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Shopping Carts
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Interchange
Redhat
Interchange is a full service shopping cart. Redhat Linux
releases the shopping cart free of charge and offers support contracts
to offset the free software. We at DifferNet are well versed in
the Interchange software which we have used for quite some time. We
are now on release 4.6 and find the Interchange suite to be robust
enough for all our customer's needs.
For more information about Interchange visit RedHat.
You can also
download our Administration How-To.
In order to use online transactions in your business it is necessary
to have two additional pieces. The first piece is a merchant account.
As a business you probably already have a merchant account for
use at your store. In most cases your current merchant account
can be expanded to include online transactions. The second piece
necessary is an SSL Certificate. DifferNet is a Thawte Hosting
Partner and gets discounts on SSL Certificates for your site.
The SSL cert allows for secure transactions. I am sure you have
seen the "You are entering a secure site" warning messages
upon entering a web storefronts "checkout line". Without
this certificate you cannot guarantee to your customers that their
credit card numbers are not being intercepted in transit.
These two items are usually the largest expense incurred upon
startup of an online store. They also usually pay for themselves
very quickly. The trickiest part of an online store is deciding
what to sell in it.
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