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ShopSite 5.0 Released for Windows Server Platforms

New Version is ready for Windows XP

PROVO, Utah, October 3, 2001 -- ShopSite, Inc, a leading provider of easy-to-use web catalog software, today announced the general availability of ShopSite 5.0 for the Windows Server platforms. ShopSite 5.0 for Windows gives small to medium sized businesses needing shopping cart, web catalog, and e-marketing software powerful new capabilities.

"We are excited to come out with our first release just a few months after spinning off from Open Market," said David Hills, President of ShopSite, Inc. "We made sure to take the easy-to-use interface that ShopSite is known for and apply it to the new features and new installation."

ShopSite 5.0 for Windows installation has been greatly simplified. Hosting providers, web developers, and even merchants can now install ShopSite by just clicking a few buttons and answering some questions.

Besides a simpler installation, ShopSite 5 for Windows adds:

  • Inventory Tracking - ShopSite 5.0 offers inventory tracking that decrements an inventory based on product orders, warns merchants of low inventory levels and blocks orders when inventory reaches a merchant-determined point.
  • Mall-wide Product Indexing - A portal or ISP can capture ShopSite's optional XML output to produce an index of all products in all their ShopSite stores.
  • Improved User Experience - The store setup wizard, database upload and download, and database maintenance have all been revised for easier use.
  • Ordering Options and Quantity Selection - Ordering options can now be specified on the Product Page in addition to the shopping cart page.

ShopSite 5.0 for Windows is available now for Windows 2000 and Windows NT. It has also been tested for use on Windows XP and will be re-certified on that platform when the official Microsoft release becomes available later this month. ShopSite 5.0 is also available on various Unix server platforms.

About ShopSite

ShopSite, Inc. is a privately held company based in Orem, Utah, and has provided electronic commerce software for small- to medium-sized businesses since 1996. The company's software is a powerful yet easy-to-learn online shopping cart system. With ShopSite software, merchants can manage their online stores entirely, regardless of technical background—no HTML coding required.

ShopSite is available through hosting companies such as LexiConn, pair Networks, GoDaddy, Bluehost, HostMonster, and PSPINC.com. The ShopSite family includes five products:

  • ShopSite Express™ Add up to 10 order buttons to your website or blog.
  • ShopSite Starter™ For merchants just starting out or stores with smaller product catalogs.
  • ShopSite Manager™ Unlimited products and pages, custom templates, data upload/download, store search, and more.
  • ShopSite Pro™ Advanced features including coupons, digital downloads, gift certificates, customer registration, inventory tracking, and more.
  • ShopSite Enterprise™ Integrates with database servers such as MySQL and MariaDB, enabling high performance and third-party integration options.

A comprehensive list of features across all ShopSite products is available at www.shopsite.com/scchecklist.html.

ShopSite is server-based software that works with existing web browsers, meaning merchants do not need to download or install anything on their desktop to create and manage a ShopSite store. Merchants can preview a demo version of ShopSite and obtain pricing information at www.shopsite.com.

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