Mid-Market Companies Have More eCommerce Options With the Release of MerchantSpace Commerce 2.8
MerchantSpace adds multitude of new features to its ecommerce software offering
Vancouver, BC, Canada, December 4, 2003 -- Ekkon Technologies, the developers of MerchantSpace Commerce, today announced the next version of its market leading J2EE ecommerce software is now available.
MerchantSpace provides a framework for the development of a highly customized B2B or B2C ecommerce store. Default functionality includes management of product catalogs, merchandising, promotions, customers, orders, shipping, tax, payment, and reporting. Each functional module of MerchantSpace has many advanced features. Because of its Java/J2EE framework, it can be conveniently integrated with existing data stores, legacy applications, accounting, ERP, CRM, and SCM systems. It also has handy XML data stores available for export. It has infinitely customizable business logic allowing for very simple checkout procedures or very complex ones.
MerchantSpace has an excellent Java API to give developers full control over the layout of every screen within the storefront. Source code availability allows one to apply very custom business requirements and extend ones ecommerce application in ways suitable to a specific development strategy.
MerchantSpace Commerce runs on almost any Java Application Server making it a truly platform agnostic ecommerce solution. It also natively supports multiple databases such as mySQL, MS SQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. Upgrading an ecommerce database infrastructure with MerchantSpace is as simple a changing a single line of code.
Version 2.8 builds on a solid feature set and now includes a revamped Commerce Manager and the ability to sell soft goods - better known as digital downloads. To further the already effective integration of real-time UPS shipment rate calculations, MerchantSpace now includes real-time UPS shipment tracking. Also added was tiered pricing / volume discount functionality. PayPal payment processing is now supported. Finally, new dynamic drill-down charting for all reports was included.
“The response to a Java ecommerce application without a five or six figure price tag has been overwhelming,” said Dave Koo, VP Product Development, Ekkon Technologies. “Version 2.8 has really brought the product to a new level with the easiest to use yet robust commerce manager we have seen in the market today”.
About Elastic Path Software
Elastic Path Software pioneered flexible ecommerce software that enables online retailers to attract and convert customers profitably. Elastic Path's fully-integrated, ecommerce framework is designed specifically for mid-sized retailers operating within a multi-channel environment. Using innovative search engine optimization (SEO) technology and simplified open source components, Elastic Path's technology empowers its customers to maximize resources and quickly adapt tactics at a comfortable price. Companies such as Makeup.com, Cotswold Collections, Aeroplan, Random House, Electricshopping.com, and Xerox use Elastic Path for maximum control over their rapidly evolving online stores.
Elastic Path Software is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information please call 1-800-942-5282 or visit www.elasticpath.com.
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