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CactuShop Hosting

Standards Compliant ASP Shopping Cart for Ecommerce.

Ecommerce Shopping Cart Software

CactuShop is an ASP (Active Server Pages) shopping cart designed to provide a powerful base for e-commerce web sites hosted on Microsoft Windows web servers.

CactuShop UK Shopping Cart Features
CactuShop was designed and developed with the UK and European markets in mind.

W3C Standards Compliant
CactuShop's default template and the code created by all front end pages is designed to adhere to the W3C's recommended XHTML specification. The placement and appearance of almost every page element can be controlled thanks to the extensive CSS implementation. CactuShop's skinning system means graphic designers can work on the look and feel without touching any ASP files.

UK & EU VAT
Handling the basics CactuShop has built-in VAT (Value Added Tax) handling. You can choose whether the price you enter for items in the back end admin section is inclusive or exclusive of tax; the store will then add VAT where appropriate if you entered ex-tax prices, or remove tax for foreign orders if your prices are inc-tax. You can set the VAT rates, include a zero rate for non-VATable items. You can also choose whether to show both ex-tax and inc-tax prices on your store, or just the headline price (either including or excluding tax).

Database-Driven 
The system uses an MS Access, MS SQL or MySQL (Windows) database to store product information and most other content. ASP scripts pull out the information and format it as HTML which is sent to the browser. 

Cross-Platform
Although it must be installed on a Microsoft server, the end-user's browser only sees HTML. CactuShop requires no browser plugins or Java virtual machine, there are no lengthy waits for pages to appear, and the pages will work on all common browsers with default security and privacy settings. 

Scalable 
CactuShop runs everything from small hobby stores to large high-street retailers. It is almost unlimited in terms of capacity - some stores running CactuShop have over half a million products, while others have just a handful! Easy to Setup CactuShop should be able to run on most MS Windows hosting packages. Once the files are copied to the hosting, an install helper script walks through the basic setup. 

Easy to Customize 
CactuShop is 'skinned' - the look and feel is controlled by editing an HTML page template. The new extensive CSS implementation in v6 allows pinpoint control of almost any visual aspect. 

Powerful Back End 
CactuShop has a refined back end with useful cross-data search to make finding things easy. The product set up and management is equally efficient, using a well-trusted interface style that has evolved over several generations of CactuShop. Virtually all site content, including most general text, can be edited from the back end. The back end has been tested for cross-platform compatibility, ensuring the store can be administered for users with any common browser on any operating system.
 

Cactushop Licences and Cactushop Hosting Prices

Cactushop Service	Price
Cactushop Standard Version 6.1 Software Licence (includes 6 months support)	£200.00
Cactushop Pro Version 6.1 Software Licence (includes 6 months support)	£380.00
Cactusoft Encrypted Mail	£190.00
Cactushop Hosting Plan with Microsoft Access (includes installation and 1 years hosting)	£150.00  (per year)
Cactushop Hosting Plan with Microsoft MS SQL (includes installation, 100Mbyes SQL and 1 years hosting)	£400.00 (per year)
Thwate Digital Secure Certificate (includes SSL secure certificate installation and registration fee for per year)	£249.95 (per year)
Web Hosting Options	NetHost Options

All prices exclude VAT@15%.