The next hotly anticipated release of the UniTrader shopping cart software is scheduled for 16th of July 2007.

New features of the software mostly reflect recent customers feature requests and include bulk discounts, plus stock control for product options and Froolge integration.

A number of new payment providers have also been integrated including Google Express Checkout, HSBC Secure ePayments and advanced support for Protx VSP Direct service (i.e. 3D authorisation).

Support for Paypal services has also improved with the integration of Paypal Express Checkout and Website Payments Pro services.

Merchants will also be able to use multiple credit card payment methods (for example a combination of Protx/Paypal Express Checkout/Google Express Checkout) to take credit card payments online.

UniTrader Update 5 will also automatically generate RSS feeds for News pages, plus a Google Sitemap which is automatically updated and indexed by Google services.

Finally, UniTrader Update 5 will also be compatible with the latest Microsoft Windows Vista platform.

New Features:

• Product Shortcuts: Allowing one product to be placed in multiple categories
• Promotional Campaigns: Activate discounts based on the promo code for one or a group of products.
• Full integration with Protx VSP Direct service
• Full integration with PayPal Website Payments Pro

For Bespoke Templates:

• Customer Accounts (Bespoke Template Only).
• Customer Registration
• Password reminder
• Quick Shopping Cart page section
• Required Login during checkout process
• Edit Profile
• View Orders/Print Orders

Improvements:

• Ability to save website in the middle of the working session
• Ability to cancel changes at the end of the working session.
• Improved performance on open/save website operations.
• Default Shop Country option. Allows to specify country selected during the checkout process by default.
• Default Sort Order for the category products.
• Key Shortcuts for Add/Change/Delete operations in grids. 

It's getting closer to the next release of UniTrader and as well as a new price of just £19.99 per month, there are some fantastic new features to take advantage of.  Products can now be shared between multiple categories, saving you time and giving greater marketing power for your product promotion. 

The Discount Wizard has also been got some gleaming new whistles and bells.  Why not run some additional customer loyalty schemes and product promotions with the new promotion code facility?  You can assign promo codes to just one or a group of products to give a fixed value or percentage discount on the purchase.

Improving the customer experience we've introduced a quick shopping cart page to make the checkout process quicker for your customers who have less time on their hands.

For our new Bespoke Template customers you can now get Customer Accounts integrated to the uniquely designed template.  This includes a host of features including customer logins, registration, profiles etc. and will all be available for just £199.99 set-up and £29.99 per month all inclusive of VAT.

And for the final drum roll, we've introduced full integration with Protx VSP Direct service. Ta-Dah!

Wait! We're not done yet.  There's been some tinkering too and we've made improvements to some of the existing features.

You can save your website in the middle of a session or, if you prefer, cancel changes at the end of a working session is you're not happy with the updates you've made. 

UniTrader always works hard for its users, but we've still managed to improve its performance on open and save operations. There are key short-cutoms for Add, Change and Delete operations and now you can define the default sort order for category products.

In our continuing commitment to ensure your customers' enjoy their experience on your website we've included a default shop country option, which will allow you to specify the country selected by default during the checkout process.

Well, that's all for now.  Please continue to give us your valuable feedback through the supportdesk or via the discussion forum at http://forum.unitechnology.co.uk.

On March 27th 2007, something big will happen to the prices of UniTrader, the DIY e-shop builder. They’re getting smaller and they’re taking on a whole new character.

Online entrepreneurs can download UniTrader free of charge and start creating their own website, and can publish the website for just £19.99 a month inclusive of VAT with NO SET-UP FEE. You still get all the fabulous features that make UniTrader the leading online shop creator.

Even UniTrader Lite gets a whole new pricing persona and a new name: UniTrader Starter can be yours for just £9.99 inclusive of VAT. And for existing site owners fed-up of paying for update fees to their website, why not take advantage of UniTemplate Lite and have your existing look and fee transferred to UniTrader for just £99 set-upand £9.99 per month. There’s a whole new look to UniTechnology’s products and pricing so take a tour.

Leading value added distributor of software and peripherals Interactive Ideas has been announced as the official distributor of the UNI range of DIY Web products from software house, UniTechnology.

Interactive Ideas will market UniTechnology’s principal software packages including the acclaimed online shop builder UniTrader 2006, and its sister product website builder, UniWebsite 2006.

UniTechnology’s Managing Director Pavel Kilovatiy, commented “Interactive Ideas has clearly demonstrated formidable knowledge and experience of the retail software sector and will play a considerable role assisting UniTechnology to be highly competitive through its channel strategy.”

Michael Breeze, Interactive Ideas Marketing Manager, commented “The high quality of the DIY product range and overwhelmingly positive consumer reaction for UniTechnology’s software will prove to be exceptionally attractive to our network of retailers and resellers.”