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Miva Merchant is a dynamic browser-based Storefront Development and
Management System. It integrates cataloging, product, fulfillment, maintenance,
category management, shopping basket, order and credit card processing.
Multiple stores can be maintained by one central administrator or specific
store functions can be delegated to sub-administrators.
Miva Merchant has a complete set of wizards to simplify
the process of building your store. The browser based administration
interface provides access to an array of more sophisticated tools to
maintain your catalog and inventory, manage customer and affiliate accounts,
create comprehensive promotional campaigns, handle order fulfillment
responsibilities, and generate detailed sales and website traffic reports. |
Miva Payment
Miva Payment is a new easy-to-implement, highly reliable credit
card processing service that is built into Miva Merchant. Capabilities
include real-time authorization, web-based Business Center account management,
Virtual Terminal for manual processing, comprehensive reports, and transaction
searching. More...
Payment Modules
Lynk® Payment Systems
With Lynk, merchants can accept debit, credit, EBT cards and checks
quickly, securely and cost-effectively. Online merchants can also rely
on Lynk's innovative e-funds distribution, and stored value cards. See
technical docs |
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ICPS™
The Internet Cash Purchase System is the only Internet payment system that
gives shoppers the option of using cash to purchase products and services online.
The online shopper simply goes to one of thousands of ICPS PayCenterssm to
pay. See technical
docs
Additional Security for Administrative Login
IP address verification for the computers used to log into your store's
admin interface.
Better Performance in Compiled Format
At v4.14 and later, Miva Merchant is built to run on the new Miva Virtual Machine.
It runs faster and more efficiently than ever before. Also now available, for
FREE download, is a new MMUI (user interface) uncompiled source kit with a special
license which allows you to customize your storefront at the source code
level. For more information on how compiled Miva Script applications work, click
here.
Secure Order processing with Payment Info EncryptionSupported for all payment modules, the encryption uses a combination of Blowfish
(128-bit keys) and RSA (1024-bit keys). Each order is issued a randomly generated
key. For more information on this new security feature, see technical
docs.
Miva Marketplace
Miva Marketplace is a new automated marketing service integrated with Miva
Merchant that drives targeted shoppers to Miva storefronts. Merchants instantly
add their products into a powerful search engine and "shop
box" that is displayed on popular web sites. Miva Marketplace generates
more sales and builds lasting relationships with buyers who return again
and again...
New for Miva MarketplaceNew "Global Clickprice" control, enhanced category searching, and
other administration enhancements.
Also, merchants can now use a special "Mass Listing Wizard" to register
multiple product listings in the system. Miva Merchant now offers support for
the UPC (Universal Price Code) and ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
New fields have been added in Miva Marketplace to accommodate these identifiers.
Some Miva Marketplace venues use the ISBN and UPC to compare prices among shopping
sites.
Shipping Modules
FedEx® Shipping Module - Provides real-time
calculation of FedEx shipping rates for orders in your Miva Merchant store. This
new feature uses your existing FedEx account info to create a "Meter Number" which
identifies your Miva Merchant installation as a shipping client. For more information
on this new feature, see technical
docs.
USPS® Shipping Module -
Provides real-time calculation of US Postal Service rates for orders in your
Miva Merchant store.
For more information on this new feature, see technical docs. UPS® is now
supported through a special compiled module for Miva Merchant
4.16 [ Free
Download ]
Miva Mailer
Miva Mailer conveniently emails the people (customers, affiliates, etc.) within
your Miva Merchant system relevant information about your site and special offers.
The service automatically manages unsubscribes and lets you create an unlimited
number of mailing lists to reach your customers and affiliates.
Affiliate Program
Build your own affiliate network and attract new customers to your storefront!
You save time and money by managing your affiliate program at the same time you
manage your store. This new features makes it easy to control commissions you
pay to affiliates for both sales and click-thrus. Both you and your affiliates
have access to payout reports and you can even choose to have your affiliates
added automatically or with administrative approval.
Inventory Tracking
Now you can track inventory levels for all the products in your store. Your customers
will know exactly when a product is in stock or out of stock. This powerful new
feature even sends email notifications about low and sold out items. You can
manage inventory levels and notices for your entire store or for specific items.
It's easy to administer and you'll eliminate orders for products that are no
longer in stock.
Simple Administration
It's never been easier to set up and administer your storefront. Now one wizard
manages the complete storefront configuration and displays progress to completion
so you know exactly where you are at each step of the way. You can revisit completed
steps at any time and quickly switch between advanced and simple mode administrative
interfaces.
Attribute Templates
You will save lots of time with the new attribute template feature. Now you can
assign similar attributes to multiple products and easily change attributes globally
by updating the template. Product attributes can still be modified without affecting
the template. Plus, you can assign attribute templates in the Product Import.
Site Traffic and Sales Statistics
Now you'll know exactly how many customers have visited your store and how much
they have spent. This useful new feature makes it easy to track your store traffic
and make smarter inventory and promotional decisions.
Data Export / Import
Export core product fields in a format to Import (back) into Miva Merchant, upload
to Miva Marketplace Mass-Listing Wizard, and for Miva Merchant Provisioning.
Also, while importing products from a flat file, assign a products to multiple
(existing) categories, separating category codes with commas.
Quick Selection
Easily select and deselect an entire range of products at once when administering
your storefront.
Shipping Calculation
Now you can calculate shipping costs as a percentage of the total order.
Store Management
Miva Merchant comes complete with a set of wizards to simplify the process
of building your store. Then, the browser-based administration interface provides
access to an array of more sophisticated tools to maintain your catalog and
inventory, manage accounts, create comprehensive promotional campaigns, handle
order fulfillment responsibilities, and generate detailed sales and website
traffic reports.
Account Management
Whether you are running a single store, or a "shopping mall", Miva
Merchant allows you to have complete management control. You can create a store
manager with full authority and multiple user accounts to handle the normal
day-to-day operations of running your store. Also, customer accounts can be
set up to provide frequent shopper programs, discounted pricing and special
product availability.
Catalog Management
Create categories, products, and attributes within Miva Merchant using wizards,
the Miva Merchant administration interface, or the product import utility.
Use the sorting capability to quickly organize your products for display. Create
detailed product descriptions using text and HTML and attributes can be assigned
to products to allow you to identify your products' characteristics more accurately
to your customers.
Merchandising
Merchandising is key to success of all stores and Miva Merchant has the capability
to implement a variety of programs to increase your sales. With Miva Merchant
you can associate complimentary products to give shoppers the opportunity to
purchase others that are similar. You can also create an upsale process when
shoppers meet pre-defined criteria such as purchasing specific products, or
exceeding specified dollar amounts. Pricing groups can be used in combination
with select shopper availability groups to qualify them for discounts on any
or all products in the store.
Order Fulfillment
Processing credit card payments is easy with Miva Merchant's pre-configured
payment processing solutions from industry leaders. Miva Merchant also configures
multiple sales tax methods and provides your customers with multiple shipping
options. Checking order status is also simple with our instant order email
confirmations that are sent to both the merchant and customer.
Miva Merchant is bundled with interfaces to the following list of payment
gateways and, supports over 40 others:
NEW - Lynk®
NEW - ICPSsm
NEW- PayPal™
NEW - debit-it!
NEW - eValuCheck
NEW - Innovative Gateway Solutions
NEW - Rodopi Payment Gateway
NEW - U.S. Merchant Systems
Authorize.Net Payment Services v3.0
E-Commerce Exchange/QuickCommerce 3.0 Payment Gateway
Moneris e-SELECT Payment Service
GlobalCommerce Payment Gateway
CyberSource ICSv2 Payment Services
Cardservice/LinkPoint Payment Gateway
Paradata Payment Service
Verisign Payflow Link
Verisign Payflow Pro (PaymentNet)
Through Miva Merchant's modular architecture, many other payment processors
can be integrated to a Miva Merchant storefront.
Modular Architecture
Miva Merchant is specifically designed so developers and aftermarket vendors
can implement their own customized modules around a common API. Once a module
is developed, push-button registration automatically integrates it into the
main Miva Merchant system.
Modules can be developed for the following sub-systems:
Fulfillment
User Interface
Shipping
Payment
Currency
Sales Tax
Batch Reporting
Import / Export
Buyer Traffic Reporting
Intercept System Functions
Existing Site Integration
E-merchants who have sites in HTML can hyperlink directly into a Miva Merchant
e-catalog. Key e-catalog functions such as product lookup, category presentation,
shopping basket, and order forms can be accessed as components of existing
HTML-based websites.
Security
All sensitive data can be encrypted with SSL prior to transmission. This includes
the customer ordering process and processing of orders. Multiple layers of
login permissions give a centralized manager the ability to grant store-level
permissions to different developers and merchants.
Documentation
Context-sensitive help is available for each key field in the administrative
interface within Miva Merchant. In addition, online documentation is available
on Miva's website. Support for Miva products is available through Miva's Incident
Reporting System and user group forums.
Site Administrator Friendly
Miva Merchant requires no daily management. Installation takes less than a
minute on any Miva-enabled web server with several automated installation scripts
provided free by Miva Corporation to HostFusion.
Got Questions?
Find answers in our online support section.
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