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Brief summary:

Standard: Customer creates HTML display web pages and the shopping cart processes orders. Orders and order and product history are kept in a Microsoft Access database for better reporting.

Database: Standard cart features plus full database for product inventory. Web pages are dynamically created from products in the database. Search capabilities, can handle 1,000's of products.

Database Pro: Database features plus wholesale selling capability with 5 price levels or discount levels, inventory balance on-hand tracking, customer database.
Detail features STD DB
Optional values for each item, eg. color, size, length x x
Variable price for each option value x x
HTML links into description   x
Thumbnail image link   x
Customizable pages   x
Powerful and flexible search capabilities   x
Dynamically created groups    x
Unlimited categories   x
Easy checkout x x
Remembers customers shopping cart   x
4 merchant defined fields x x
E-mail confirmation x x
Country tax    x
Shipping      
Multiple shipping methods: 
a) Fixed per order. Each order has the same shipping charge.
b) Dollar range. Shipping is based on dollar amounts 
c) Quantity range. Shipping is based on quantity amounts
d) Percent of total order amount. e.g. $3,000 x 2% for shipping.
e) Percent of total weight. e.g. 500 lbs x $0.12 per lbs.
f ) Specific ship cost per each item. 		x x
Special Shipping costs, e.g. add $10% or $15 for International   x
Free shipping option by unit or dollar amount. x x
Handling charge. Optional handling charge per order. x x
Other Features     
Full web based administration   x
Secure SSL check out x x
Multiple Charge cards x x
Credit card number verification x x
Customizable colors, style, text, header and footer files  x x
Flexible database and HTML display   x
Easy to create multiple stores   x
No DSN's or DLL's used x x
Real-time secure SSL processing x x
Importing sales data using Access, Excel, dbase   x
Inventory balance tracking   x
Discount pricing for orders   x
Multi items ordering capabilities   x
Microsoft SQL 7/2000 version   x
Ability to display 2 prices per item   x
 
Database    
Microsoft Active Server Page. x  x
Uses an Access database   x
Scalable to Microsoft SQL   x
Unlimited product and user capacity.    x
Product import capability   x
Use with any ISP running ASP x x
Performance:    
Does not use Sessions x x
Does not use DSN's or DLL's   x
Uses OLE DB   x
Fast efficient code   x
Fast database performance   x
System Requirements:    
Any server that runs Microsoft Active Server Pages.
Windows NT4/2000 with IIS 3/4/5
Windows 95/98 with PWS		 x x
We use standard ASP so it will run on Unix, Linux using:
Chili!Soft or Halcyon. 		 x x
Tested with these browsers: 
Microsoft IE 4x, 5x, 6x
Netscape 3x, 4x, 6x,
Mozilla 1x		 x x