Re: [cobalt-users] E-Commerce Solution

[Tom Socha <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We use two applications. The first is a freebie called commerce.cgi. There
is a version available that you can connect to authorizenet with if that
is your merchant solution. For a small site (under 100 products) the
software has proven to be great. A lot of on-line support and the code is
very modifiable. If you know a little bit of cgi, this is a great solution
for putting an e-com site up in under a day.

The second solution we use is PDGCart (www.pdgsoft.com) Which has proven
to be very nice. It runs on cgi, but the front end is driven by templates
which are basic HTML with special tags. You can modify the hell out of the
templates or actually use hard links from products (say you have a
"special" and you want to throw it on your front page, just do a HREF to
the pdg script and wallah!) The other huge thing about PDG is that they
have technical support for life! If you are a novice at cgi or working on
your own box, with the purchase of the software they will install it, test
it, and help you through any problems. Every time I have called, a LIVE
human answeres the phone and has helped with problems. They even upgrade
for free. Go to their site, download the software (free for 30 days) and
in about a week, a 200 page manual comes in the mail. (Free also.) We have
purchased 4 of these carts so far. The cost varies, just talk to Rafie,
the sales guy.

and no, I am not a reseller or anything, I just like the software and the
support that comes with it.

Tom Socha
Technical Services
MoJo Graphics
http://www.mojographics.com

On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Richard Young wrote:

> Have you looked at ecBuilder?  (www.ecbuilder.com)
> 
> At 11:41 AM 12/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dear Fellow Cobalt RAQ2 users,
> >
> >OK, well we were looking at Openshop for our e-commerce solution but
> >that fell through.  Miva has a nice product but at $495 per storefront
> >it is a bit steep for our neck of the woods and I doubt I would sell
> >many storefronts at that price (let alone any markup or setup fee's on
> >top of that).
> >
> >So, I am looking for some recommendations on an E-Commerce solution for
> >our RAQ.  I looked at all the ones that Cobalt has on their site but I
> >am not wild about the other ones.  I am thinking about MiniVend and
> >purchasing a MiniVend front end.
> >
> >We have also looked at InTheQ.com and although the software looks OK, I
> >am concerned about the licenseing.  i.e. InTheQ states we cannot charge
> >for install, setup, etc. but we do charge our customers setting up a
> >StoreFront and getting it ready, so will this void our license ?
> >
> >Any input on e-commerce solutions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Todd
> >
> >
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