X-Cart Revamps E-Commerce Platform, Expanding Features; Introduces Enterprise Package With Dedicated Staff

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-Cart, the pioneering e-commerce software platform used in over 110 countries, announces an expansion of its product line beginning with the industry’s most feature-rich starter package to its first Enterprise product, which includes multiple services from a dedicated staff. X-Cart also announces the Q4 opening of its first U.S. office in Mountain View, California.

The X-Cart platform is used by over 25,000 businesses of all sizes and known for its speed, rich features, scalability, nearly limitless customization options and superior customer support. Each package in the new X-Cart line includes multiple features previously available as extras or modules. The new line is available now at www.x-cart.com (prices in US $):

X-Cart Gold ($195) – X-Cart’s starter package is designed to be the most feature-rich entry-level e-commerce platform available at its price point. It includes integration with Facebook and other social networks, cross-sell suggestion pop-ups, and a more refined order management system. Like all X-Cart products, it is fully PCI compliant.

X-Cart Gold Plus ($395) – The Gold Plus package is a new, more robust product offering which includes all the features of Gold and adds social site logins, the ability to show prices in multiple currencies, banners which can flag current or upcoming sales, expanded customer reviews and a choice of additional X-Cart Modules for added functionality.

X-Cart Platinum ($1795) – The new Platinum package is for medium to large businesses and offers all the Gold Plus features plus the ability to work with multiple vendors, separate back-end access for vendors, and multiple vendor-defined shipping and tax options. It includes an installation service and one year of customer support.

X-Cart Enterprise with dedicated staff (from $12,950 yearly) – X-Cart Enterprise is the company’s first turnkey offering built for large businesses, with each customer receiving an unprecedented level of personal service from its own dedicated, in-house X-Cart team. This includes a developer, project manager, UI designer, QA specialist, and training and technical support. X-Cart Enterprise also includes all features of the Platinum product plus:

• Premium hosting
   

• Enhanced Facebook integration

• Multiple licenses with training


• As-you-type, instant search suggestions

• Store customization with designs


• Scrum methodology for development


Product specifics for each package, including a complete features list, system requirements and compatibility, can be found at: http://www.x-cart.com/compare-features.html.

X-Cart Modules & Extras: Many of the features and functionality built into X-Cart’s new packages can be purchased individually as X-Cart Modules or X-Cart Extra extensions, all of which integrate seamlessly with a customer’s existing X-Cart package.

“X-Cart is the choice of professional merchants who need a powerful and flexible e-commerce platform,” says Maxim Vydrin, CEO of X-Cart, adding, “We’ve spent much time listening to our customers and refining our offerings so they suit the needs of any sized company, and provide the customized features and support that will grow along with their business.”

X-Cart is template-based and open source, with fast performance and low system overhead. All X-Cart products include a Web-based administrator area and installation wizards that make shopping cart setup and maintenance point-and-click easy. No PHP or other programming knowledge is required to set up and run a world-class online store.

“X-Cart is the world’s best e-commerce platform,” says Michael White, owner of BabyMonkey Studios in Louisville, Kentucky and an X-Cart developer. “It has a mature, stable codebase that developers can customize in any way. Because X-Cart’s user base is so large, there’s a 90% chance other vendors have already developed the feature or module you’ll need. X-Cart is still king.”

Upgrade Path: Existing X-Cart Gold (v4.5.3) customers can upgrade to the new X-Cart Gold for free or to the new Gold Plus or Platinum packages for $200 or $800, respectively. While X-Cart Pro will no longer be offered, existing customers will receive product updates for another year, or can upgrade to the new X-Cart Gold Plus for free, or to X-Cart Platinum for $500 (not including the one year of support). Full upgrade details can be found here: http://www.x-cart.com/license-upgrades.html.

Opening First U.S. Base of Operations: X-Cart also announced it will open a United States base of operations in northern California’s Silicon Valley early in the fourth quarter of 2012. The office will be located in Mountain View. Says Vydrin, “Our U.S. business is growing and it’s time to have closer communication with our developers and customers there. We look forward to more U.S. partnerships and alliances in the coming year.”

About X-Cart: X-Cart is a leading e-commerce platform known for its speed, rich features, scalability, nearly limitless customization options and superior customer support. Founded in 2001, X-Cart is now used in over 110 countries and by over 25,000 businesses ranging from small companies to large enterprises. Based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, X-Cart is part of the Qualiteam group of e-commerce companies, which pioneered the development of shopping cart software with 2000’s F-Cart, one of the first commercial open source shopping carts.

X-Cart is a trademark of Qualiteam, a DBA of Creative Development, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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