4D Business Kit Product Overview

About 4D Business Kit

4D Business Kit is an e-commerce solution development and management application combining a Web server, Web language, multi-store manager, and database in a single product. With 4D Business Kit, you can design any type of dynamic merchant or non-merchant Internet or Intranet site.

4D Business Kit 4D offers Web developers and professionals a high-performance and powerful e-commerce solution tailored to the specific characteristics and budgets of small to medium-sized businesses.

Integration

For Web developers and professionals: The integration of complementary technologies in a single product makes 4D Business Kit a highly comprehensive tool. Site designers can use the same technologies from design to deployment. Publishing the database on another server such as 4D WebSTAR, Apache, or IIS, or integrating another database to benefit from a fully dynamic site is unnecessary.

For the merchant: 4DBK's tight integration of the database with the dynamic page-building technology makes updating the online product catalog easy.

Two development modes

A store design Wizard (10 site templates available) can be used to quickly visualise the project and provide a firm working base. The HTML editor can then be implemented to customise the site. 4D Business Kit offers simplicity and reduced administration costs. No specific expertise is necessary to create a dynamic site. Manual mode can be used by designers with more advanced HTML skills. Using the integrated Web language of 4D Business Kit, designers can create a totally customised, dynamic site with a standard HTML editor.

Automated business administration

For Web developers and professionals: 4D Business Kit includes a variety of business administration functions. For example, item prices can be quoted in several currencies, and shipping costs and local tax can be automatically calculated. The functional depth and automatic processes offered by 4D Business Kit are time-savers for site designers.

For the merchant: 4D Business Kit's integrated business administration feature offers every function related to sales and naturally opens up the site to the international market. Any company can thus significantly reduce back-office operating expenses.

Customer relations (eCRM)

4D Business Kit allows products to be suggested automatically to customers according to their purchases. It also allows for the proposal of personalised business terms, the registration of favorite customer secure payment modes, and the development of proprietary calculation methods (price, shipping, etc). The relationship a company has with its customers is a major concern, and with 4D Business Kit, electronic Customer Relations Management is available easily and inexpensively.

Secure payment

For Web developers and professionals: 4D Business Kit manages secure payment via the Standard SSL protocol allowing up to 128 bit encryption. It also offers outsourced secure payment solutions by delegating bank transactions to outside partners: Pay Flow Link by Verisign and Authorize.net.

For the merchant: Secure bank transactions can be self-managed via SSL or delegated to outside partners who transmit the bank data on their own servers. The site is completely secure, ensuring the trust of customers.

Remote administration

For Web developers and professionals: A browser-controlled remote administration function facilitates site maintenance.

For the merchant: Simple access to the server via the data menu lets the merchant update references, administer the site, and query orders. No travel to the hosting site is necessary.

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