detect the preferred currency customers like to see by examining their browser settings and/or the IP Address where they are from and display the prices in their own currency. In addition to the currency options being displayed on the page the customer views, prices are displayed next to the original price quoted in U.S. dollars so the customer fully realizes the actual price. This new feature accesses data from the European Central Bank in real time to ensure the exchange rate quoted is correct. Customers may also choose to override the suggested currency and display prices in one of many other currencies. As a result, you may notice the price is quoted in a different currency when viewing the order details (or the invoice) if the customer elected to use a different currency. It will be correct in the text portion at the bottom of the e-mail notice you receive and your main control panel will also display the currency in U.S. dollar for consistency to you. We have already seen several purchases from customers that prefer to conveniently show their own currency when making purchases.