actinic business
multi-user version

Actinic Business Multi-User Version is a networked ecommerce system based on the Actinic Business® platform. It extends the ability to manage high-volume sites, adding network capability and multi-user order processing.

The multi-user system enables both online and offline orders to be processed on up to 9 networked PCs simultaneously (4 with Windows XP Home Edition). Unlimited online stores are supported. All this, plus the other Actinic Business benefits, makes Actinic Business Multi-User a flexible and comprehensive ecommerce system for higher-volume businesses.

RRP £1549 + VAT (2-user system)
£300 + VAT per additional user

Includes Link to Sage Line 50 and QuickBooks accounts packages

Includes Ecommerce-EPOS Link with Actinic point of sale software

Key Features and Benefits

Simultaneous order processing on up to 10 networked PCs
Flexibility to maintain your Catalog from any PC
Manage multiple online stores with one licence
All the power, flexibility and features of Actinic Business

Features in detail

Highlighted text * indicates features incremental to Actinic Business

Flexible Product Catalogue

Explorer ‘drag and drop’ style interface to access product items quickly and easily
Support for up to 20,000 products with product images
Create unlimited number of product sections and subsections
Multiple page layout options
Create links to external files or urls
Define product attributes and choices for each product and assign different prices to each product choice
Show product choices as radio buttons, drop downs or button grids
Define additional components for each product
Support for downloadable products such as mp3 music
Add additional text or images in a pop-up window
Specify shipping weights for each product
Add shopper definable fields for personalised products
Import and export product and section data
Hide products and information items from selected customers or customer groups
Catalogue updating by one Administrator on any PC *
Unlimited multiple site building and management from a single licence *

Customisable Store Design and Layout

QuickStart Guide' wizard walks you through the initial site set up
Full site customisation using an intuitive ‘point and click’ interface
Multiple preview modes provide easy navigation and instant access to anypart of your store
Select from a range of pre-designed themes or mix and match elements to create a unique design
Complete flexibility to edit of site colour scheme, product/section layout and variables
Library of design snippets to be used in creating a design
Real-time preview of your store as you build it
Create additional content and information pages – build a complete web site
Easy to use ‘point and click’ HTML code editor for text formatting
Create conditions for specific content to appear on the web site
Integrates with Macromedia Dreamweaver enabling design to take place in Dreamweaver
Create multiple sites from the same application
Advanced site deployment options

Comprehensive Store Management Functionality

Built-in order-processing module processes orders from receipt to shipment
Handles both online and offline orders
One click order processing to allow fast processing of orders
Accurately calculates shipping, handling and taxation costs
Edit order details within the Actinic database
Monitors stock levels during order processing, with alerts for low stock levels
Print invoices, packing lists and address labels
Create and view sales reports such as fastest selling items and best customers
Generate customer emails with support for unlimited custom email templates.
Prompted backup and restore feature
User logon for catalogue management
Order completion using barcode scanning
Interface directly with Sage Line 50 and Quickbooks accounting systems to transfer orders and import product and customer data
Interface directly to an Actinic EPOS application
Dynamically link products to an external database
Import customer account information
Enable multiple users to process orders from multiple PCs (Multi-User only)
Simultaneous processing of both online and offline orders on up to 9 (4 with Windows XP Home Edition) networked PCs *

Powerful Marketing Features

Generates search-engine-friendly web sites
Create Best Sellers list for publication to the web site
Create Related Product lists to encourage additional purchases
Create Also Bought lists to show products other shoppers have purchased
Automatically generate a New Products list and publish to web site
Generate email lists and mailing lists including mailing labels, envelopes and reports
Create customer accounts to increase shopper loyalty
Apply discounts based on order value and display in the shopping cart
Advanced mailing list generation allowing filtering based on a variety of criteria
Set up a range of customer groups and apply specific criteria (discounts, messages, payment methods) to each group
Apply discounts based on quantity or specific products ordered
Apply merchandising discounts such as ‘buy one get one free’, date
expiring discounts and multiple use coupons

Customer Friendly Stores

Online shopping cart with industrial strength security
Fully integrated with all the leading online Payment Service Providers
Support for secure offline payment processing
Automatic email confirmation of order
'Remember me' option for returning visitors.
Cart content summary visible on every page
Automated site navigation features including menu bar, section list, site map and 'breadcrumb trail’
High speed index-based online searching