Internet commerce solutions provider Actinic has announced the release of version 8 of its desktop ecommerce range for small and medium businesses. Internet commerce solutions provider Actinic has announced the release of version 8 of its desktop ecommerce range for small and medium businesses.
Actinic v8 has been re-coded with an object-based architecture and is effectively a brand new product. The product-line up has also been revamped, introducing a new Web Designer software range for professionals alongside the original Self-Builder family for merchants wanting to go it alone.
The re-write means users get a new WYSIWYG 'Design View' where any design or content object on the page can be moved around or reformatted at the click of the mouse. Plus, the enhanced Dreamweaver plug-in enables designs to be originated in Dreamweaver and imported directly into the Actinic software for addition to the shopping cart. Version 8 also has valuable new marketing options to help merchants to promote products, including lists for 'Best Sellers', 'Also Bought' and 'New Products'.
David Stringer of Synchronised Web Design has beta tested the latest release and says, "Actinic v8 is a very powerful program with a lot of excellent features. It looks like a massive leap in the right direction for retailing over the net."