E-Commerce Ventures focuses its software efforts on the advanced ASP.Net 2.0 platform from Microsoft. Listed below are some of the features of the E-Commerce platform we use in all sites.
System Requirements
ASP.NET 2.0
Windows Server 2003 (Windows 2000 works but is unsupported) for Production
Use
Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional for Development
Pentium 4, 1Ghz or equivalent processor.
IIS 5 or IIS 6 (version 6 recommended)
Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 or Later
or SQL 2005 Express
1024MB RAM Minimum on server
(2048+ Recommended)
IE 5.0 or equivalent browser that supports CSS
100MB disk space
Categories
Unlimited Categories
Unlimited Sub-Categories
5 Built-in Templates + Unlimited Plug-ins
Dynamic Categories
Sort Order for Products in Categories
Automatic Paging
Grid View
List View
Details View
Category + Sub Category List
Sub Category Navigation Template
Custom Banners
Custom Icons
Html Content Before and After Templates
Html Descriptions
Per-Category Meta Tags
Show Count of Items Inside Category
Automatic Breadcrumb Trail
Products
2 Built-in Product Templates + Unlimited Plug-ins
Clone Products
Customize Product Types and Properties without Programming
Radio Button Choices
Dropdown List Choices
Text Input Fields
HTML Descriptions
Per-Product Meta Tags
Product Ratings
Product Reviews
Short/Long Descriptions
Unlimited Images
Image Swap When Choices Change (i.e. size/color)
Non-Shipping Options
Drop Ship from Unlimited Vendors
Size/Weight Fields
Manufacturer Field
Vendor Field
Minimum Quantity
Activate/Deactivate
MSRP (list price)
Site Price
Site Cost
Tax Exempt Option
Tax Classes
Cross-Sells
Up-Sells
Auto Suggest Cross-Sells
Inventory Tracking By Variants
Custom Descriptions, Images, SKUs for Variants
Unlimited File Downloads Per-Product
Batch Editing
Batch Inventory Editing
Minimum Advertised Price Support (i.e. add to cart for price)
Marketing
Product Rotators
Category Rotators
Flash Image Rotators (no programming required)
HTML Content Rotators
Unlimited Pricing Groups
Cross-Sells
Cross-Sells on Shopping Cart
Auto-Suggested Cross-Sells
Up-Sells
Wish List
Buy One Get One Free
Order Discounts
Shipping Discounts
Product Discounts
Discount by % or $
Number of Uses Limited by User or Store
Coupon/Promotional Codes
Limit Offers by Order Total
Limit Offers by Quantity
Custom Discount Plug-ins
Storewide Sales
Sales by Product
Sales by Category
Sales by Product Type
Fixed Price Sales (i.e. everything is $0.99)
Volume Discounts
Unlimited Mailing Lists
Unlimited Email Templates
Mailing List Bulk Import/Export
Automatic URL Rewriting
Custom URL Rewriting
BVC2004 Product/Category Link Backward Compatibility
Recently Viewed Products
Development
Presentation Layer and Core Source Code Available
Built for ASP.NET 2.0 (not just recompiled)
Visual Studio .Net Project and Solution Files
N-Tier Architecture
Extensively Tested with Over 800 Unit Test
SQL 2005
SQL Stored Procedures
Visual Basic .NET
Developer Friendly Architecture
Business Logic Workflows
Order Workflow Plug-Ins
Product Workflow Plug-Ins
Payment Plug-Ins
Shipping Plug-Ins
Category Page Plug-Ins
Product Page Plug-Ins
Discount Plug-Ins
Content Block Plug-Ins
Theme Plug-Ins
Checkout Plug-Ins
Report Plug-Ins
Text Editor Plug-Ins
Product Choice Plug-Ins
Product Input Plug-Ins
GUID Values for Easier Integration
Date Last Updated Fields for Synchronization
Search
Quick Keyword Search
Advanced Search
Search by Price Range
Search by Manufacturer
Search by Vendor
Search by Category
Search by Product Type
Search by Merchant Definable Properties
Product Keyword Field for Misspellings or Similar Words
Automatic Sitemap Page
Customers
Remember Billing and Shipping Addresses
Unlimited Address Book
Order History
File Download Links
One Click Re-Order Button
Email List Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Password Reminders
Forgot Password Reset
Change Email
Change Password
Select Personalized Themes
Custom Fields During Registration
View Customers Keyword Search History
Unlimited Pricing Groups
Mailing List Selections
Password Encryption
Tax Exempt Option
Loyalty
Email a Friend
Unlimited Mailing Lists
Remember Shopping Carts
Remember Users/Logins
Remember Last Billing/Shipping Address
Fixed Amount Gift Certificates
Variable Amount Gift Certificates
Auto-Generate Gift Certificate Codes
Affiliate Program
Customizable Signup Form
Remember Affiliates for Future Sales
Affiliate Conflict Resolution
Commissions by Amount
Commissions by Percent
Affiliates can Login to View Reports
Content Management
Unlimited Customizable Content Sections
15+ Built-in Content Blocks
Unlimited Content Block Plug-Ins
Category Rotators
Category Menus
Flash Image Rotators (no programming required)
Image Rotators
Recently Viewed Products
RSS Feed Viewer
Search Box
Side Menu
Sticky Notes
Top 10 Products
Top Weekly Sellers
Store Logo
Store Contact Address
Store Contact Form with Customizable Fields
Store Meta Tags
Help/FAQ
Privacy Policy
Shipping Policy
Return Policy
Terms and Conditions
Custom Store Polices
Custom Pages
Open/Close Store for Updates
Unlimited Email Templates
Unlimited Print Templates
Custom URL Rewriting
Administrator Dashboard
Order Management
New Order Emails
Filter By Payment Status
Filter By Shipping Status
Filter By Order Status
Filter By Date Range
Filter By Keyword (user, phone, credit card, etc.)