Inviting beta testers for new e-commerce product.
 

Dear X-cart users,

Our company is glad to announce that in September we are planning to release new product which will extend our e-commerce product line. The new e-commerce software is called LiteCommerce and will be targeted for auditory less experienced in web technologies. Our major attempt with LiteCommerce is to make the process of creating and managing e-commerce store as easy as surfing the web. Key features of the software: unlike X-Cart, LiteCommerce is object-oriented; it has support for modular architecture and is expandable by add-on modules (including possibility of creating third-party add-ons), WYSIWYG design using third party HTML editors (like FrontPage and Dreamweaver), GUI CSS and image customization, Windows-based Installation wizard plus control panel, Quickstart wizard and much moreБ─╕
X-Cart and LiteCommerce products will complement each other helping us to cover the needs of wider auditory.
Both products will be available for sale at the same time, there will be new releases of both X-Cart and LiteCommerce.

Now we are seeking for volunteers who wish to participate in beta-testing of the LiteCommerce product. If you are interested please send your request for participation at address: beta@x-cart.com with subject: "Request for beta-testing" before Aug 14. Please specify the following information:

1. Country where you are doing business.
2. Which operation system do you have for beta testing purposes?
3. Describe your skill levels in web technologies.
4. Your email which you are using as a login for the members area.
5. URL where you are planning to perform beta-testing (eg. http://www.mysite.com or http://localhost).

Please note that number of beta testers is limited therefore we will select candidatures to cover wider range of potential users. If you will be enrolled we will contact you with further instructions. Thank you

Hello Dmitry,

This really sounds like an exciting product. Is it too early to ask what sort of price point the base package will be sold at? :D

Hmm..

Sounds interesting!

Will this in any way be more featureful than x-cart?

If so, will x-cart users be able to upgrade for a minimal fee. I just purchase x-cart less than a month ago, and I just wish that I had known about this new software so I could have made a more educated decision. And along those lines, with licenses recently purchased, can we have the option to switch to that software if we would like, and if the price is different pay the difference in price?

Thanks!

The "basic" version of LiteCommerce will not have as many features as X-Cart has (though it will have some features missing in X-Cart). It will also cost slightly cheaper than X-Cart. However, LiteCommerce will be expandable to higher functionality (and price) using modules (including third-party modules).
LiteCommerce is created in order to make running of an e-commerce store easier, even for customers not experienced in web development.
One can use "basic" version of LiteCommerce (not overloaded with hundreds of features that are not yet needed), then get add-ons and increase the store functionality on-demand (thus decreasing the learning curve and expenses).

There will be X-Cart => LiteCommerce migration tool (though I do not think that most of X-Cart users need to switch to LiteCommerce; LiteCommerce is not "better" or "worse", it just has other conceptions). I'm not yet ready to talk about pricing and release date.

Is it possible to get a Forum Section for LITE COMMERCE beta testers? I think it would help discuss the issues. I would like to know what others think and what problems they see.

their is
 

their is one, ask verbic and he can sign you up an account

Actually, this forum does exist and you should have received an e-mail from the LiteCommerce developers with your login data for LiteCommerce beta forum. It seems like this e-mail is lost. I will make sure that they re-send it immediately.

AH HA!

Holding out on me, I SEE!

:twisted: 8) :lol: :P

I would also like to help, if still open.

What are the new features/improvements to new X-Cart release
 

What are the new features/improvements to new X-Cart release?

I would like to know because my company is paying the X-Cart team for modifications to X-Cart Gold.

We would also love to beta test the new software, we have a few other sites that are in develoment stages and will need a e-commerce package.

Thanks,
Chris
kegworks.com

still need testers?
 

I'd also like to test the new software. I've been wishing x-cart had a real plug-in type of API so it would be easier to develop 3rd party add-ons that don't require modifying the cart's core code. I'd love to get a look under the hood to see if it's something I might prefer to work with over x-cart. If so, I would probably develop numerous mods for it.

Regarding LiteCommerce project:

Yes, there will be API for modules that will allow 3rd party developers to create their own add-ons.

Regarding the new features of the upcoming X-Cart release:

I think that the most important features the new X-Cart release will get are: export/import for product options and separated admin/customer interface templates.

Nice :) been wanting product option imports for ages, most of my new clients are all in the clothing industry, some have up to 22 option dropdowns /text boxes for some products! 8O

What are the rest of the features or improvements?
 

What are the rest of the features or improvements for the upcoming version of X-Cart?

Will X-Cart be developed further ??? Or Will this product b
 

Will X-Cart be developed further ??? Or Will development stop or slow down for this product now ???

Just that a lot of people has put a lot of money and time and effort to get where they are today.

Yes, it will be developed further. Most of the frequently asked questions about LiteCommerce and X-Cart were already answered here, you can try to make a forum search for more details.