1. osCOMMERCE Buco, Mary Joy D. Lomibao, Veronicalyn O. Ritumalta, Monica R.

2. osCOMMERCE  "os" stands for “Open Source”  It is a rich set of out-of-the-box online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with no costs, license fees, or limitations involved. What is osCOMMERCE?

3. Top 5 Sites uses OsCommerce: imvu.com budgunshop.com ableammo.com ereplacementparts.com lightinthebox.com

4. Benefits of osCommerce to the Company: Company/Merchant  It provides a wide range of features, including report generation, payment processing and backup tools, as well as invoices and packing slips.  They also have control of catalog content and structures, products, and shipping cost calculations.  The account system allows store owners to build and maintain customer contact, view purchase histories, and generate reports about which customers purchase the most goods  The newsletter system allows vendors to compose a newsletter regarding news related to the store, new products, discounted products, and other matters of interest

5. Customer  They can receive newsletters and email notifications about products, and they can read and create online product reviews.  Customers also appreciate the secure accounts that protect their personal data, allow access to their purchase history, and provide updates on the status of their orders. Benefits of osCommerce to the Customer:

6. Steps on how to integrate osCommerce in e-commerce: 1. Initialize the osCommerce variables 2. Create your template 3. Customize the osCommerce pages 4. Add osCommerce to your products pages

7. Trusted  osCommerce is well known and widely used Secure  The software allows the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Cost effective  Open source software is free to download and use, and existing code/contributions are also free. Distributed under the GNU General Public LicenseGNU General Public License Proofs that osCommerce is effective: