Product Details iCat Electronic Commerce Suite 3.0 Professional Edition
	Product Components
	iCat Commerce Publisher Innovative software to create and manage Internet and intranet catalogs. Use iCat Commerce Publisher to collect product information and organize it into the database, select a layout and features for your catalog, preview and publish finished catalogs, and administer electronic orders and customer promotions. iCat Layout Templates and Template Plug-ins A versatile set of ready-to-use page designs makes it easy to define your catalog's look and behavior. Add iCat Template Plug-ins for rich shopping and merchandising features, including indexing, searching, a shopping cart, user registration, user tracking, and sales management. These predefined templates and plug-ins use the iCat Carbo Command Language (ICL) to dramatically extend the capabilities of your Web pages. iCat Carbo Server and Server Plug-ins Deliver dynamic, intelligent Web pages and extend the power of your Web server using iCat Carbo Server. This robust application merges the layout templates and plug-ins you've selected with product information from the Sybase SQL Anywhere database included or the ODBC database of your choice. As a result, your catalogs can be richer and more up-to-date than ever before possible. iCat Carbo Server Plug-ins provide access to third-party programs and offer performance enhancements, additional database connectivity, and extensibility using the Carbo API. iCat Carbo Editor Customize the predefined iCat Layout Templates and iCat Template Plug-ins, or create new ones. iCat Carbo Editor includes a command wizard that provides a step-by-step process for creating valid ICL statements, plus a syntax checker to verify ICL files.
	Features
	Complete Solution Database for organizing product information Create a database of your products by entering or importing information using the database software provided. You can include an unlimited number of products and add support materials in a wide range of file formats, plus organize information into unlimited catalog sections. Ready-to-use templates, shopper conveniences, and merchandising features Choose an attractive layout and design from a variety of predefined iCat Layout Templates, and add iCat Template Plug-ins for shopper conveniences and merchandising features. You can even customize the predefined templates and plug-ins, or create new ones, using iCat Carbo Editor. One-click catalog publishing Preview and publish finished catalog with iCat Commerce Publisher. Catalogs can be previewed on any desktop computer, even without an Internet server. Publishing a finished catalogs automatically transfers all necessary files to your Internet server, including all graphics and database information. Then generate dynamic Web pages using iCat Carbo Server, which merges the layout templates and plug-ins you've selected with product information form the Sybase SQL Anywhere database included or the ODBC database of your choice. Ongoing sales administration and transaction processing Receive, process, and track orders electronically 24 hours a day, and manage catalogs, product information, customers, promotions, and sales information remotely from any Internet browser. Powerful Architecture Versatile iCat Carbo Command Language (ICL) Create and edit layout templates and plug-ins using a powerful command language that supports full ODBC database access, conditional operators (if/then/else and while), arithmetic expressions, user-defined variables, and much more. Helpful ICL development tools Use iCat Carbo Editor to modify or create layout templates and template plug-ins. This editor verifies the ICL commands in any HTML files with a handy syntax checker. It also helps you easily create valid ICL statements using a command wizard that provides a simple, step-by-step process. Optimized performance on Windows and UNIX Web servers Get excellent performance running iCat Carbo Server on your Web server. iCat Carbo Server supports ISAPI and NSAPI for 32-bit Windows platforms, NSAPI for UNIX platforms, and the standard CGI interface for both platforms. Extensible architecture Create custom commands and template and server plug-ins using Carbo technology. With the new Carbo API, you can extend the iCat Carbo Command Language and add functionality to your iCat Carbo Server via DLLs or shared libraries. Support for rich HTML formats Incorporate the latest HTML and multimedia technologies into your catalogs, including Java, ActiveX, ShockWave, and RealAudio. Maximum Flexibility Platform-independent Host finished catalogs on Web servers running Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh operating systems, as well as UNIX systems, such as Sun Solaris and SGI Irix. Web server and browser-independent Deliver catalogs using any Internet server running on a supported platform shoppers can view catalogs from any popular HTML browser. ODBC database-independent Dynamically deliver catalogs using the Sybase SQL Anywhere database included or any other popular ODBC database by using the drivers provided for Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX, and Macintosh platforms. Integrated secure transaction processing Get built-in support for secure online processing from leading vendors, including First Virtual, CyberCash, Open Market, and CheckFree. Or, if your Internet server supports an SSL encryption method, you may choose it as your security solution. Customizable tax, shipping, and payment options Take advantage of the integrated tax, shipping, and payment form options, or add new methods. The trial edition of TAXWARE software included provides more advanced tax calculation capabilities.
	System Requirements
	iCat Commerce Publisher Any Windows 95- or Windows NT-based PC with a 486 or Pentium processor, or any Power Macintosh computer 16 MB RAM (24 MB RAM recommended) and 50 MB free hard disk space iCat Carbo Server Any standard Web server with a Windows 95, Windows NT, Sun Solaris, SGI Irix, or Macintosh operating system 16 MB RAM (24 MB RAM recommended) and 2 MB free hard disk space

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