Technical Features

• ASP/ VBScript based software.

• No additional components needed for core functions.

• 5.06 database support for MS Access 2002, SQL Server 7.0/2000.

• Built-in support for eMail components.

• Database based cart, from start to finish.

• Admin tool comes with several troubleshooting tools.

• 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 Features

• Support for SSL encryption 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.

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.

• 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.

• Support for product Ratings & Reviews per product, as well as support for product suppliers

Administration

• On-Screen help is available for most functions. Several utilities to test and troubleshoot your installation.

• 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.

• 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. Send HTML Newsletters to your customers directly from your store.

• 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).

• Support for PayPal IPN and 2CheckOut.Com Auto-Update.

• Built-in support for Authorize.Net credit card payment authorizations from the Administration area.

• 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