General Functionality
- Profit By Outsourcing E-Commerce Engine is compatible with both Linux and Windows based servers.
- Profit By Outsourcing E-Commerce Engine can be configured with Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and MySQL databases.
- All features enabled by default for a complete out-of-the-box solution.
- Search engine freindly (SEF) URL’s.
- Module for adding Search Engine Meta Tags.
- Object oriented backend.
- Completely multilingual with English, German, and Spanish provided by default.
Administration / Backend Functionality
- Supports unlimited products and categories.
- Products-to-categories structure
- Categories-to-categories structure
- Add/Edit/Remove categories, products, manufacturers, customers, and reviews.
- Support for physical (shippable) and virtual (downloadable) products.
- Administration area secured with a username and password.
- Contact customers directly via email or newsletters.
- Easily backup and restore the database.
- Print invoices and packaging lists from the order screen.
- Statistics for products and customers.
- Multilingual support.
- Multicurrency support.
- Automatically update currency exchange rates
- Select what to display, and in what order, in the product listing page.
- Support for static and dynamic banners with full statistics.
Customer / Frontend Functionality
- All orders stored in the database for fast and efficient retrieval
- Customers can view their order history and order statuses
- Customers can maintain their accounts
- Address book for multiple shipping and billing addresses
- Temporary shopping cart for guests and permanent shopping cart for customers
- Fast and friendly quick search and advanced search features
- Product reviews for an interactive shopping experience
- Forseen checkout procedure
- Secure transactions with SSL
- Number of products in each category can be shown or hidden
- Global and per-category bestseller lists
- Display what other customers have ordered with the current product shown
- Breadcrumb trail for easy site navigation
Product Functionality
- Dynamic product attributes relationship
- HTML based product descriptions
- Automated display of specials
- Control if out of stock products can still be shown and are available for purchase
- Customers can subscribe to products to receive related emails/newsletters
Shipping Functionality
- Weight, price, and destination based shipping modules
- Real-time quotes available (UPS, USPS, FedEx, ..)
- Free shipping based on amount and destination
- Disable certain shipping services based on a zone basis
Tax Functionality
- Flexible tax implementation on a state and country basis
- Set different tax rates for different products
- Charge tax on shipping on a per shipping service basis
Payment Functionality
- Accept numerous offline payment processing (cheque, money orders, offline credit care processing, ..)
- Disable certain payment services based on a zone basis
- Accept numerous online payment processing (2CheckOut, PayPal, Nochex (UK), Authorize.net, iPayment, ..)
