Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator Instructions)
Your first question comes from Colin Gillis from Canaccord.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
Good afternoon, everybody. Congratulations.
Bill McKiernan
Thank you, Colin.
Steve Pellizzer
Hi, Colin.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
Bill, as you're headed to 2008, what are the top three challenges that you're facing?
Bill McKiernan
Yeah. I don't think they are any different from what we've faced in the past, Colin, with the exception, possibly, of sort of the macroeconomic trends, which we don't have too much control over. But at this point, it's really all about execution and that's across the company. It's about pursuing the international opportunity that I talked about. I think we've got good early traction there, but certainly much work to do. We want to continue to enhance our fraud capabilities, want to enhance our capabilities in the merchant acquiring area. So those are probably the three big focus areas for 2008.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
Got it. And then just historically, if I recall going back over the years, Q1 had extra expenses always tied to sales and marketing events. Is that pattern still the same this year?
Steve Pellizzer
Yes, I mean it does tend to be more of a marketing focus quarter. I mean part of what you see though, when you look at our first quarter, is the impact that Authorize.net has for the full quarter. We only saw two months of their activity in Q4, and they've got significant sales and marketing expense when you look at their OpEx line. And it's really attributable to the commissions that they pay out to their channel partners. So that's also a driver in terms of sales and marketing line for Q1.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
Got it. Both of those are just Q1 events, right?
Steve Pellizzer
Yes.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
And then, just finally, in terms of the customer adds in Q4, I mean typically merchants don't really like to switch. You had another strong quarter in December quarter, anything that's driving that?
Steve Pellizzer
Yeah, it's just general strength in the business. I think the combination of Authorize.net and CyberSource is a powerful one. I think the market is reacting very positively to that.
Colin Gillis - Canaccord
Okay, great. Thank you.
Steve Pellizzer
Thanks, Colin.
Operator
Your next question comes from John Maietta from Needham & Company.
John Maietta - Needham & Company
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