Implementation can be a source of tremendous anxiety for an online merchant. Uncertainty related to eventual site delivery and performance can be extremely distracting. When selecting the Empower reference framework, online merchants enjoy the predictability and confidence that results from the use of a well-tested and proven code base. Beyond the thousands of hours of unit, systems, integrations, load, and operations testing that Empower has been subjected to, Empower has consistently performed over multiple live sites by exceeding industry standards related to site performance including site availability, response times, and server utilization. Through the use of Empower, our clients will leverage a code base that has been tested and debugged under the most strenuous conditions.