Birchmore Communications offers one of the most sophisticated and best shopping carts on the market today. The Miva Merchant shopping cart is a browser based Storefront and catalog development tool that runs on our web servers and integrates cataloging, product maintenance, category management, shopping basket orders and credit card processing. You are able to manage your store with a user friendly, browser based interface.


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Nestable hierarchal catagories

Link into catalog from any web page

Extensive Boolean product searching

Upsell based on basket contents scoring

SSL integration for ordering and reporting

Automatic shopping basket maintenance

Unlimited look and feel control

API based replaceable modules

Detailed product attribute configuration

Multiple and unlimited fulfillment options

Multiple and unlimited sales tax setup

Multiple and unlimited shipping methods

Multiple ways to find products for editing

Automatic online UPS shipping calculations

Configurable currency layout

Batch and archival management of orders

Email notification of orders

Advanced dynamic whitespace compression

Quick installation and auto data file setup

"Buy One Now" button can be added to any page

Database driven, modular architecture

Mall administrator can setup multiple stores

Automatic import of KoolCat data files

Context sensitive online help

File upload of images and products

Interface to other applications

Online Credit card authorization

Cross Platform: 8 Unixes, Windows NT, Win 95, Win 98, 2000

Because Miva Merchant runs on top of the Miva Engine, it is ideal for either virtual domain or dedicated domain implementations. The Miva Engine takes care of all of the details of virtual domain management allowing Miva Merchant to run identically in either environment.


Thousands of categories and products can be maintained in Miva Merchant without sacrificing performance. The database architecture of the system provides for instant organization and fast product search while maintaining complete compatibility with other systems. You can use dozens of different database management tool to access Miva Merchant xBase compatible data files.


All application and database files used by Miva Merchant are 100% cross platform and need no conversion to work with over seven different Unix platforms and Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT. Developers and merchants can protect their investment in catalog development if they have to switch to a different architecture.


Developers who have already built sites in HTML can simply hyperlink directly into the Miva Merchant system. All of the Storefront functionality such as product lookup, category presentation, shopping basket and order forms can be accessed as components of existing HTML based web sites.


All sensitive data can be encrypted with SSL prior to transmission including order information both during the customer ordering process and subsequently during order processing. Multiple layers of login permissions allow a centralized manager the ability to grant store level permissions to different developers and merchants.


Because Miva Merchant source code is completely available and it uses a web browser as its user interface, it is the most customizable solution on the market today. The entire system is base on a standards oriented architecture allowing for excellent integration with other software using industry standard protocols and interfaces.


Context sensitive help is available for each key field in the administrative interface. Miva Corporation maintains an online users group with staff members who answer questions.