Re:Review comparison by PC Magazine: Open for On-line Business
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
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texte = Sorry for the slow response to this -- we have all been busy with families and coding... We have taken your lead and done up a web page for this comparison...For those interested come have a look at:http://www.smithmicro.com/ST_Pages/WCATFeatureCompare.htmlAny feedback from our users for items that we have missed - please speak up and send them directly to me...>In a recent review and comparisons of online catalog software in PC >Magazine, Pacific Coast was NOT mentioned. As I am a potential customer >of Pacific Coast. I'd really like to see how WebCatalog & WebMerchant >stack up to the review with the following database questions covered in >their review. > >Would you please simply put a y=yes n=no in front of each item line by >line to signify WebCatalog & WebMerchant if they offer these features YES >or NO. > >If you see any features that are not covered in this list that WebCatalog >& WebMerchant have please add them to the list so I'm aware of them. > >Thanks, >Jean-Pierre D'Zahr >Creative Digital Services >P.O. Box 5562 >Bellevue, WA. 98006 >425-462-9514 voice >mailto:dzahr@isomedia.com >http://www.isomedia.com/homes/dzahr/default.htm > >PC Magazine: Open for Business - Introduction (11/18/97) >http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/e-comm_prod/_intro.htm > >y=yes n=no >Please mark any multiple-choice items with multiple answers yyn > >List price WebCatalog & WebMerchant >Platforms supported >Web servers supported >Store Setup and Publishing >Number of full storefront templates >Includes wizard for starting store >Includes HTML editor/WYSIWYG editing >Supports frames/tables >Supports multimedia (audio and video) files >Supports ActiveX/Java >Supports forms creation >Software registers your domain name >Supports customer registration >E-mail templates >Database >Includes database server software >Supports ODBC >Native drivers for Oracle/Sybase/Informix >Supports SQL >Imports database files >Exports database files >Maintains inventory/customer databases >Databases can be administered via browser >Transactions and Security >Calculates shipping charges >Calculates state/local taxes >Supports all major credit cards >Shopping basket >Supports quantity pricing >E-mail order verification >Supports Checkfree/FirstVirtual/CyberCash >Supports SSL 2.0/SSL 3.0 >Supports SET/S-HTTP >Administration and Sales Support >User can view/edit store's site hierarchy >User can check for internal/external links >Analysis tools for tracking visitors >Staging area for group site authoring/editing >User can create promotions >Allows dynamic discounting >Shipment tracking >Generates invoices >Generates sales/inventory reports >Links to legacy accounting systems >======================================== Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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Sorry for the slow response to this -- we have all been busy with families and coding... We have taken your lead and done up a web page for this comparison...For those interested come have a look at:http://www.smithmicro.com/ST_Pages/WCATFeatureCompare.htmlAny feedback from our users for items that we have missed - please speak up and send them directly to me...>In a recent review and comparisons of online catalog software in PC >Magazine, Pacific Coast was NOT mentioned. As I am a potential customer >of Pacific Coast. I'd really like to see how WebCatalog & WebMerchant >stack up to the review with the following database questions covered in >their review. > >Would you please simply put a y=yes n=no in front of each item line by >line to signify WebCatalog & WebMerchant if they offer these features YES >or NO. > >If you see any features that are not covered in this list that WebCatalog >& WebMerchant have please add them to the list so I'm aware of them. > >Thanks, >Jean-Pierre D'Zahr >Creative Digital Services >P.O. Box 5562 >Bellevue, WA. 98006 >425-462-9514 voice >mailto:dzahr@isomedia.com >http://www.isomedia.com/homes/dzahr/default.htm > >PC Magazine: Open for Business - Introduction (11/18/97) >http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/e-comm_prod/_intro.htm > >y=yes n=no >Please mark any multiple-choice items with multiple answers yyn > >List price WebCatalog & WebMerchant >Platforms supported >Web servers supported >Store Setup and Publishing >Number of full storefront templates >Includes wizard for starting store >Includes HTML editor/WYSIWYG editing >Supports frames/tables >Supports multimedia (audio and video) files >Supports ActiveX/Java >Supports forms creation >Software registers your domain name >Supports customer registration >E-mail templates >Database >Includes database server software >Supports
ODBC >Native drivers for Oracle/Sybase/Informix >Supports SQL >Imports database files >Exports database files >Maintains inventory/customer databases >Databases can be administered via browser >Transactions and Security >Calculates shipping charges >Calculates state/local taxes >Supports all major credit cards >Shopping basket >Supports quantity pricing >E-mail order verification >Supports Checkfree/FirstVirtual/CyberCash >Supports SSL 2.0/SSL 3.0 >Supports SET/S-HTTP >Administration and Sales Support >User can view/edit store's site hierarchy >User can check for internal/external links >Analysis tools for tracking visitors >Staging area for group site authoring/editing >User can create promotions >Allows dynamic discounting >Shipment tracking >Generates invoices >Generates sales/inventory reports >Links to legacy accounting systems >======================================== Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
Jay Van Vark
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