About this software:

This site is based on client side functionality, coded using JavaScript. Because of this, you're obviously going to need a Script enabled browser to do any shopping. Don't worry, if you're reading this, you're already in good shape.

The great advantage of Scripting a site like this is that it runs fast and can be customized to create the look and feel you want. The site doesn't constantly make calls to a server database for dynamically created pages; and, the site doesn't require any special server side software. This in turn means that anyone with a homepage web site can use this software.

If you're an administrator, you know the potential nightmare of having your ISP disappear, obsoleting much of your custom code. If you don't know it, you will. This is not an inditement against ISPs, but this is an industry in flux .... enough said.

The disadvantage of a Scripted site is that adding items to the database requires editing of pages "in line". However, we are developing a database editor that will eliminate this need. If you're going to run a huge site like Amazon.com, then you are probably better off using one of the data based systems.

OK, here's the pitch. E-Commerce is here and will grow exponentially if presented correctly. IBM is currently launching their down-home style campaign to promote e-commerce. This is a beginning but, the other side of this equation is the need for friendly looking, easy to navigate storefronts.

When searching the web for possible solutions for our Zanadu storefront, we could not find any software that allowed the look and feel that was considered essential to our success. Without exception, the available software produced sites that were at best techie looking. Any fully functional implementations were excruciatingly slow. And mastering the on-line database editing techniques was going to require new skills.

To this end, we have created, entirely in JavaScript and HTML, an on-line storefront that is lean, friendly, and fast. In brief, it has the following features, functions, and benefits:

FEATURES:

  • 1) Written entirely in JavaScript and HTML and backward compatible to Navigator 2.0 for most functions.
  • 2) Pages can be easily reworked for custom looks by anyone with a little HTML background.
  • 3) Individual category database files contain only a few lines of code and are generally small and intuitively editable.
  • 4) Selectable category and item pages are generated on the fly from the individual databases.
  • 5) The shopping basket and order forms are colorful and intuitively used by the customer.
  • 6) Easily navigated site by keeping the main buttons in static frames enclosing the work area.
  • 7) Customizable pop up messages are linked to specific items via key codes in the databases. For instance, if a customer selects a clothing item, a pop up window will be generated for in-putting size, color, etc.
  • 8) Entered information is saved on the fly.
  • 9) Server involvement is only required for confirming credit. Even E-Mail order generation is performed on the client side.
  • 10) It has a friendly look and feel!
  • FUNCTIONS:

  • 1) Very suitable for small to medium size on-line stores.
  • 2) No cookies are involved.
  • 3) This software will accommodate multiple vendors shipping from different sites where required, for instance, by an on-line distributor.
  • 4) Number of items in basket, descriptions, amounts, taxes, shipping costs, and total costs are displayed while customer is viewing basket.
  • 5) Customer has full control over keeping a selected item, changing the quantity selected, confirming the selection, or dumping the item from the basket.
  • 6) Varied and sometimes humorous pop up messages keep things interesting.
  • 7) All pertinent form inputs are checked on the fly.
  • 8) Basket and order form information is stored when entered.
  • 9) It has a friendly look and feel!
  • BENEFITS:

  • 1) The client owns and operates the storefront independent of the vagaries of the many ISPs.
  • 2) No custom server side code is required, putting the client in charge.
  • 3) The client can create their own look and feel.
  • 4) The customer will find the site fun and easy to navigate.
  • 5) Navigation is friendly, beginning with an ATM like instruction page to make the customer comfortable.
  • 6) Customer control over selections in the shopping basket create an atmosphere of confidence in your store and the customer's own ability to shop at your store.
  • 7) Fast responses to customer inputs keep them interested and coming back.
  • 8) Customer can interrupt order form entry process to check basket or add items without losing entered information.
  • 9) It has a friendly look and feel!
  • This is a fully functional, customizable, easily managed storefront software package. It is most suitable for small to medium sized implementations and will outperform any of the currently available software. In short, no store needs to be without web representation. This software gives ISPs and browser makers an opportunity to add value to their packages.