Actinic Business Multi-User Version

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Actinic Business Multi-user Version is a new product based on the Actinic Business® platform which further develops the ability to manage high-volume sites, adding network capability and features designed to further streamline the processing of orders.

The multi-user version enables both online and offline orders to be processed on up to 9 (4 with Windows XP Home Edition) networked PCs simultaneously. Orders may be completed with one click, and barcodes are supported for faster data transfer. Unlimited
online stores are also supported. All this, as well as the existing Arctinic Business benefits, ensures that Actinic Business Multi-user is a flexible and comprehensive eCommerce software solution for higher volume businesses.

Features of Actinic Business Multi-user Version

Flexible Product Catalogue

• Explorer-style interface with drag and drop editing
• Unlimited sections and subsections
• Unlimited product variations, such as size and colour, and product components
• Product can appear more than once, and be a component of another product
• Built-in support for downloadable products such as MP3 music
• Additional text or images can be added anywhere on any page, or in a pop-up window
• Catalogue updating by one Administrator on any PC
• Multiple page layout options including list layout with single ‘add to cart’ button
• Optional home and additional information pages, which can include product links for ‘special offer’ and ‘best seller’ promotions
• Up to 10,000 products
• Unlimited multiple site building and management from a single licence

Customiseable Design

• 'QuickStart Guide' wizard walks you through the initial site setup
• Real-time preview of your store as you build it
• More layout and colour scheme combinations than any other package
• 'Point and click' changes to add your own company style
• User-replaceable navigation buttons
• Open access to page templates for more advanced design work
• Integration with Macromedia Dreamweaver allowing easy access to HTML templates

Customer Friendly Stores

• Automated site navigation features including menu bar, section list, site map and 'breadcrumb trail’
• Lightning fast search
• Search on product attributes
• Cart content summary visible on every page
• Editable shopping cart can be saved for later completion or as a ‘wish list’
• Automatic email confirmation of order
• 'Remember me' option for returning visitors
• Customer accounts and customer-specific store content for regular visitors

Comprehensive Merchant Functionality

• Tamper-proof shopping cart with bank-approved security
• Built-in order-processing module is a complete application in its own right, dealing with orders by phone, fax and post as well as from the web
• Simultaneous processing of both online and offline orders on up to 9 (4 with Windows XP Home Edition) networked PCs
• Ability to adjust product prices during processing offline orders
• Accurately calculates shipping, handling and taxation costs
• Monitors stock levels during order processing
• Over 20 built in reports including printing of invoices and packing lists
• One-Click order completion
• Anti-fraud and anti-spam options
• Product import and export functions
• Prompted backup and restore feature
• Link to Sage Line 50 and QuickBooks accounts
• Printing and scanning of barcodes for fast transfer of customer and order information with other products, or between stages of the order fulfillment process

Powerful Marketing Features

• Generates search-engine-friendly web sites
• Email module supporting unlimited custom email templates
• Order-level discounting
• Sophisticated product-level and customer-level discounting including ‘buy one get one free’, ‘% off orders over…’, time-expiring discounts, coupons etc
• Upsell opportunities through product bundling
• Discount promotion in the shopping cart

Comprehensive Support

• Free email support
• 30 days free telephone support
• Online Knowledge Base
• Actinic Community forums
• Renewable Actinic Cover option provides telephone support, free upgrades and Online Resource Centre access for 1 year