| | EC-1 | EC-2 | EC-3 | EC-4 |
| Bundled E-commerce Solution Includes: | |
| Free serineni.com Web Hosting: | same features as
Professional plan | same features as
Corporate plan | same features as
Commercial plan | same features as
Enterprise plan |
| Free E-commerce Software: | Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Start-Up | Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Lite |
Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
4.0 | Mercantec
SoftCart(tm)
Suite |
| - - - Commerce
Features - - - |
| Store Size |
|
| Number of Products (SKUs) | 1-10 | 1-100 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Site Creation | |
| StoreBuilder Wizard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser Based Site Creation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Site Templates Included |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility with third-party HTML tools
(FrontPage, NetObjects, HoTMetaL, etc.) |
No |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Catalog
Maintenance |
|
| Browser-Based Maintenance |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics Upload through Browser |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add/Delete/Edit Products | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add/Delete Database Table Columns | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product Categories | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Unlimited Product Attributes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tax & Shipping | |
| Built-in Tax & Shipping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Tax & Shipping Zones | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Price Threshold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weight Threshold, Quantity Threshold, Line Item, Base Plus Line Item, No Shipping Charge | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Merchandising | |
| Sales, Upselling, Discontinued, Promotions, Temporarily Out of Stock | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum Inventory Items | 10 | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Payment Systems Supported | |
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CyberCash, ICVERIFY | No | Optional | Optional | Yes |
| Supports Purchase Order Acceptance | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Wallet | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Security | |
| All Payment & Order Information Encrypted |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Public/Private Key Encryption |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automated Encryption Key Management |
Yes |
No |
No | No |
| Sophisticated Key Management System |
No |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Private Keys Available on Web Server | Never | Never | Never | Never |
| Order
Notification | |
| Email Customer Receipt |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email Order Notification to Merchant |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drop Ship Vendor Notification |
No |
Optional | Optional | Yes |
| Order
Delivery Mechanisms |
|
| Secure Transaction Log |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creates Invoices, Packing Slips |
No |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Intuit QuickBooks Module (additional cost) |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
Yes |
| Drop Ship Fulfillment Module (additional
cost) |
No |
Optional | Optional | Yes |
| EDI X.12 850 Support (purchase order) |
No | Optional | Optional | Yes |
| Additional Applications |
|
| Full text search engine included |
No |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Data Collect (survey system) included | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Compatibility |
|
| Supports All Shoppers' Web Browsers (1.0 and
up) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in State Tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Requires Cookies | No | No | No | No |
| Third Party Integration |
|
| Product API | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Payment Interface | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Link Application (order delivery) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User Program Interface | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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