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Web Store 2.0 from Xsilva provides retailers with a powerful and simple e-commerce solution

Posted on: Thursday, 19 February 2009, 08:00 CST

New platform enriches shopping experience, increases revenue per customer

MONTREAL, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ - Xsilva Systems Inc., maker of a comprehensive suite of retail tools tailored for the Mac, is now shipping LightSpeed Web Store 2.0, providing retailers with a host of powerful new features to better manage their online presence and increase revenues through a simple and intuitive interface. With some details initially revealed in November 2008, the product is now in full commercial production.

Web Store 2.0 provides retailers with a dynamic store front inspired by the clean, crisp style of Apple Inc.'s online store. Xsilva's developers have rebuilt Web Store from the ground up, with a SQL database-driven system that focuses on back-end simplicity and front-end elegance. Customers can now create and manage their own secure accounts, for a personalized shopping experience that lets them easily track their purchase history and outstanding work orders, thereby simplifying reorders, building loyalty and encouraging repeat buying.

"In today's crowded online marketplace, retailers need an e-commerce solution that allows them to quickly and easily establish a unique, online identity that reflects their brand and business lifestyle," said Dax Dasilva, CEO of Xsilva Systems. "With Web Store 2.0, we are providing retailers with a simple, one-click solution that will allow them to get online and processing orders with unmatched ease and efficiency."

Web Store is an add-on that integrates seamlessly with Xsilva's popular LightSpeed suite of retail tools. LightSpeed combines a powerful point-of-sale (POS) solution for front-counter retail with back-office functions such as inventory management, order processing and billing.

Web Store 2.0 offers: World Class Features: - Secure Customer Accounts. Customers can manage their own secure accounts for a more personalized shopping experience - Personalized Wish Lists enable shoppers to create and share lists of favorite products as well as create gift registries for special occasions - Online Quotes. Shoppers can create and email "Cart" orders that can be reviewed and purchased online. - Product Cross-Selling. Featured or related products appear alongside customer selections in eye-catching iTunes-style sliders, encouraging related purchases and extended browsing on the Web Store. Power and Simplicity - Elegant, Customizable Design. Web Store's powerful templates offer customers a unique, Mac-like shopping experience through a sleek design that enables retailers to build an impressive online identity. - Easy Admin Panel: The Web Store Admin panel allows control over all aspects of the online shopping experience from the Store's appearance to shipping rates and payment methods, and provides the ability to view sales charts and store data. Seamless Integration - One Solution. Tight integration with LightSpeed means Web Store seamlessly syncs with a retailer's store database, making it easy to upload new products, complete with web categories and keywords, multiple images and related items. - Turnkey Hosting: Specialized turnkey Web Store hosting from Xsilva, with SSL security and automated updates, saves businesses the headache of having to set up and maintain their own e-commerce sites and online database servers.

For more information on features and pricing, please visit http://xsilva.com/webstore.

About Xsilva Systems

Xsilva Systems makes a comprehensive suite of retail tools under the LightSpeed brand that are tailored to the Mac platform and intended to help individual retailers and small retail chains grow and manage their businesses more effectively. LightSpeed makes managing a retail business as easy as click, drag and drop, and features a powerful front-counter point of sale solution. It also features extensive quoting, ordering and invoicing capabilities, label and barcode printing, reporting, inventory management, customer profiling and tracking, credit-card processing, gift cards, multi-store lookups and stock transfers. Add-on module LightSpeed Web Store allows retailers to generate and maintain a fully customizable PHP- and CSS-based e-commerce site from their LightSpeed database.

For more information on LightSpeed and Lightspeed Web Store, please visit www.xsilva.com.

"LightSpeed" is a trademark of Xsilva Systems Inc. The names of other companies or products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE XSILVA SYSTEMS INC

Source: PR Newswire

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