Features
Technical
- ASP/ VBScript based software comes with full source code.
- No additional components needed for core functions.
- Runs on IIS 4.0/5.0/6.0 and PWS with Database support for MS Access 2002, SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005.
- Built-in support for 5 of the most popular eMail components.
- Database based cart, from start to finish.
- Admin tool comes with several troubleshooting tools to help novice users track down web server configuration errors.
- Skinnable design allows for enormous flexibility in changing the look and feel of your store, without impacting future upgrades.
- Customizable language for the front-end of your store allows you to present the front-end to your customers in the language of your choice.
- Customizable currency for the front-end of your store allows you to present the front-end in the currency of your choice.
Security
- Support for SSL, including most "shared" SSL certificates.
- Encryption of Passwords and Credit Card numbers in the database.
- Robust user input validations throughout the store to trap possible SQL string hacks.
- Critical information (such as the RC4 key) is kept separate from the database.
- Assign additional login to the admin for staff that can't modify the store's configuration settings.
Customer Convenience
- Customer can view and modify their personal info by logging on to their account. Account can be created before or during CheckOut process.
- Full order history and detail is available to the customer.
- Customer receives confirmation eMails when they place the order, and when their order's status changes.
- All software downloads are available via their online account. No more hassles with eMailed software links gone missing.
- Customer can re-attempt payment at a later date. Sometimes the Payment Gateway's servers are down. With this software, the Customer can come back and pay later.
- Password Reminder feature for Customers.
- "Email A Friend" functionality allows customer to send a link to a Product via email.
- Support for tax-free customers.
- Convenient Order Print function from the customer's account area.
- Advanced search function.
- "Contact Us" script to send queries via email from your store.
- "Save Cart" functionality.
- See shipping estimates before checkout.
- Customer can keep a list of their favorite products.
- Selectable currency and language.
- Product selection by brand
Catalog & Products
- The software does not limit the number of Products, Categories and Options.
- Item discounts based on quantity ordered.
- Order discounts with single or multi use discount codes.
- Products can be linked to multiple categories, and multiple option groups.
- Product categories can be "nested" within each other.
- You can display the entire category tree, or only from a certain point in the tree.
- Link images or other HTML to the category display.
- Group products so that they are displayed together on the product detail page.
- Option Groups can be individually set to Optional or Required. This way you can make sure that the Customer selects all the right options.
- Options can be given a weight which will be factored into the shipping cost calculations along with the Product weight.
- Support for "text" options which allows a customer to enter text when they order a product.
- Digital Downloads are fully supported. All downloads are done through a script that checks the order status before allowing the download.
- Store can be run in "Catalog Only" mode. This way, the store acts just like an online catalog, without any links to a shopping cart.
- Dynamically create product listings on your "Home Page" by setting product(s) to "Featured".
- Cross-Selling is supported via a related keys mechanism. This method is much less work than physically linking dozens of Products manually.
- Tax-free products and options.
- Support for product Ratings & Reviews per product.
- Support for product suppliers
- Support for product manufacturers
- Support for product brands
- Support for option level inventory
Administration
- Several utilities to test and troubleshoot your installation.
- On-Screen help is available for most functions.
- Easily manage Products, Categories, Options, Customers, Shipping, Locations, Orders and much more.
- Upload Product Images and Software Items from your browser to your web server.
- Store shipping rates are calculated by order weight and/or price. The amount charged for shipping can be calculated via fixed price or percentage. Ability to assign Free Shipping to an individual product.
- Support for UPS, USPS and Canada Post online shipping rates.
- Configure sales tax per postal / zip code, municipality, state or country (billing or shipping address).
- Activate/Deactivate individual customers.
- Manage your orders from an intuitive screen. Order stock levels can be adjusted when the order ships.
- Add private comments to each order, or comments that the customer can also see.
- Statistical Charting tool.
- Restrict digital downloads to a specified number of downloads, or a pre-determined number of hours.
- Integrated Authorize.Net gateway allows you to authorize and collect Credit Card payments from your order management screen.
- Ability to override any customer selected payment method with a Authorize.Net Credit Card payment. This is usefull if the customer changes their mind about how they want to pay for an order after the order has already been placed.
- Emails sent to customer via the store can be customized to suit your requirements. Dynamic replacement of text can also be done.
- Send HTML Newsletters to your customers directly from your store.
Payment Gateways
- Built-in front end support for offline payments (such as Mail-In, Fax-In, Phone-In and COD), Offline Credit Card payments, PayPal, 2CheckOut.Com and Authorize.Net (AIM & SIM).
- Built-in support for PayPal IPN
- Built-in support for PayPal Website Payments Pro
- Built-in support for 2CheckOut.Com Auto-Update.
- Built-in support for Google Checkout
- Built-in support for Authorize.Net credit card payment authorizations from the Administration area.
- Built-in support for Verisign PayFlow Link and Pro
- Built-in support for World Pay
- Built-in support for LinkPoint
- Support for custom payment gateways via user exits.
- Enter up to 9 Credit Card types (eg. Visa, Mastercard, etc.).
- Easily add payment gateways to the store
- Easily add new languages to the store front-end
- Easily modify the stores template
- Easily modify the product pricing
- Easily modify the product view
- Easily modify the cart contents
- Easily modify the shipping options
