Wishing you a very happy Holiday Season and may your 2013 be bright and successful!

We look forward to continuing our relationship in the coming year.

All the best to you and your family!

Jeremy and Heavenly Ryan

Advantage Creations is proud to announce that we have upgraded Cart32 to Cart32 V8.0! Below are just some of the new features in this new version:

• One page checkout
• Seamless integration with QuickBooks
• Completely redesigned Ajaxified interface, new look & feel
• More options, tweaks, and customization

Full list of features include:

Setup   Web-based control panel   No software to install   No HTML or programming experience required   Free manual, videos, tutorials, how-to articles, other resources   United States based customer service   Free technical support via phone, email, and chat   Supports Microsoft® Access, MySQL®, and Microsoft® SQL Server databases   Import existing products database (limited compatibility)   Export and import Cart32 client data and settings Products & Inventory   Easily add products to your existing website using our HTML form wizard   Easy to use options builder for product options such as size and color   No product limits   Offer quantity discounts, custom discounts, and coupon codes   Sell and accept gift certificates   Inventory management automatically deducts items from inventory on completion of sale   Generate inventory reports based on your set reorder points   Integrates with QuickBooks® using .iif file format   Support for downloadable products or softgoods such as .mp3 or .pdf Design & Layout   Easily add shopping cart to existing web site   Customizable templates for check out pages   Easily match check out pages to existing web site   Compatible with FrontPage® and Dreamweaver® *   Complete control over store design   Support for Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)   Support for button images   Functions to update item, delete item, empty cart, and continue shopping   Support for .asp, .php, etc. on checkout pages Order Processing   Change currency format   Offline credit card processing, phone orders, and C.O.D.   Create your own payment options   Integrates with Google Checkout®   Integrates with buySAFE®   Integrates with PayPal®   Integrates with PayPal® Website Payments Pro   Compatible with Authorize.net, Linkpoint, Verisign, and more   Online real time credit card processing with over 50 gateways.   Cart32 compatible payment gateways.   Electronic check payments (ACH)   CVV2 security code support   Export order data to .txt, .csv, or flat file   Support for preCharge, Verified by Visa, and Mastercard SecureCode   Support for running an external script after an order has been placed   Shipping & Tax   Create you own tax settings   Designate items as tax exempt or special tax   Exclude item(s) from tax or apply special tax per item   Flat tax or per item tax   Base tax on City, City/State, County, County/State, Country, Zip code range   Tax on shipping optional   Create you own shipping configurations   Ship by price, weight, number of items, and more   Add handling charges   Designate minimum shipping charges   Designate free shipping on items   Separate shipping into multiple boxes   Support for international shipping   Specify max weight per box and item ships in own box   Restrict shipping based on location using state, country, or zip code range   Supports tracking numbers for shipping carriers   Integrates with major shipping carriers   Integrates with DHL, FedEx, and USPS real-time rates   Integrates with UPS rates database   Create shipping labels for DHL, FedEx, and USPS   6 shipping configurations available. Cart32 shipping types.   Display multiple shipping types   Conditions to hide/show shipping configurations Reporting & Analysis   Customer list   Order list   Sales report *   Sales tax report *   Sales by customer report *   Lost sales report *   Inventory report * Marketing   Attracta – Search Engine Submission and Automated SEO.    Constant Contact.    Verisign. To learn more about the Verisign Trust seal program Shopper Features   All customer data is stored in database   Repeat customer information stored   Customers can view order history   Live order status and tracking   User account login Customer Service   All orders stored in a database for easy recall   Cart summary window shows items in cart on your web site   View live orders on your web site *   Integrates with several referral programs   Send newsletters to customers   Customizable order emails   Automatic confirmation emails   Order status emails (processed, shipped, etc.) Security   Password-protected admin access   Full HTTPS/SSL support   Secure HTTPS/SSL admin access   Secure Public/Private Key Encryption Disclaimer   *Assumes purchase of additional Cart32 addons.

If you are already using Cart32 with us, your account has already been upgraded to Cart32 V8.0 free of charge. 

Cart32 hosting with us is only $120/year or $15/month (or $99/year or $10/month without Cart32). If you have any questions regarding Cart32 V7.0 or regarding Cart32 hosting, please contact us.

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