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Key Features of E-Commerce Software

Customer care

• Storing all orders in MySQL or MS-SQL database
• Orders history support (customers can search for & view their personal orders)
• Real time order tracking
• Customer can choose between account registration and express checkout
• Password reminder for customers
• Saving a customer's cart till the next visit
• Ability for your customers to choose the most convenient delivery and payment methods
• Memberships and special pricing for different membership levels
• News lists subscription
• Wish list
• Customizable e-mail notifications/invoices
• Printable invoices

Product catalog

• Unlimited number of products
• Unlimited number of categories
• Unlimited category nesting
• Members-only categories
• "Featured Products" list
• Automated display of bestsellers
• Related products, up selling and cross selling
• 1-click enable/disable switch for products and categories
• Support for up to two different currencies
• Automatic currency conversion
• Advanced product search

Product details

• Unlimited product options/variants/properties w/optional price modifiers
• Unlimited custom input fields for products
• HTML-enriched product descriptions
• Unlimited number of product images
• Ability to store images in the database or on the file system
• Multi-homed products (ability to list a product in multiple categories)

Merchandising and inventory

• Discount coupon codes and Gift Certificates
• Full inventory control
• "Out of Stock" Messages
• Global discounts
• Retail and wholesale prices
• Minimum order amount limit

Shipping and tax

• Real-time USPS, FedEx and Canada post shipping calculations from one location
• Integrated UPS Online ® Tools
• Unlimited number of custom-defined delivery methods
• Flat rate, weight, order total and per-item based shipping
• Different weight limits for different delivery methods
• Markups for real-time shipping
• Ability to define  "free shipping" for products
• Promotional "free shipping" coupons for your customers
• Ability to define handling/freight surcharges
• Ability to handle international, domestic and local shipping
• Ability to restrict shipping by location
• Full support for downloadable products (e-goods)
• Fully customizable taxes
• Product-specific taxes
• Calculation of taxes & shipping fees depending on the client's location
• "Tax exempt" feature

Payment Gateways and Methods

• Ability to accept payments in any currency
• Processing of payments via several online payment modules
• Real-time credit card processing:
•    - 2CheckOut
•    - 2Checkout. Version 2
•    - 3Delta Systems
•    - A1M Platform
•    - AccessPoint (MerchantManager)

•    - ANZ eGate

•    - AsiaDebit

•    - Authorize.NET
•    - Authorize.Net eCheck
•    -  Authorize.Net AIM
•    -  Authorize.Net SIM
•    - Bank of America
•    - Bean Stream
•    - BiBit
•    - BluePay
•    - Caledon
•    - Cambist
•    - Cardia
•    - Cardia Shop 2.0
•    - Censeo (dialog)
•    - Censeo (no dialog)
•    - CentiPaid
•    - Clear Commerce (PayFuse)
•    - CyberCash

•    - CyberPac (LaCaixa)

•    - CyberSource

•    - DataTrans
•    - DeltaPAY
•    - DirectOne
•    - Direct Payment Solution: PX POST
•    - E-Dinar
•    - E-Gateway (Mantis Technologies)
•    - E-Gold
•    - EasyPay
•    - ECHOnline
•    - EFSnet
•    - ePDQ
•    - Epoch Systems
•    - eProcessingNetwork. Transparent.
•    - eSec.Direct
•    - eSec.ReDirect
•    - eSelect Plus
•    - eWAY. Shared payment
•    - eWAY. XML payment
•    - EZic. Direct mode V3.x method
•    - EZTP
•    - FirePay
•    - GestPay
•    - GlobalCommerce
•    - GoChargeIt
•    - GoEmerchant
•    - GoEmerchant XML
•    - GZS:PayMaster
•    - HSBC Secure E-Payment Service
•    - iDeb
•    - Innovative E-Commerce
•    - IntelliPay: ExpertLink
•    - InternetSecure
•    - IO*NGate
•    - iTransact (Process USA). XML scheme
•    - Jettis
•    - LinkPoint
•    - Lynk Systems
•    - Money Bookers
•    - MultiCards
•    - MultiPay
•    - NetBanx
•    - Netbilling
•    - NetPay
•    - NetRegistry e-commerce
•    - Nochex
•    - Ogone
•    - Ogone (web)
•    - Pasat Internet
•    - PayBox
•    - PayByCheck
•    - PayByCheck. XML
•    - PayGate
•    - PayGateway
•    - Payment Express. Hosted payment page
•    - PayNet
•    - PayPal
•    - PaySystems
•    - PaySystems Client
•    - PayWeb
•    - PayZip.Net: Server2Server
•    - PayZip.Net: Web2Web
•    - PlugnPay. Remote Auth method
•    - PlugnPay. Smart Screen method
•    - PRI. POST Interface
•    - PRI. WEB Interface
•    - PRI. XML Interface
•    - Protx VSP Direct
•    - Protx VSP Form
•    - ProxyPay3
•    - PSIGate
•    - PSW Billing
•    - RTWare: ADC Direct Response
•    - Saferpay
•    - Scopus Tecnologia
•    - SECPay
•    - Secure-I
•    - SecurePay
•    - SECURETRADING
•    - SkipJack
•    - Slim CD
•    - Smart people
•    - SmartPag
•    - SurePay
•    - TransFirst eLink
•    - Triple Deal
•    - Trolley Gateway
•    - TrustCommerce
•    - USAePay
•    - uSight
•    - VaultX
•    - VelocityPay
•    - VeriSign Link
•    - VeriSign PayFlow Pro
•    - viaKlix
•    - viaKlix 2.0
•    - Way2Pay
•    - WebCraft
•    - Wells Fargo
•    - World Swift
•    - WorldPay
•    - WTSbank
•    - YellowPay
•    - YourPay
•    - ZipZap
• Manual (offline) credit card processing
• PayPal payments
• Support for checks, purchase orders and phone orders

Sales Analysis and Tracking

• Comprehensive statistics:
•    - Number of store users, products, categories and orders
•    - Product and category views
•    - Products removed from cart by customers
•    - Sales by product / best sellers
•    - Total sales
•    - Top paths through site
•    - Shopping cart conversion funnel
•    - Log in history
•    - Visitors environment statistics
•    - Search statistics
• Searchable order data
• Easily printable order data
• Printable shipping labels

• Search engine & incoming traffic tracker: the cart keeps referrer data for all customers

• Export of sales & customer data for use in a spreadsheet

• Export of orders to QuickBooks format

Search Engine Friendliness

• Pages can be indexed by all major search engines
• Custom META tags can be defined for every category
• Customer referrer info is stored in the database
• Static HTML catalog can be generated

Database and Platform Compatibility

• Open source PHP code
• Support for UNIX/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X servers
• Powered by MySQL database
• Multi-language support: your e-store can work with unlimited number of languages
• Multi-lingual products
• Multi-lingual categories
• Multi-lingual product options
• Payment processing modules for all major gateways
• Flexible implementation: you can easily add new features and/or disable existing ones.

Repeat Customer Accommodation

• Storing customers' data in the database
• Greet visitors module
• Registered customers can be offered discounts
• Registered customers do not have to enter their data again
• Registered customers can edit their profile
• Registered customers can access history of their orders
• Real-time order tracking for registered customers
• Moderated product reviews and ratings

Web-based Control Panel

• Password-protected administrative access
• All changes are real-time
• Control the cart from anywhere in the world using your web browser
• Unlimited number of admin accounts
• Support for restricted "shipping/fulfillment" admin accounts
• User-defined date/time format

Security

• Full HTTPS/SSL support
• Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access
• Password-protected administrative access
• Encrypted customer data
• Alternative data encryption methods
• Real-time security notifications of all failed login attempts
• Backup sub-system