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Shopping Cart

1. Shopping Cart & Storefront
   1. Unlimited Products
      Offer 100,000, 200,000 or more products, with the click of your mouse.
   2. Unlimited Categories
      Sell all kinds of products, such as house wares, dry goods and hardware? No problem! Give your customers the option of browsing to their product of choice by navigating your product categories. It's just like an index!
      1. Unlimited sub-categories Also, sub-sub categories.
      2. Images and icons supported Put a small cpu icon next to your CPU's category, or a little gift image next to your Gifts category.
      3. Dynamic Categories display Automatically display your categories on the page dynamically, either via a drop-down menu, or as text on the screen.
   3. Unlimited Modifiers (properties)
      Add any number of Modifiers to a product, and only enter your products once! Red shirt, blue shirt, v-neck sweater, crew neck sweater, etc.
      1. Group
         1. Color
         2. Size
         3. Style
         4. Add your own!
      2. Quantity Automatically keeps track of how many items you have in stock (we have 23 red shirts and 12 medium blue ones in stock, today).
      3. Image Assign one or more images to any product, such as a picture of a red shirt, a small blue shirt, a large blue shirt, etc.
      4. Cost Use different prices, such as a red shirt costs $12.00, but the large green shirt costs $14.00.
      5. Weight Accurate real-time shipping can be calculated correctly when products have a weight.
      6. Barcode Every product you have can use a barcode if you wish.
      7. SKU Every product you sell can have a different SKU/Serial#.
   4. Automatic inventory indexing and sorting
      Customers can browse your products by Manufacturer, Sale Items, Item name, or Price and in Ascending or Descending order!
   5. Built-in Newsletter
      Newsletter software is built-in, so you can keep your customers informed of your sales and new offerings.
   6. Automated browse-mode thumbnails
      When customers are browsing your catalog by category, you can display a thumbnail image of the product, as a quick visual reference.
   7. Built-in Search Engine
      Search Engine software is built-in, so customers can quickly find the product of choice, without having to navigate or browse your entire catalog!
   8. Unlimited images per product & Previewing
      Individual modifiers can have their own image and your customers can Preview that modified product on-the-fly, i.e. Preview a red shirt. Preview a green shirt. Preview a LARGE green shirt. Preview the truck without fog lights or Preview it WITH fog lights.
   9. Multi-tiered Pricing by:
      1. Customer One customer gets the hat for $10, but another sees the price as $12. Wholesalers support is also included. You can discount one item, a few items or your entire inventory!
      2. Modifier The red shirt is $20, but the blue shirt is $22.
      3. Login! Some web sites are subscription only. Some web sites require you to have an account first. Some web sites want you to login first before you can actually buy anything. You have the option to set special pricing for special customers by their login.
   10. Dynamic "BuyNow" button
       Show it, or not, and allow Modifier selections.
       1. Modifier selection All Modifiers, such as red, green, v-neck, lace, button-fly, etc will display next to your BuyNow button where your customer can either Preview that product first, or click the BuyNow button.
       2. Back-order/Pre-order Control whether or not the BuyNow button even shows up, based on your quantity in stock. If an item is out of stock, then you can allow or disallow the purchase of that item.
   11. Freebie Item
       Offer a freebie! i.e."Buy 1 get 1 free!" Or, "Buy 4 of these, and get the 5th free!" Or, "Buy 2 hats, get a shirt free!" That's flexible!
   12. Unlimited Coupons
       Issue one or more coupons and apply each to one or more products. Each Coupon you create can also have an expiration date, so that your customers cannot use it after a designated date. You can even set how many of an item are allowed to be be purchased, i.e. Do not let customers use Coupon-5 past July 3rd and do not let them apply this coupon to more than 3 hats. Very flexible!
   13. Unlimited "Related Items" and "Impulse Buy" products
       Tempt your customers with any number of other products during Checkout, i.e. If your customer is buying a truck, you can tempt them to also buy a roll-bar and fog lights to go with it!
   14. Fail-safe Cart
       1. User Session Enabled Javascript not required! If your visitor gets bumped offline, or accidentally closes their browser while they still have items in their cart, the code has already assigned a customer number to them. So, the next time that visitor comes to your site, it will pre-fill their cart. They just pick up where they left off!
       2. Session-loss Trapping
          No more empty carts! Customers' cart contents are:
          1. Encrypted for privacy
          2. Passed via session
          3. Passed via cookies
          4. Passed via hidden form elements
          5. Passed via querystring parameters
          6. Additional HTTP Server Variables and geographical data is used to make SURE your shoppers are secure, never lose what's in their cart or inappropriately get a cart belonging to another customer.
   15. Full SSL Security
       Using a SSL Certificate, sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, can be encrypted for option security on the web.
   16. Simplified Checkout
       Make it easy for your customers to buy, by avoiding lengthy Checkout procedures.
       1. Pre-filled Customer Info If your customer is returning, the cart will automatically fill in the Billing & Shipping information for them!
       2. vCard Enabled If the customers has entered their personal information into their web browser or is using the Microsoft Wallet, the Checkout page will be pre-filled with this information.
       3. DHTML Enabled If the customers Shipping Info will be the same as their Billing Info, then a box can be checked, and when it is, the Shipping Info section will completely disappear from the screen. Less fields on Checkout result in site "stickiness" and customer retention.
       4. Expanded Alt Text Easy to read Help buttons/effects walk your customers right thru your Checkout page, which helps prevent abandoned carts.
       5. Automatic weight detection If the cart sees that you are only buying downloadable or printable (digital) goods, then your customers will never be presented with any Shipping info. The shorter your Checkout page is, the better!
   17. Real-time Shipping
       Your web site Checkout page can actually communicate with the shippers' servers over the Internet, in real-time, to bring in accurate rates based on zip codes, geographical location, quantity, shipment size and weights, etc.
       1. United Parcel Service (UPS) - Real-time UPS shipping rates and tracking
          UPS OnLine^® Tools Rates and Service Selection, allows your customers see real-time UPS rates at Checkout and get to choose which service and price best meet their needs. UPS OnLine^® Tools uses cutting edge XML technology to deliver shipping rates lightning fast. All you need to do is register with UPS to use this free service. You can even use your Intranet to do it! No hassle, no worries, no Checkout delays, just accurate UPS shipping costs that will make you and your customers happy. Also, once you've shipped their orders, they'll be able to track them on your web site Extranet with UPS Tracking. That's a comprehensive shipping solution for improved customer satisfaction!
          1. Next Day Air^®
          2. Next Day Air Saver^®
          3. Next Day Air Early AM^®
          4. 2nd Day Air^®
          5. 2nd Day Air AM^®
          6. 3-day Select^®
          7. Ground^®
          8. Worldwide Express Plus^SM
          9. Worldwide Express^SM
          10. Worldwide Expedited^SM
          11. Worldwide Standard^SM
          12. Express Saver^®
       2. United States Postal Service (USPS)
          1. Global Express Guaranteed
          2. Global Express Mail (EMS)
          3. Airmail Parcel Post
          4. Economy (Surface) Parcel Post
          5. Priority
          6. Express Shipping
          7. Media Mail
          8. Parcel Post
          9. Bound Printed Matter
          10. Library Mail
       3. Australia Post
          1. Standard
          2. Express
          3. Air
          4. Sea
          5. Economy
       4. Canada Post
          1. Regular
          2. Expedited
          3. Xpresspost
          4. Priority Courier
          5. Expedited Evening
          6. Xpresspost Evening
          7. Expedited Saturday
          8. Xpresspost Saturday
          9. Surface Air
          10. Air US
          11. Xpresspost US
          12. Purolator US
          13. Puropak US
          14. Surface International
          15. Air International
          16. Purolator International
          17. Puropak International
       5. Will-Call You can offer your customers the ease of will-call service!
       6. Digital Download If you sell digital goods too, then this additional method of shipment is for you!
       7. Location Disable Have a Country/State/Province/etc you do NOT ship to? Disable it! Customers will not be allowed to have a product shipped there.
   18. Flat-rate Shipping
       Do you wish to charge a flat rate for an item? How about discounted shipping? You're covered and these features can even be mixed with real-time shipping, too!
       1. by Order Cost Free, or $xx shipping charge for orders over $xx.
       2. by Order Weight Free, or $xx shipping charge for orders over xx Lbs/Kgs.
       3. by Order Quantity Free, or $xx shipping charge for ordering xx or more of product xx.
       4. Percentage (%) of Total Calculate shipping as a percentage. The percentage can be determined by how many items, total weight or total cost of the order.
       5. Absolute Total Calculate shipping as an absolute amount. This fixed amount will be determined by how many items, total weight or total cost of the order being placed.
       6. Custom Build your own shipping grid! Create a custom service name, apply fixed or percentage costs to it. It's flexible and it's that easy!
       7. Domestic & International Support There are 5 service levels for each. Just enter your own descriptions and amounts in the Custom Shipping Services Editor.
   19. Free Shipping
       Encourage your customers past the Checkout page. If you enable the Free Shipping option, then all Ground shipments will be free. Other real-time and/or flat-rate options are still available though, for your really anxious customers.
   20. Real-time Tax Calculation
       By State, by Province, by Country, you name it. The Taxes Editor in the Intranet allows you to collect, or not collect tax, based on location AND set the rate (percent %) for each. Current rates and defaults are pre-filled for you. Postal Nexus, UK VAT tax, and worldwide tax calculation are supported!
   21. Real-time Handling Calculation
       Need a separate Handling Charge? Just enter the amount of Handling to apply for the product.
   22. Real-time Payment Processing
       Accept and authorize credit cards, offline manual payments, the works!
       1. Credit Cards
          1. Visa (CVV2 also supported!)
          2. Master Card/Euro card (CVC2 also supported!)
          3. Discover/Novus (CID also supported!)
          4. American Express (CID also supported!)
          5. JCB
          6. Diners Club
          7. Carte Blanche
          8. Delta
          9. Switch
          10. Solo
          11. ATM & Direct Debit
          12. enRoute
          13. Add your own!
       2. Banking Gateways
          This is what connects your merchant account to your web site in real-time.
          1. Verisign Payflow Pro
          2. Verisign Payflow Link
          3. Authorize.net
          4. Concord EFSnet
          5. Cybercash
          6. Cybercash FraudPatrol
          7. Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO)
          8. eWay
          9. IO·NGATE
          10. Linkpoint
          11. Merchant Commerce
          12. Net1 Gateway
          13. Paymentech Gateway
          14. QChex
          15. SkipJack
          16. SUREPay
       3. Manual (and off-line) Payments
          1. PayPal
          2. Money Order
          3. Cashier's Check
          4. Company/Personal Check
          5. Purchase Order (PO)
          6. Cash on Delivery (COD)
          7. Wire Transfer
          8. Bank Deposit
          9. Add your own.!
   23. Invoicing/Receipt
       Now that your customer has made it through Checkout, they will reach a very nice looking Receipt (invoice) page that can be printed and saved. Your customers can, optionally, access their receipts, at any time, from the Extranet interface.
       1. Successful Payment Shipments are automatically queued up for the day for processing, and digital goods are immediately accessible/downloadable.
       2. Unsuccessful Payment & Manual Payment If your customer's credit card is declined or if they elect to pay by check or some other manual means, they can complete the order, but their Receipt will show as "Awaiting Payment". You'll mark the order as "Completed" after you have receive satisfactory payment.
   24. Order Processing
       What exactly happens now that an order has been placed?
       1. Automated emails
          Upon completion of an order, the following emails are automatically sent (these can also be disabled):
          1. Sales Manager Alert. Order details can be automatically emailed to your sales manager, warehouse, etc. notifying them of the order.
          2. Customer Thank You. Your customer is thanked for their order, and hyperlinks are provided for access to your Extranet, order details, order tracking, etc.
          3. Actual Manufacturer Alert. Sometimes you may wish for your vendor or a third party to get notification of the order as well.
       2. Automatic database entry All customer and order information is recorded in the database. Customers can immediately access the Extranet for order details and you can immediately access all information through the Intranet.
       3. Intranet Orders Editor View an order, edit an order, mark it as shipped, mark it as awaiting payment, assign a new tracking number to an individual item within an order. You name it! Customers are automatically emailed too, as soon as their order, or an item within their order, is marked as shipped, or there is a change in the order status. Your customers are always informed!
2. Web-based Intranet
   This is the internal Administrative Console, used to configure/manage your e-Commerce activities.
   1. Anytime, anywhere, secured access to your Intranet
      As long as you have access to the Internet, you can have access to your Intranet.
   2. 1-Click Inventory
      The Inventory Control Center (ICC) is your one-screen, one-click product editor. Edit such things as:
      1. SKU/Serial#
      2. Barcode
      3. Item Location Building#, Row, Shelf, Bin#, etc.
      4. Manufacturer selections Web site displayed Manufacturer and Actual Manufacturer don't necessarily need to be the same. This also works for Vendor selection, if you are a Value Added Reseller (VAR), or for "branding" your products.
      5. Item/Product Name
      6. Product Description
      7. Category selection Define one or more categories for your products, i.e. house ware, software or hardware, etc.
      8. Thumbnail and large image selection Web-based file upload are supported. FTP not needed. Upload new graphics for your products by merely using your browser.
         1. Image Preview included! Automatically preview images before assigning them to a products. It also shows what images are already assigned to which products.
      9. Downloadable Item/File selection Sell digital goods too!
      10. Weight Lbs and Kgs are supported!
      11. Package Dimensions Length, Width, and Height fields.
      12. Quantity In Stock (QIS) Editable. It is also editable with the Modifiers Editor, i.e. We have 3 red hats and 4 blue hats in stock. However, the hat item itself, would be 1 inventory item, but with numerous Modifiers applied to it. You don't have to enter the same item information more than once.
      13. Ship Time selection "Ships in 24-48 Hours" or "Currently on Back-Order" or "Ready for Download", etc.
      14. Allow Back-Order Should we allow ordering of this product if its QIS reaches zero (0)?
      15. Flat-rate Shipping charge, if any
      16. Handling charge, if any
      17. Taxable Handling Apply tax to the Handling charge?
      18. Your Cost and Retail Cost
      19. Taxable Item Should tax apply to this product, or not?
      20. Unit of Measurement Item, Carton, Box, Pallet, Zip file, Case, Bottle, Oz, Quart, etc.
      21. Sale Item & Discount Percentage (%).
      22. Quantity Discount Buy 4, get the 5th for free. Buy 1 get 1 free! etc.
      23. Show It, Enable/Disable Enter the products into your inventory/database, but show, or not show, the item on your web site.
      24. Related Items selection Tempt your customers with one or more "Impulse Buy" products.
      25. Item selection i.e."Get a free xxxx when you buy this item," etc.
      26. Internal Notes Make internal notes on the product. For your eyes only and not displayed on your web site.
   3. Pages Editor
      The Pages Editor is what your web site template uses, when dynamically generating your web site"pages". All page content, layout, colors, meta tags, images etc are all controlled from this Pages Editor. There is never a need for you to upload/download static html files via ftp again! Everything is controlled from your Intranet.
      1. Page Name What's the name for this page, i.e. About, Contact, History, etc.? These page names (example: pg=products), are what is used to generate pages and create menu items for display through your Template.
      2. META Author Who is the creator/editor for this web site page?
      3. META Description Enter a good description of the page, i.e. This is our "About Us" page, it tells company history, etc.
      4. META Keywords Besides Description, Keywords are good "Search Engine food". Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, AOL, MSN, InfoSeek and others use this info to correctly index your web site.
      5. Page Colors Select a color theme for your page text, hyperlinks, table colors, page background color, etc.
      6. Page Title This is the text that will show up in the title bar of the window.
      7. Page Header This text will show as a bold header on your page. Where, depends on your template.
      8. Page Content This is the text and images that will make up the majority of your web page.
      9. Menu Item If you would like to make the page you are creating a menu item on your template, then just type a title for the menu item and check whether or not you want this page to appear as a menu item in your main and/or footer menus, generated dynamically by your template.
      10. Show in Search results You can make it so that this new page you have created/edited shows, or does not show in search results.
   4. Mass Update Tool
      View/Update the quantities and prices for every single item in your inventory from ONE screen. Even items with modifiers!
   5. Orders Editor
      Search by any number of fields for one or more orders, then click on the one you want from the results screen, to access it. Now, from the Order Editor screen, update the order status, select the shipper and service used, enter/edit a tracking number, run a credit card. You name it. This Editor is easily accessible from many other of the Intranet Editors, Reports, etc., too.
   6. Reports
      Getting demographics and reporting can be important e-Commerce success. Know your customer and cater to what the want.
      1. Orders by Manufacturer View all orders, sorted and page-able by Manufacturer. For instance, if you sell Microsoft products, this will show you all of the Microsoft products you have sold. If you brand your merchandise, this also is a handy feature.
      2. Orders by Customer View all orders placed by a given customer.
      3. Orders for the Day/Unfulfilled View all orders that have not yet been fulfilled.
      4. Taxes charged/collected See how much in taxes you have collected thus far.
      5. Shipping charged/collected See exactly how much has been charged to customers for shipping, what was paid, etc.
      6. Best selling products Which products are selling the best?
      7. Worst selling products Which products aren't moving?
      8. Credit Cards used Which credit cards are most often used?
   7. Shipping Editor
      This is where you configure which Shippers/Carriers you support, custom shipping (by cost, by weight, by quantity), units of measure (lbs/in, kgs/cm), and your domestic and international shipping grid options.
   8. Categories Editor
      Gift Ideas, Software, Toys, name your own!
   9. Modifiers Editor
      Color, Size, Style, Format, Red, Green, Blue, etc.
   10. Units Editor
       Bottle, Box, Carton, Case, Gallon, Hour, Item, Oz, Pallet, etc.
   11. Manufacturer Editor
       Who's products are you selling? You can "brand" products your own here as well.
   12. Credit Cards Editor
       Which/what forms of payment do you accept?
   13. Coupon Editor
       Create coupons for customer incentives!
   14. Taxes Editor
       By State, by Province, by Country, you name it. The Taxes Editor in the Intranet allows you to collect, or not collect tax, based on location, AND set the rate (percent %) for each. Current rates and defaults are pre-filled for you. Postal Nexus, UK VAT tax, and worldwide tax calculation supported!
   15. Global Settings Editor
       This is the biggest editor of them all. Control every facet of your site from this screen. What you support, and not support. All of your web site color themes and other settings all come from this editor.
   16. User Manager
       Edit user Accounts, view account history and manage the other customer information here.
   17. Permissions Manager
       Control who gets access to what.
   18. Pricing Charts Editor
       Multi-tiered pricing! Assign different levels of pricing for different users/groups. You can even require them to login first!
   19. Newsletter Editor
       Edit or delete existing emails (someone may want you to unsubscribe them manually), plus a single-screen interface for composing and sending out your newsletter. Text-only and HTML emails are both supported. Send your newsletter to literally thousands of people at once! Emails sent out can also provide a link at the bottom (if you enable this feature) allowing recipients to automatically unsubscribe themselves. A totally automated process!
   20. Batch Tool
       Almost as cool as the Mass Update Tool, the Batch Tool eliminates hours of repetitive data entry work!
       1. Modifier assignments Assign some/all of your products to modifiers all at once. Update thousands of products with one click!
       2. Category assignments Assign some/all of your products to categories all at once. Update thousands of products with one click!
       3. EDI Tool (import existing inventory)
          Import your existing inventory, automatically using the built-in EDI Wizard. It could save you may hours of data entry time.
3. Web site Template
   This dynamic file will act as the framework for your entire web site and can be completely controlled from your Intranet.
   1. 300+ Example Templates
      Example Templates are included and just need to be customized with your own logo and text, etc.
      1. Copy/paste Find a pre-designed template you like and copy/paste the HTML body code from that file into the blank template file provided.
      2. Copy/paste Add any additional dynamic ASP code you like.
   2. Integrate an existing site
      If you already have a web site and just wish to expand it with this e-Commerce Solution, this option is for you. Only two steps are required to complete this process:
      1. Copy/paste Take your existing homepage and copy/paste the HTML body code from that file into the blank template file provided.
   3. Have a site template designed for you
      We can provide you with a custom-designed look, which will make you proud!
   4. Create your own
      All WYSIWYG editors such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, etc are supported. HTML, DHTML, Javascript, Java, Macromedia Flash, XML, .NET, ASP, and other content are also supported!
4. Web-based Extranet
   This is your external customer access point. Customers login and use this to:
   1. Track an Order
      Real-time order and item tracking included.
   2. Check Order Status
      Accessing an order placed will also reveal its status, such as "Awaiting Payment", "Completed", etc.
   3. Check Order History
      At any time, your customers may view their past orders from your Extranet.
   4. Edit their Account
      Customers may edit any of their info at any time.
   5. Download Items
      If your customers purchased digital goods from you, they may download them, and re-download them, at any time.

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