Early Impact becomes a UPS Online® Tools Approved Provider

Early Impact's shopping cart software, ProductCart v2, includes a new dynamic shipping component approved by UPS. It helps ecommerce stores take full advantage of UPS' shipping services.

MISSION VIEJO, CA. (PRWEB) June 6, 2003 -- Early Impact, an eCommerce Software Development company, announced today that the latest version of its shopping cart software, ProductCart v2, features a completely redesigned shipping component that has been officially approved by UPS on May 23, 2003.

The new shipping component includes a Wizard-style setup utility that makes configuring shipping options quick and easy. The system includes the following options, among others:

> Support for UPS, USPS, FedEx, CanadaPost. Each shipping provider can be easily configured by running an intuitive, Wizard-style setup utility.

> For each shipping provider, the store administrator can now select which options to display from each service provider (e.g. only display UPS Next Day Air and UPS Ground, not UPS Second Day).

> The UPS portion of the new shipping component was officially certified by UPS during the month of May, 2003. As part of the certification process, UPS runs a number of tests to verify that rates are returned accurately. ProductCart v2 integrates the following UPS Online® Tools: UPS Rates & Service Selection and UPS Tracking.

> The store administrator can set "free shipping" for any shipping option above a certain order value (e.g. make UPS Ground free when the order amount exceeds $150).

> Shipping and handling fees can be added as a separate charge or built into the shipping rates. Fees are specific to each shipping option. For example, the shipping and handling fee associated with an international shipping option can be higher than the fee associated with domestic shipping services.

> Standard packaging type and size, and standard delivery method (e.g. daily pickup, customer counter, etc.) can be set for each shipping provider, to increase the accuracy of the shipping rates.

> In addition to the shipping service providers listed above, the store administrator can add any number of custom configured shipping options based on weight, quantity, order amount, incremental values.

> One of the features that existing ProductCart customers had specifically asked for was the ability to mix shipping services such as UPS or FedEx, with custom shipping options such as "in-store pickup".Mix custom configured shipping options and dynamic shipping options (e.g. UPS Next Day, UPS Ground, In-store pickup).

> The way shipping options are ordered on the checkout page can be easily changed through a point-and-click interface.

> Allow customers to indicate whether the shipment is to a residential or commercial address.

> The store administrator can now turn on or off the ability for customers to provide a separate shipping address. This allows a store to require that the billing address be the same as the shipping address).

> ProductCart automatically stores multiple shipping addresses for a repeat customer, so that the customer may select the shipping address that applies to a new order from a drop-down menu, without having to re-enter it.

ProductCart is available from Early Impact starting at $495 per storefront. Web designers and other resellers enjoy discounts, sales leads, and priority technical support. For more information and a full featured demonstration of ProductCart, visit the ProductCart Web site located at http://www.earlyimpact.com/productcart/