System Requirements

  • ASP.NET 2.0
  • Windows Server 2003 (Windows 2000 works but is unsupported) for Production Use
  • Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional for Development
  • Pentium 4, 1Ghz or equivalent processor.
  • IIS 5 or IIS 6 (version 6 recommended)
  • Microsoft SQL
    Server 2005 or Later
    or SQL 2005 Express
  • 1024MB RAM Minimum on server
    (2048+ Recommended)
  • IE 5.0 or equivalent browser that supports CSS
  • 100MB disk space

Categories

  • Unlimited Categories
  • Unlimited Sub-Categories
  • 5 Built-in Templates + Unlimited Plug-ins
  • Dynamic Categories
  • Sort Order for Products in Categories
  • Automatic Paging
  • Grid View
  • List View
  • Details View
  • Category + Sub Category List
  • Sub Category Navigation Template
  • Custom Banners
  • Custom Icons
  • Html Content Before and After Templates
  • Html Descriptions
  • Per-Category Meta Tags
  • Show Count of Items Inside Category
  • Automatic Breadcrumb Trail

Products

  • 2 Built-in Product Templates + Unlimited Plug-ins
  • Clone Products
  • Customize Product Types and Properties without Programming
  • Radio Button Choices
  • Dropdown List Choices
  • Text Input Fields
  • HTML Descriptions
  • Per-Product Meta Tags
  • Product Ratings
  • Product Reviews
  • Short/Long Descriptions
  • Unlimited Images
  • Image Swap When Choices Change (i.e. size/color)
  • Non-Shipping Options
  • Drop Ship from Unlimited Vendors
  • Size/Weight Fields
  • Manufacturer Field
  • Vendor Field
  • Minimum Quantity
  • Activate/Deactivate
  • MSRP (list price)
  • Site Price
  • Site Cost
  • Tax Exempt Option
  • Tax Classes
  • Cross-Sells
  • Up-Sells
  • Auto Suggest Cross-Sells
  • Inventory Tracking By Variants
  • Custom Descriptions, Images, SKUs for Variants
  • Unlimited File Downloads Per-Product
  • Batch Editing
  • Batch Inventory Editing
  • Minimum Advertised Price Support (i.e. add to cart for price)

Marketing

  • Product Rotators
  • Category Rotators
  • Flash Image Rotators (no programming required)
  • HTML Content Rotators
  • Unlimited Pricing Groups
  • Cross-Sells
  • Cross-Sells on Shopping Cart
  • Auto-Suggested Cross-Sells
  • Up-Sells
  • Wish List
  • Buy One Get One Free
  • Order Discounts
  • Shipping Discounts
  • Product Discounts
  • Discount by % or $
  • Number of Uses Limited by User or Store
  • Coupon/Promotional Codes
  • Limit Offers by Order Total
  • Limit Offers by Quantity
  • Custom Discount Plug-ins
  • Storewide Sales
  • Sales by Product
  • Sales by Category
  • Sales by Product Type
  • Fixed Price Sales (i.e. everything is $0.99)
  • Volume Discounts
  • Unlimited Mailing Lists
  • Unlimited Email Templates
  • Mailing List Bulk Import/Export
  • Automatic URL Rewriting
  • Custom URL Rewriting
  • BVC2004 Product/Category Link Backward Compatibility
  • Recently Viewed Products

Development

  • Presentation Layer and Core Source Code Available
  • Built for ASP.NET 2.0 (not just recompiled)
  • Visual Studio .Net Project and Solution Files
  • N-Tier Architecture
  • Extensively Tested with Over 800 Unit Test
  • SQL 2005
  • SQL Stored Procedures
  • Visual Basic .NET
  • Developer Friendly Architecture
  • Business Logic Workflows
  • Order Workflow Plug-Ins
  • Product Workflow Plug-Ins
  • Payment Plug-Ins
  • Shipping Plug-Ins
  • Category Page Plug-Ins
  • Product Page Plug-Ins
  • Discount Plug-Ins
  • Content Block Plug-Ins
  • Theme Plug-Ins
  • Checkout Plug-Ins
  • Report Plug-Ins
  • Text Editor Plug-Ins
  • Product Choice Plug-Ins
  • Product Input Plug-Ins
  • GUID Values for Easier Integration
  • Date Last Updated Fields for Synchronization
 

Search

  • Quick Keyword Search
  • Advanced Search
  • Search by Price Range
  • Search by Manufacturer
  • Search by Vendor
  • Search by Category
  • Search by Product Type
  • Search by Merchant Definable Properties
  • Product Keyword Field for Misspellings or Similar Words
  • Automatic Sitemap Page

Customers

  • Remember Billing and Shipping Addresses
  • Unlimited Address Book
  • Order History
  • File Download Links
  • One Click Re-Order Button
  • Email List Subscribe/Unsubscribe
  • Password Reminders
  • Forgot Password Reset
  • Change Email
  • Change Password
  • Select Personalized Themes
  • Custom Fields During Registration
  • View Customers Keyword Search History
  • Unlimited Pricing Groups
  • Mailing List Selections
  • Password Encryption
  • Tax Exempt Option

Loyalty

  • Email a Friend
  • Unlimited Mailing Lists
  • Remember Shopping Carts
  • Remember Users/Logins
  • Remember Last Billing/Shipping Address
  • Fixed Amount Gift Certificates
  • Variable Amount Gift Certificates
  • Auto-Generate Gift Certificate Codes

Affiliate Program

  • Customizable Signup Form
  • Remember Affiliates for Future Sales
  • Affiliate Conflict Resolution
  • Commissions by Amount
  • Commissions by Percent
  • Affiliates can Login to View Reports

Content Management

  • Unlimited Customizable Content Sections
  • 15+ Built-in Content Blocks
  • Unlimited Content Block Plug-Ins
  • Category Rotators
  • Category Menus
  • Flash Image Rotators (no programming required)
  • Image Rotators
  • Recently Viewed Products
  • RSS Feed Viewer
  • Search Box
  • Side Menu
  • Sticky Notes
  • Top 10 Products
  • Top Weekly Sellers
  • Store Logo
  • Store Contact Address
  • Store Contact Form with Customizable Fields
  • Store Meta Tags
  • Help/FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shipping Policy
  • Return Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Custom Store Polices
  • Custom Pages
  • Open/Close Store for Updates
  • Unlimited Email Templates
  • Unlimited Print Templates
  • Custom URL Rewriting
  • Administrator Dashboard

Order Management

  • New Order Emails
  • Filter By Payment Status
  • Filter By Shipping Status
  • Filter By Order Status
  • Filter By Date Range
  • Filter By Keyword (user, phone, credit card, etc.)
  • Batch Process Credit Cards
  • Batch Print Invoices
  • Batch Print Receipts
  • Batch Print Packing Slips
  • Flag Orders as On Hold
  • Delete Orders
  • Edit Orders (including variant products)
  • Receive Payments
  • Issue Credits
  • Generate Return Authorizations
  • Receive Returns
  • Ship directly Through UPS and Print Labels
  • Email Customers
  • Report Customer IP Addresses
  • Public Notes
  • Private Notes
  • Customer Instructions
  • Ship Suggested Packages with One Click
  • Record Tracking Information
  • Create New Orders via Admin Web Site
  • Take Orders By Phone
  • Unlimited Merchant Definable Order Status Codes
  • 2 Included Checkouts with Unlimited Plug-Ins
  • Ajax Enabled One Page Checkout
  • Checkout without Registration
  • Require Registration Option
 

How to Buy

Buy Shopping Cart Software

BV Commerce 5 Pricing
$499 per store.
 
You can purchase products 24 hours a day from the BV Software Online Store. Most products are available for immediate electronic download.

Try BV Commerce Free for 30 Days

Other Resources

Documentation View the entire BV Commerce 5 user manual online including videos and tutorials.

Testimonials Read what other BV Software customers have to say about our products.

Example Stores View real world examples of customers running BV Commerce.

Partners Find a BV Software Solutions Provider Partner to help out with any aspect of your web site project including Design, Programming, and Installation Assistance.

Support Visit our support section for documentation, updates, and assistance with our products.

E-Commerce Articles

 

Taxes

  • Unlimited Taxes
  • Unlimited Tax Classes
  • Tax by Country
  • Tax by State/Region
  • Tax by County
  • Tax by Zip/Postal Code
  • Tax Exempt Products
  • Tax Exempt Customers

Payment

  • Credit Cards
  • Google Checkout
  • Pay Pal Express Checkout
  • Pay Pal Payments Pro
  • Pay Pal Instant Payment Notification (IPN)
  • Telephone
  • Cash
  • Purchase Order
  • Check By Mail
  • COD
  • Authorize.net
  • LinkPoint
  • Concord EFS Net
  • Off-Line Processing
  • Credit Card Simulator for Testing
  • Unlimited Credit Card Plug-Ins
  • CVV Codes
  • CISP Compliance

Shipping

  • UPS Real Time Rates
  • US Postal Service Real Time Rates
  • FedEx Real Time Rates
  • Canada Post (3rd Party Add-on)
  • DHL (3rd Party Add-on)
  • Unlimited Shipping Provider Plug-ins
  • Per-Item Charges
  • Per-Order Amount Charges
  • By Item Count Charges
  • Handling Fees
  • Individual Product Shipping Fees
  • Adjust Real Time Rates
  • Ship packages by UPS
  • Print UPS Labels
  • Automatically Record UPS Tracking Numbers
  • Manually Add Tracking Information
  • Mix and Match Providers and Rates
  • Set Options by Country/Regions
  • Shipping Estimator on Cart Page

Security

  • CISP Compliance
  • Fraud Screen by IP
  • Fraud Screen by Email
  • Fraud Screen Phone
  • Fraud Screen By Domain
  • Fraud Screen By Credit Card
  • Lock Out Users After x Failed Attempts
  • Lock Out Users for x Minutes After Failed Logins
  • Role Based Security
  • Unlimited Roles
  • Encrypted Passwords
  • Triple DES Encryption for Credit Cards
  • Full Credit Card Numbers Never Displayed
  • CVV Codes Never Stored
  • Option to Scrub Credit Card Number after Payment
  • SSL Support
  • Shared SSL Support

Design

  • 4 Themes Included - Unlimited Plug-ins
  • Master Pages
  • CSS or HTML based designs
  • Small Page Size (most less than 30K)
  • Flexible Layouts
  • Custom Category Page Layouts
  • Custom Product Page Layouts

Reports

  • Monthly Sales
  • Daily Sales
  • Sales by Affiliate
  • Sales by Coupon
  • Sales by Product
  • Sales by Customer
  • Keyword Searches
  • Unlimited Custom Report Plug-Ins

Integration

  • Full XML Web Services Included
  • Free Import/Export/Update Tools
  • QuickBooks Integration Add-On