Miva Merchant is a browser based Storefront and Catalog development tool that integrates cataloging, product maintenance, category management, shopping basket, order and credit card processing for your e-commerce site. The browser based administration interface provides access to an array of more sophisticated tools to maintain your catalog. Developers can use the browser based interface to build stores or can get "under the hood" with complete access to the underlying source codes written in XML based Miva Script. Merchants manage their stores with a user friendly browser based interface.

Feature Summary

• Nestable hierarchal categories
• Link into catalog from any web page
• Extensive boolean product searching
• Upsell based on basket contents scoring
• SSL integration for ordering and reporting
• Automatic shopping basket maintenance
• API based replaceable modules
• Detailed product attribute configuration
• Multiple and unlimited fulfillment options
• Multiple and unlimited sales tax setup
• Multiple and unlimited shipping methods
• Multiple ways to find products for editing
• Automatic online UPS shipping calculations
• Email notification of orders
• "Buy One Now" button can be added to any web page
• Database driven, modular architecture
• Context sensitive online help
• File upload of images and products
• Online Credit card authorization
• Fully Scriptable, XML compatible source code included.

Existing Site Integration
Developers who have already built sites in HTML can simply hyperlink directly into the Miva Merchant system. All of the Storefront functionality such as product lookup, category presentation, shopping basket, and order forms can be accessed as components of existing HTML based web sites.

Security
All sensitive data is encrypted with SSL prior to transmission including order information both during the customer ordering process and subsequently during order processing.

Online Help
New users can operate Miva Merchant in the novice mode with detailed prompting information about each field and overall information about screen usage.