E-commerce is the new way of doing business. Buying and selling is now done routinely online round the clock. The marketplace is always open, sensitive to all time zones around the world. Payment to any e-commerce site is done safely through various online solutions. Practically anyone can be a seller online, especially with osCommerce Online Merchant.
What is osCommerce Online Merchant?
osCommerce Online Merchant is a free e-commerce solution that enables online store set-up, running and maintenance for anyone, with various easy to use features including the shopping cart function. Setting it up is quick. There are no costs or fees because it is an Open Source Software covered by the GNU General Public License.
What is Open Source Software?
Open Source Software is any computer software usually developed collaboratively and in public by various parties and made available to the public for use, change or improvement. This movement began in 1983 with the GNU Project of Richard Stallman wherein the development of the free GNU operating system was begun. Eventually, the free software Linux became part of the GNU project. According to the initial announcement of Stallman, the goal has always been the development of "a sufficient body of free software [...] to get along without any software that is not free." The GNU General Public License grants recipients of the software the unlimited right to use it or modify its source code and to redistribute both the original and the modified versions.
Open Source Software generates billions of savings for users around the world every year. Furthermore, it encourages the spirit of cooperation and collaboration for the common good. Anyone can contribute to the further improvement of the software involved, including adding more functionality for every need that arises. This challenges the imagination and skills of people.
One example of Open Source Software is osCommerce. True to the spirit of the movement, people have been contributing add-ons to osCommerce daily, further improving it and widening its uses.
What are the Requirements and Features of osCommerce?
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Alpha 5 requires that the server has PHP v5.2.0+ (with MySQLi extension) and MySQL v4.1.13+ or v5.0.7+, although it is compatible with all PHP 4 versions, as well.
The osCommerce Online Merchant has the following features, among others. It accepts multiple currencies and various online payment processors. It is available by default in English, German and Spanish, supporting unlimited types, categories and numbers of products, whether physical or downloadable. The database can be easily backed up and restored, with statistics generated. Customers are able to see their order status and order history, and can post reviews. The store owner can send customers emails or newsletters. Invoices and packing lists can be printed out. The software also has tax and shipping functionalities.
A good web site developer will take advantage of open source solutions to give you maximum savings. Thus, osCommerce is used by Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines Inc., a Manila-based BPO company that provides low cost advanced web site development packages, including e-commerce site solutions, to clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Korea, the British Virgin Islands and the Philippines.
Since 1998, Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines Inc. has been providing its clientele with excellent business process outsourcing services including advanced interactive database driven web site development, advanced portal development, heavy web based programming, web application development, content management systems, website design, graphic design and multimedia components including flash animation development, web site maintenance and support, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and social media marketing. As a web hosting provider, it also does domain name registration.
Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines. Inc. is your One Stop Shop Internet and Contact Center Solutions Vendor for the Global Market.
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