ShopSite in the News

Original ShopSite Team Purchases the ShopSite Product Line

Provo, Utah, June 29, 2001 -- The team that originally developed ShopSite today announced that it has purchased the product line from Open Market, Inc. "ShopSite is once again in the hands of the people that know the product and the ShopSite market best" said David Hills president of ShopSite, Inc., the new owners of ShopSite. "This is great news for ShopSite merchants and partners" continued Mr. Hills. "We plan to continue enhancing ShopSite and improving our marketing and support of the product."

All of Open Market's ShopSite team are now part of ShopSite, Inc. as well as several former ShopSite Team members. Many of the ShopSite, Inc. employees were initially part of ICentral, Inc., the company that originally developed ShopSite and was subsequently acquired by Open Market.

For more information regarding the purchase see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Click here to read Open Market's press release on the Sale.

About ShopSite

ShopSite, Inc. is a privately held company based in Orem, Utah, and has provided electronic commerce software for small- to medium-sized businesses since 1996. The company's software is a powerful yet easy-to-learn online shopping cart system. With ShopSite software, merchants can manage their online stores entirely, regardless of technical background—no HTML coding required.

ShopSite is available through hosting companies such as LexiConn, pair Networks, GoDaddy, Bluehost, HostMonster, and PSPINC.com. The ShopSite family includes five products:

  • ShopSite Express™ Add up to 10 order buttons to your website or blog.
  • ShopSite Starter™ For merchants just starting out or stores with smaller product catalogs.
  • ShopSite Manager™ Unlimited products and pages, custom templates, data upload/download, store search, and more.
  • ShopSite Pro™ Advanced features including coupons, digital downloads, gift certificates, customer registration, inventory tracking, and more.
  • ShopSite Enterprise™ Integrates with database servers such as MySQL and MariaDB, enabling high performance and third-party integration options.

A comprehensive list of features across all ShopSite products is available at www.shopsite.com/scchecklist.html.

ShopSite is server-based software that works with existing web browsers, meaning merchants do not need to download or install anything on their desktop to create and manage a ShopSite store. Merchants can preview a demo version of ShopSite and obtain pricing information at www.shopsite.com.

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