Calcium Technologies

eCommerce - Simple Cost Effective Online Shop Solution

Most people have heard about eCommerce. It is how we all buy and sell our products or services over the Internet. CalciumTech provides an excellent Online Shopping system which is secure and easy to use for the customer.

As well as offering visually appealing web sites, Content Management and back-end development, Calcium create eCommerce websites that rival the best around. We have the design and development skills that are required to not only create great looking websites but to also be able to implement extremely powerful eCommerce systems in conjunction with the Joomla! CMS.

We have extensive experience in providing eCommerce / Shopping Cart solutions that are functional and that will help you maximise your online sales potential. Many of our implementations have included smart features that ensure customer information is carefully managed to ensure you are not only achieving immediate sales but also return sales.

Our experience has helped in providing custom solutions that easily manage stock, shipping, invoices and can easily be attached to payment gateways and SSL certificates.

VirtueMart offers a lot of Features, some of the standard Features are listed here.

Virtuemart General Features

  • Capable of using Secure Sockets Layer (https)
  • Flexible Tax Models
    • Model 1: ShipTo Address-based Tax Calculation
    • Model 2: Store Address-based Tax Calculation
    • Model 3: EU Mode (Store Owner based Tax Calculation when Customer comes from an EU Country)
  • Shoppers can manage their User Accounts
  • Shipping Address Management (Customers can enter multiple Shipping Addresses)
  • Order History: Shopper can view all their previous Orders (and Order Details)
  • Order Confirmation Mail (customizable!) is sent to Shopper and Store Owner
  • Multiple Currencies (you can allow Customers to change the Currency and buy using an alternative Currency)
  • Multiple Languages
  • Gift Registry with email notifications
  • Gift Wrapping with Gift note
  • Coupons/Gift Vouchers

Virtuemart Product Catalog Features

  • Powerful Web-Administration Interface
  • Manages an unlimited Number of Products and Categories
  • Can be used as a Shop or just as an Online-Catalog (you can even turn off Price Display)
  • Quick Search for Products, Categories and Manufacturers; filter by features or discounted Products
  • Product Ratings & Testimonials (moderated or auto-published)
  • Feature specific Products by setting them "on special"
  • Product Availability: show how fast a Customer can expect delivery
  • Handles downloadable Products (virtual Goods)
  • "Product is back in Stock" - Notification for subscribed Customers

Virtuemart Payment Modules

  • Capable of live Credit Card Processing (not recommended unless using SSL)
  • Pre-defined Payment Gateways like authorize.net®, PayPal, 2Checkout, eWay, Worldpay, PayMate and NoChex
  • Extend your Shop with other Payment Modules using the Payment Module API!

Virtuemart Shipping Modules

  • Flexible Shipping Carriers and Rates Configuration
  • Total order amount based shipping rates
  • Live-Shipping Rates using Shipping Modules (e.g. InterShipper, UPS, USPS, FedEx, AusPOST or Canada Post; Modules can use the Shipping Rate API).
  • extend your Shop with other Shipping Modules using the Shipping Module API!

Virtuemart Administration Features

  • Multiple Images and Files (like Spec Sheets and Flyers) per Product
  • Product Attributes (like Size or Color) can be added to Product
  • Product Types for Classification (like "Car", "Motorbike" or "Music Album")
  • Shopper Groups for Customers (allows different Price Levels and Payment Options),
  • Multiple Prices per Product (Quantity-based and/or Shopper Group-based Prices)
  • Flexible Price Display (number & currency formatting; including or excluding tax)
  • On-the-Fly Price Conversion between different Currencies using Live Rates from the ECB or other banks
  • Shop Statistics / Control Panel with a Summary of new Customers, new Orders....
  • Stock Level Control for Products and Item
  • Order Management with Order History, Customer Notification and Order Edit Functionality
  • Basic Reporting Feature: sold Items, monthly/yearly Revenue
  • Order Status Management
  • Manage different Currencies, Countries & States