Actinic v9 Product Features |
Actinic
Catalog v9 |
Actinic Business v9 |
Actinic Business Plus v9 |
General Features |
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Windows based application that installs on any standard
PC |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Quick Start tutorial to guide through set up |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create multiple sites without buying more licence
keys |
N |
N |
Y |
Enable multi user processing from multiple PCs |
N |
N |
Y |
Flexible Product Catalogue |
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Support for up to 20,000 products with images |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create unlimited number of product sections and subsections |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Multiple page layout options |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create links to other products or sections in the
shop or to external files or URLS |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Define product options and choices for each product |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Assign different prices to each product choice |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Show product choices as radio buttons, drop downs
or button grids |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Define additional components for each product |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Support for downloadable products such as mp3 music |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Add additional text or images in a pop up window |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Specify shipping weights for each product |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Add shopper definable fields for personalised products |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Import and export product and section data |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Hide products and information items from selected
customers or customer groups |
X |
Y |
Y |
Simultaneous product catalogue updating on multiple
networked PCs (extra fee applies for each extra user) |
X |
X |
Y |
Unlimited multiple site building and management from
a single licence |
X |
X |
Y |
Customisable Store Design and Layout |
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V9 Improved! Use Wizards to set
up your store, configure Actinic for your web hosting, change the
site design and set up product options |
Y |
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Y |
Full site customisation using an intuitive "point
and click" interface |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Each shop page can look different |
Y |
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Y |
Multiple preview modes provide easy navigation and
instant access to any part of your store |
Y |
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Y |
Select from a range of pre-designed themes or mix
and match elements to create a unique design |
Y |
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Y |
Complete flexibility to edit site colour scheme,
product / section layout and variables |
Y |
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Y |
Library of design snippets to be used in creating
a design |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Real time preview of your store as you build it |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Build a complete web site - Create additional content
and info pages |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Easy to use "Point and Click" HTML code
editor for text formatting |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create conditions for specific content to appear
on the web site |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Integrates with Macromedia Dreamweaver allowing design
to be done in Dreamweaver |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Comprehensive Store Management Functionality |
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Built in order processing module processes orders
from receipt to payment |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Handles offline as well as online orders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
One click order processing to allow fast processing
of orders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Accurately calculates shipping, handling and taxation
costs |
Y |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Enter tax inclusive prices and let
the system calculate the tax |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Products costs can be both entered and displayed
exclusive or inclusive of tax |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Edit order details within the Actinic database |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Monitor stock levels during order processing, with
alerts for low stock levels |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Print invoices, packing lists and address labels |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Associate actions and dates with orders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create and view sales reports such as fastest selling
items and best customers |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Generate customer emails with support for unlimited
custom email templates |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Prompted backup and restore feature |
Y |
Y |
Y |
User logon for catalogue management |
Y |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Single page order entry
form for phone, fax and mail orders |
X |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Direct credit card payment
processing for phone, fax and mail order (requires Actinic payments
accounts, extra fees apply) |
X |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Customise the fields
in the Orders tab |
X |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Next action data field to follow
up on orders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Order completion using barcode scanning |
X |
Y |
Y |
Link directly with Sage 50 Accounting software and
Quickbooks accounting to transfer orders and import products and
customer data |
X |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Link directly with to
an Actinic EPOS application (extra fee applies) |
X |
Y |
Y |
Dynamically link products to an external database
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X |
Y |
Y |
Enable multiple users to process orders from multiple
PCc (extra fee applies for each extra user) |
X |
Y |
Y |
Simultaneous processing of both online and offline
orders on up to 9 networked PCs (4 for Windows XP Home) (extra fee
applies for each extra user) |
X |
X |
Y |
Powerful Marketing Features |
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Generates search engine friendly web sites |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create Best Sellers list for publication to the web
site |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create Related Products list to encourage sales of
extra products |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create Also Bought list to show products other shoppers
have purchased |
X |
Y |
Y |
Automatically generate a New Products list and publish
to web site |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Generate email lists and mailing lists including
mailing labels, envelopes and reports |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Create customer accounts to increase shopper loyalty |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Apply discounts based on order value and display
in the shopping cart |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Advanced mailing list generation allowing flitering
based on a variety of criteria |
X |
Y |
Y |
Set up a range of customer groups and apply specific
criteria (discounts, messages, payment methods) to each group |
X |
Y |
Y |
Apply discounts based on quantity or specific products
ordered |
X |
Y |
Y |
Apply merchandising discounts such as "Buy one
get one free", date expiring discount and multiple use coupons |
X |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Google Analytics integration
for monitoring of site performance and ROI |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Customer Friendly Stores |
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Online shopping cart with industrial strength security |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Improved for v9! Fully integrated
with all the leading online Payment Services Providers (PSPs) including
new for v9 Paypal Express Checkout |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Support for secure offline payment processing |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Automatic email confirmation of order |
Y |
Y |
Y |
"Remember me" option for returning visitors |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Cart content summary visible on every page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Temporarily suspend online ordering for whole shop |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Automated site navigation features including menu
bar, section list, site map and "breadcrumb trail" |
Y |
Y |
Y |
High speed index based online searching |
Y |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Postcode lookup on the
web site for online orders (Postcode Anywhere account required,
additional fee applies) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
New for v9! Postcode lookup on the
desktp for offline orders (Postcode Anywhere account required, additional
fee applies) |
X |
Y |
Y |
Comprehensive Support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Free email support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
30 days free telephone support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Online Knowledge Base and Actinic Community Forums |
Y |
Y |
Y |
