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Ecommerce and shopping cart software reviews
PC Pro August 2008 - Actinic Business
"Actinic offers everything you’d expect from an online shop and allows you to take phone and mail orders securely."
"A slick interface… makes organising your products simple."
"For more flexibility with your site’s look and advanced stock control and payment, Actinic stands out."
"The market leader in this field is Actinic."
Personal Computer World August 2008 -
Actinic Business
"Installation takes just a few minutes, after which you’re presented with a sample store that you can modify and extend to suit your needs."
"As well as site design and local preview tools, the software enables you to take and fulfil online orders, manage stock, generate invoices and accept payment. Marketing tools are built in, as is support for a variety of online payment services…"
"Actinic remains one of the best small-business ecommerce packages around, with plenty in this release to help it remain at the top of the tree."
"If ecommerce is your thing, Actinic is what you need."
IT Reviews July 2008 - Actinic Business
"Actinic continues to lead the field when it comes to small business e-commerce applications."
"... we've been impressed by every new release of this popular e-commerce application."
"An extensive set of tools to first design and build an online store, then run it on a day to day basis."
"For companies looking to support high volume sites or process phone and other offline orders, the Actinic Business package we tested is the one to go for."
PC Advisor August 2008 - Actinic Catalog
"Actinic is one of the longest-standing e-commerce apps around, and this mature product can do whatever is required for your business to sell its products online."
"The addition of a Design Wizard makes the program more approachable for novices who wish to customise their websites."
"Most users will find that Actinic offers a better range of features for running a single web shop than the standard software offered by their ISP."
"Verdict: 4* perfect for your needs."
PC Answers July 2008 - Actinic Catalog
"Actinic has a healthy pedigree, its updates are regular and there’s a clearly defined effort to stay abreast of developments pioneered by much larger operations."
"The end user expereince ... is simply first rate."
"Catalog is intended as an entry-level, do-it-yourself package. It provides all the tools you need to make a convincing online presence."
"What’s obviously been the focus this time around is usability, and the results are commendable."
micro mart June 2008 -
Actinic Catalog
"The best just got better. Massive amounts of functionality intuitively presented to get you up and running in no time."
"If you want to get your business online you have to try Actinic. You’ll be up and running in no time, and you won’t outgrow it in a hurry."
"If you need more functionality you can look at Actinic Business or Business Plus, but Catalog is likely to appeal to the majority of small to medium-sized businesses."
BIOS Magazine May 2008 - Actinic Business
EDITOR'S CHOICE
"Actinic is a British company that has produced feature rich e-commerce solutions for over ten years".
"Rock solid e-commerce package... one of the best of its type".
"There's nothing really that Actinic v9 doesn't cover".
"Actinic is comprehensive ... ready to use out of the box ... and offers lots of room for customisation".
What PC May 2008 - Actinic Catalog
"Easy to use, very flexible."
"Also includes support for the new Actinic Payments option – Actinic’s own payment processing service."
"Still easily the best boxed e-commerce product on the market.
Microscope May 2008 - Actinic Catalog
An attractively-priced ecommerce package aimed at the small business customer. The easy to use package provides all they need to design, build and manage a secure web store.
Actinic has a range of packages that can complement and extend the online activities as confidence grows.
The internet is now the home of commerce… and armed with tools such as Actinic Catalog, getting involved suddenly became much easier.
ZDNet.co.uk April 2008- Actinic Business
Actinic is a British company that has consistently produced reliable and feature-rich ‘shop-in-a-box’ solutions that help UK-based businesses trade online.
Store creation is quicker than before, thanks to a Start Here panel that’s designed to take you through the most important areas of the software.
If you have delusions of ecommerce grandeur, jump right in
Essential Website Creater, Oct 2007 - Actinic Express
"Creating the pages took less than an hour. We placed the pages
"
"Includes search engine optimisation features that will help
you obtain higher search engine rankings."
"Keeping track of orders was easy and Actinic's reporting system
was brilliant."
"We have no problem in awarding it Editor's Choice"
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