What is a Shopping Cart?

A shopping cart program is a way to sell your products online and it works just like it sounds. It tracks all the items that the shopper wants to buy and then enables the customer to purchase them from the comforts of their own home.

When shoppers are ready to buy, they head to the checkout counter. This is where they review all the items in their shopping cart, make changes, decide on things like gift wrapping and shipping, and finally, hand over their credit card number. All ImHosted.com web hosting accounts include shopping cart/ecommerce software, free of charge!

Shopping Cart Options

Our web hosting plans include two pre-installed shopping carts, with 2 being added shortly. We also recommend two alternate shopping carts that do not require a merchant account. With these two you can be accepting credit cards almost instantly. Compare these options and choose the right one for your business.

What is RedHat Interchange™?

RedHat site: " Interchange™ is the world's leading open source e-commerce software platform. Interchange provides the functionality that leading edge companies want, while providing the flexibility and return on investment they demand. RedHat Interchange is designed to give businesses the freedom to mind their own business. The Interchange™ platform is the foundation of RedHat's unique e-commerce offerings. No other solution combines enterprise-class functionality with the flexibility, reliability and cost effectiveness of this proven technology. "

Did you know? RedHat's Interchange© is one of the most feature rich shopping cart software in the market. It is one of the most powerful tools available to automate and database-enable your web site or build online applications. If you've been thinking of using tools from BEA, IBM, Microsoft, Broadvision, Intershop, Blue Martini, Open Market, Mercantec, Macromedia, or Interworld to build your web site or online application, you'll be making a serious mistake if you do not evaluate Interchange before you make your decision. If you've been thinking of building a system by hand in Java, Perl, ASP, PHP, Cold Fusion, or any other environment, you should consider the time savings that building on the Interchange platform may bring you.

Interchange is well suited for a variety of purposes, including: sales, order processing, content management, customer service, reporting and analysis, and personalization. Interchange has been implemented for traditional retail sales, digital goods delivery, B2B parts re-ordering, non-commerce content management, auctions, order status checking, supply chain management, project management, online collaboration, and even an MP3 Jukebox. Interchange can be used as a completely self-contained standalone product or as part of a larger system. It can be integrated with payment processing services, ERP systems, point-of-sale systems, accounting systems, external content management systems, Java-based application servers, sales force automation systems, customer relationship management systems, e-mail campaign management systems, and remote databases on virtually any platform.