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New eShox3 3.7! eShox3 3.7 includes support for new payment and shipping options, improved performance and integration with QuickBooks (Orders/Customers Export to Mac/PC/Online versions of QB). Try eShox3 3.7 now via our downloads page; demo versions are fully functional sans checkout capability. New features: * Export of online orders to QuickBooks (Mac/Win/Net) and MYOB (UK Version) for accounting. * New pricing as low as $99/year when purchased in bundles with qualified web hosting providers such as MacDock <http://www.macdock.com/> and Secure.cc <http://www.secure.cc/>. * Support for international realtime FedEx shipping quotes - from anywhere to anywhere. * New modules including 2Checkout, viaKLIX and eWay payments, DHL shipping (US),support for multiple table-based shipping quotes and quotes based on world regions. * 20% Performance improvement over previous versions taking advantage of new MySQL and PHP features. * Key enhancements to the overall admin user interface experience including standardization of credit card input and storage. Our free 30-day eShox Express service is offered to allow store owners to try eShox before they purchase. Product Information eShox is the most complete PHP Ecommerce solution available. With installation taking less than 15 minutes, you'll have your shop ready in about the time it takes to open a storefront for a business day. No programming, no special hardware or software required. Web Server Compatibility eShox uses highly reliable UNIX technologies for maximum performance and reliability; is fully compatible with WebSTAR V and Apache Web server software; and can be hosted on virtually any server capable of running PHP and MySQL. Simple, Elegant Design eShox includes multiple pre-built interface button themes, available in all supported languages. eShox's interface designer provides the capability to create a unique look for any store. Multiple pre-built and customizable HTML templates ("skins") are included and may be edited with virtually any HTML editor, including Macromedia Dreamweaver (via Dreamweaver WebDAV). eShox's interface is designed to be non-intrusive for maximum customization. Multi-user Administration Web-based administration from any Web browser. Web administration allows multiple administrators to set preferences, administer products, update order statuses, modify customer information, view statistics and print invoices. Each eShox Admin user can be set with varying levels of access. Each Manufacturer may login and see only orders that pertain to them. Real-time Statistics eShox provides complete, real-time statistics in the forms of line graphs and pie charts: who's buying what; where they are coming from (by site and by region); and what your profits and costs are. There are over 16 unique breakdowns of store statistics, all of which are dynamically updated. Database Exchange eShox provides complete data import and export capability for integration with FileMaker Pro and other applications with flat-file database compatibility. This allows store administrators to transfer customer and product information between eShox and many other applications. eShox also includes full backup and restore functions. Shipping Features eShox provides real-time quotes for International, Overnight, Two-day, Three-day, and Ground shipping via United States Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, UPS, Airborne (US shops) and Canada Post (Canadian shops). Other shipping options include: Flat Rate (flat rate per order), Per Item (flat rate per item) and Table Rate (based on weight or price). Insurance and packaging weight can be defined and are used in shipping rate calculations. Payment Processing eShox includes support for an array of real-time payment gateways: Authorize.net, Bank of America eStores, euroConex Clikpay, Moneris eSelect Plus, NOCHEX, PayPal, PSiGate, SECPay, USA ePay, Verisign Payflow Link and WorldPay Select Junior. Payment gateways allow for the payment to be processed automatically when the customer completes an order. Multiple payment methods can be enabled simultaneously to allow the customer to choose their preferred method. Internationalization Support for multiple currencies (with automated, daily exchange rate updates), regional tax rates and product-specific tax rates. Store is available in user-selected languages; eShox supports Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish. eShox Technical Information & Licensing Architecture * Based on open-source, eShox OS foundation. * Built with high performance PHP scripting language. * Stable, fast UNIX-based MySQL database engine. Administration * Web-based administration for remote access. * Support for multiple admin user levels. * Easy to use interface, no programming or UNIX knowledge required. * Built-in, searchable help system. * Support for multiple brands/affiliates. * "File Finder" for easy filesystem administration. Automation * Customer assistance for help while shopping. * Email order status updates and confirmation (customizable). * Customer login with account history and order status. * Automated password retrieval for lost passwords. * Automatic Rendezvous / LPR order printing (LAN printers only). Products and Categories * Support for simple single-category product hierarchy. * Support for multi-level product hierarchy with unlimited category and sub-category trees. * Search support for finding products by name, description and price. * Support for customizable and downloadable products. * Support for dynamic sorting of categories and products. * Support for stealth (hidden) products and categories. * Support for featured products and special pricing. * Customer "home" categories for promotion of specific products. Music Features * Link products to album and artist information. * Include artist biography, image and tour dates. * Add sample tracks in MP3, AC3, RealPlayer, QuickTime and Windows Media Player formats. User Interface * Dreamweaver WebDAV editing of store interface an product information. * Multiple pre-built, customizable interface skins. * Multiple pre-built button themes. Database Management * Full backup and restore of database. * Sequential XML Export of multiple order's data. * Import and export of product, category and customer data in tab-delimited format. * Support for export of customers and orders in QuickBooks format. Invoicing and Messaging * Printable invoices, purchase orders, packing slips and contact sheets (proofs). * Customizable, HTML-based Email messaging. Geographical Support * Support for multiple languages: Brazilian Portuguese Chinese (simplified and traditional) Dutch English (US and UK) French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Mexican Spanish Swedish * Support for multiple currencies with daily exchange rate updates. * Support for regional and product-specific tax rates. Real-time Statistics * Real-time, dynamic statistics of: Top Products (pie graph) Top Affiliates (pie graph) Top Customers (pie graph) Top Manufacturers (pie graph) Top Referral Sites (pie graph) Top Countries (pie graph) World Regions (world chart) Order Status (pie graph) Taxes (line graph) Historical (line graphs) Cumulative (line graph) Comparison (line graph) * Breakdown of costs, revenue and profits. Payment Options * Support for multiple, simultaneous real-time payment gateways: 2Checkout Authorize.net CardService LinkPoint Bank of America eStores eWay (Australia) euroConex ClikPay (Europe) Moneris eSelect (Canada) NOCHEX Ogone (Europe) PayPal PSIGate SECPay USA ePay Verisign Payflow Link WorldPay Select Junior (Europe) * Offline support for credit cards (with number verification). * Support for COD, checks and money orders. Shipping Options * Support for multiple, simultaneous shipping carriers with real-time quotes: FedEx Domestic and International. USPS Domestic and International (US). UPS Domestic and International (US). DHL Domestic and International (US). Airborne Domestic and International (US). Canada Post (Canada) * Flat rate per order and per item support. * Table rate support (based on weight). * Regional rate support (based on weight, specific for each world region). * Support for insurance and handling fees. Licensing eShox Licenses on a per-store, per-year basis: eShox One-year License: $299 eShox One-year License Renewal: $99 eShox One-year Additional License: $199 eShox One-year Additional License Renewal: $66 eShox Licenses on a per-store, unlimited-time basis: eShox Unlimited License: $499 eShox Unlimited Additional License: $349 eShox License Upgrades: eShox 1.x or 2.x to eShox License Upgrade: $99 eShox to eShox Unlimited License Upgrade: $199 __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to MacDev-1, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to MacDev-1, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". 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