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SHOP CREATOR SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT
 

This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and SHOP CREATOR. The SHOP CREATOR software in this package and any copies which this License authorizes you to make are subject to this License. Please read the following terms and conditions before using this software. In the event that you use this software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. Should you not agree with these terms, do not use this software.
 
 

GRANT OF LICENSE: The software accompanied this License whether on disk, in read only memory, or on any other media are licensed to you by SHOP CREATOR or its local authorized resellers. You are granted a non-exclusive right to the use of this SHOP CREATOR software program (SOFTWARE) in one computer system only (i.e. One license per computer). You may not copy and distribute this SOFTWARE to any person, firm, corporation or other entity. Documentation, in electronic or other format, accompanying the SOFTWARE (DOCUMENTATION) may also be provided to you. You may not copy and distribute The DOCUMENTATION accompanying the SOFTWARE.
 
 

COPYRIGHT: This SOFTWARE and the DOCUMENTATION are owned by SHOP CREATOR and are protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. No title to intellectual property is being transferred. You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE.
 
 

NO WARRANTY: The SOFTWARE is provided "as is". SHOP CREATOR does not warrant that the SOFTWARE will meet your requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the SOFTWARE is borne by you. Should the SOFTWARE prove defective, you and not SHOP CREATOR assume the entire cost of service and repair. SHOP CREATOR makes no representations, warranties or conditions, express or implied, including but not limited to non-infringement, conformity to any representation or description, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or those arising by statute or otherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage of trade. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusions of an implied warranty, so this disclaimer may not apply to you, and you may have other legal rights that vary by jurisdiction. This disclaimer constitutes an essential part of the Agreement.

Limitation of Liability: NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE THAT GREAT HOPCREATOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR PECUNIARY LOSS, ANY ON SEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE) OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF SHOP CREATOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
 
 

RESTRICTED RIGHTS: This SOFTWARE and documentation are Commercial Computer Software provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS under Federal Acquisition Regulations and agency supplements to them. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government, its agencies or instrumentalities is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFAR 252.227-7013, or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights Clause at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable, or successor provisions.
 
 

GENERAL: This Agreement is the entire agreement between SHOP CREATOR and you, supersedes any other agreements or discussions, oral or written, and may not be changed except by written amendment signed by SHOP CREATOR. This Agreement shall be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If any provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed from this Agreement and the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
 
 

Should you have any questions concerning this license agreement, contact SHOP CREATOR for any reason please contact SHOP CREATOR at support@etoshop.com or local authorized resellers.
 
 
 
 
 

SHOP CREATOR
 
 

Introduction
 
 

SHOP CREATOR, the Ultimate Cost-Effective Tool to Build Your Own Online Store Instantly at Your Own Web Site!
 
 
Avoid High Costs & Complexity!

Take Control of Your Online Store! 

Make Changes At Will! 

Bring Your Business To the World!

NO programming knowledge needed 

NO special server configuration 

NO expensive SQL server required 

NO HTML or CGI programming 

USE your web pages only 

Build your first online shop in 20 minutes!


 

Get your business on the Web quickly, easily, and cost effectively, " SHOP CREATOR" automates the buying and selling process on the "Net" and provides an easy, efficient way to set up or create your own professional Web store and catalog on the Internet. Ziron StoreCreator has a point and click interface. Turn any Web site into into an online shopping robot instantly without CGI, Java, Server or messy programming.
 
 
 
 

Overview
 
 

Why do you involve in more Electronic Commerce activities and begin to sell your products on-line from now? See the following statistics…
 
 
 
 

Small Businesses* Leverage Electronic Storefronts
 
 
 
  1997 1998 2000
Number of small businesses that have Websites 900,000 2 million 2.7 million
Number of small businesses conducting electronic commerce 400,000 600,000 1.3 million
Electronic commerce sales captured by these small businesses $3.5B $7.5B $25B

 

*Companies with fewer than 100 employees

Source: Access Media International
 
 

Buying Online
 
 

Source: Odyssey Ventures
 
 
 
 

Online Purchasers: Who Are They?
 
 
 
U.S. Consumers Average Online
Median Age 33 33
Male / Female 49% / 51% 68% / 32%
Married / Single 61% / 39% 41% / 59%
College educated 22% 47%
Average Income $31,000 $59,000

Source: Jupiter Communications

Biggest Benefits of Websites to Small Businesses
 
 

Percentage of respondents
 
 


 
 

Source: Access Media International
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you're in the business of selling something or you've ever thought about selling something, you probably already know, even from the statistics as shown above, that the Web offers an unprecedented marketing opportunity to expand your business to millions of netbuyers. It's relatively inexpensive, gives you immediate exposure to a worldwide market, puts small and large companies on as close to an equal playing field as you can get, and offers anyone with a little marketing savvy a rich variety of dynamic feedback and analysis tools that make it easy to hone a marketing-oriented site for maximum effectiveness. Best of all, with the right tool you can allow visitors to your site to place orders over the Web, leaving you with nothing more to do than check your email for orders and make sure they get processed. (Of course, it's up to you to make sure your site offers something people want to buy.) Ziron StoreCreator is designed to be such a tool and will allow you to add shopping cart system and basic shoppingcapabilities to your Web site.
 
 
 
 

Features
 
 

Shopping programs can get very complicated very quickly, and entire companies are built around the high-end versions. Ziron StoreCreator is designed to handle all of the basics in a way that makes it easy to customize and extend. There is no CGI, web server, database engine, or messy HTML and Java programming required. Use your own web pages or web site and you can build your own online store within 20 minutes.

It includes a variety of features, each of which is summarized in the following list:
 

Customizable Look
 

Each of the pages of your online store is generated from an HTML page template file. This will allow you to create any look you want for your store. You will find tons of pre-built excellent and professional online store templates to be selected from lists. Save your time and afford to get started from HTML web site design.
 
 
 
 

No Messy Programming
 

Each of the pages of your online store is generated by SHOP CREATOR program and all shopping cart system and invoice generator have been properly programmed. All you need to do is to type in the product information and click buttons and finally let this program do the rest for you. No CGI, no server, no database engines or even HTML coding knowledge required.
 
 
 
 

Database Oriented
 

SHOP CREATOR looks up information such as product prices, categories, product images, product specifications and URL from ASCII database files and inserts this information into the shopping page templates. As a result, when you update product databases, the changes are reflected in all product records inside Ziron StoreCreator program that refer to it.
 
 

Product Display
 

SHOP CREATOR Storefront will display product images whenever a customer has selected a category from the online storefront. You can build and maintain more than 20,000 products at your own online store by using SHOP CREATOR.
 
 
 
 

Product Power Search Engine

SHOP CREATOR Storefront comes with a powerful product search engine that let your customer type in any product keyword and do a database search. In a few seconds, all search results based on your keyword will be displayed accordingly and instantly.
 
 

Order Notification

Copies of order information are sent to you (and/or whomever else you specify) via email or recommended form forwarding online services that have been pre-built in the program (no further configuration necessary). Additionally, the whole transaction can be easily secured within SSL server that will be explained while you are building your online store with SHOP CREATOR. You can also use this feature in conjunction with a commercial email-to-fax service to receive orders via fax as they are submitted.
 
 

Display and Print Receipt
 

After an order is completed, Shop Creator Storefront will display a receipt to the customer via browser. The customer can print out the receipt as a purchase record.
 
 

State Sales Tax Calculation
 

SHOP CREATOR will automatically calculate state sales tax based on information you set up in the program. If you do not charge sales tax, simply put a 'zero' in the specified row in the storefront system file. You also have an option to calculate sales tax of different states.
 
 
 
 

Shipping and Handling Calculation
 

SHOP CREATOR gives you the option of automatically calculating shipping and handling costs based on the total purchase amount. Support is included for multiple shipping options (e.g., second day mail, next day mail and regular mail).
 

Credit Card Payment With Security Option
SHOP CREATOR will allow you to select from credit card or check payment method. If you consider payment security, you can also include security feature at your online storefront that is connected to a SSL server. You will find several options in the manual that will instruct you how to set up a secured online store.
 
 
 

Multiple Stores & Database Supported

SHOP CREATOR allows you to build and operate multiple stores in a single program. You can even organize your products in main categories with several sub categories. Moreover, you will be able to import your product database from MS Access, Dbase III, and other Shop Creator databases.
 
 
 

System Requirements
 

Web browser 3.0 or above (such as Netscape or IE). Web space (around 2MB) for SHOP CREATOR storefront. Windows 95 or NT to run SHOP CREATOR locally. Requires 3MB space in your hard drive.
 
 
 
 

Product Comparisons
 

PRODUCT SHOP CREATOR 2.01 Cat@log
2.0
GoldPaint
Shopping 
Cart 3.0
iCat
Electronic
Commerce
Suite 3.0
INEX
Dynamic
NT 3.0
INTERSHOP
Online 2.0
SoftCart 3.0
PUBLISHER Great Builder Company Vision
Factory
Inc.
GoldPaint
Systems Inc.
iCat Corp. INEX Corp. INTERSHOP 
Communi
cations Inc.
Mercantec Inc.
PRICE $799 $4,995 $990 Professional
-$9,995
Standard 
-$3,495
$5,000 Windows 
NT-$4,995
Unix -$7,995
$1,500
URL Http://www. 
etoshop.com
http://www.
thevisionfac
tory.com
http://www.
gold
paint.com
http://www.
icat.com
http://www. 
inex-
corp.com
http://www. 
intershop.
com
http://www.mer 
cantec.com
PLATFORM
REQUIRED
Windows 
NT/95
Windows
NT/95,
Unix
Windows
NT/95, Unix
Windows 
NT/95,
Unix
Windows 
NT/95
Windows NT,
Unix
Windows
NT/95,
Unix, Linux
WEB SERVER
INSTALLA 
TION
No Need.
Need Web 
Pages Only 
Provided 
By ISP.
Need Need Need Need Need Need
WEB SERVER
SUPPORT
HTTP From 
Any ISP 
/CGI From 
Cgi-free.com</FON\
NSAPI, 
ISAPI From 
Self Web 
Server
HTTP/CGI 
From Self 
Web Server
HTTP/CGI 
From Self 
Web Server
Microsoft 
IIS 3.0
HTTP/CGI 
From Self 
Web Server
HTTP/CGI 
From Self 
Web Server
CATALOG
SEARCH
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SHOPPING
CART/ 
BASKET
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SHIPPING
CALCULA 
TION
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TAX
CALCULATION
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BACK OFFICE
MAINTE 
NANCE
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MULTIPLE
STORE 
OPERATION
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
DATABASE
SUPPORTED
ASCII Space 
Delimited
Oracle, 
Informix, 
Sybase, 
Microsoft 
SQL Server, 
ODBC
ASCII Space 
Delimited
ACIUS 4D, 
Sybase SQL 
Anywhere, 
ODBC
Omnis 7, 
ODBC
Sybase 
System XI
ASCII, ODBC
DATABASE
CONFIGU 
RATION 
KNOWLEDGE 
REQUIRED
No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
PAYMENT
SYSTEM 
OPTION
Wave System Cybercash None Cybercash IC Verify CyberCash, 
IC Verify
CyberCash, IC 
Verify, Online 
Analysis, First 
Virtual
SECURITY SSL SSL, SET SSL SSL, 
Cybercash
SSL, SET, 
Microsoft 
Digital 
Wallet
SSL, 
Cybercash
SSL, Cybercash
INTEGRATED
E-MAIL
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WIZARDS Yes Yes Yes no Yes Yes No
PRINTED
DOCUMEN 
TATION
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
SAMPLES AND
DEMO SHOP
Yes No No No No No No
PRODUCT
CATEGORY 
TREE 
DESIGNER
Yes No No No No No No

 
 

Support & Contact
 
 

You will always find the product updates, demo, product annoucement and many technical online help of the SHOP CREATOR program from our home page at http://www.etoShop.com

Technical or customization email: support@etoshop.com