CRE Loaded

CRE Loaded is an open source online shopping cart software for start-up Ecommerce sites from Chain Reaction eCommerce. It is based on osCommerce and runs on any LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) web server. The Standard version of CRE Loaded is available as a free download. Pro and Pro B2B versions with expanded feature sets and support are available for a fee.

Key Features
CRE Loaded differs from osCommerce and other related applications primarily through its offering of add-on modules and systems to provide expanded functionality.
The following are some of the key features of CRELoaded as stated on their website:


* Free Online Manual
* Phone, Email, and Chat Support
* Customer Statistics Report
* Multiple Images Per Product
* Monthly Sales & Tax Reporting
* Integrated Shipping and Payment Modules
* Easy Populate-Upload Complete Product Database In One Batch
* Integrated Security Options
* Meta-Tag Controller
* Gift Certificates and Discount Coupons
* Fully Integrated Content Management System
* Fully Integrated File Distribution Management System
* Download Controller For Managing Sales of Downloadable Files
* B2B Tools: Customer groups, Wholesale Pricing, Volume Discounts, etc.


Product Development
Current (August 2008) CRELoaded version is 6.2 with patches up to 13.2. Chain Reaction Ecommerce is advertising the pre-release of CRE Loaded Standard 6.3. It is said to have expanded admin features, shipping and image modules and increased flexibility.

CRELoaded offers Add-On Systems, Add-On Modules and Add-On Services. Add-On Systems introduce entire new frameworks into your site and can themselves support additional Add-On Modules.
Add-On Modules enhance the capabilities of your CRE Loaded store with these Add-On Modules.
Add-On Services are the partner relationships that CRE Loaded has developed with Ecommerce-related services.

The Add-On Systems offered are Content Director and File Distribution Manager.
The Add-On Modules offered are Mega Add-On Bundle 2, Recover Abandoned Carts, Checkout Success, SEOURLs and Admin Sessions Length Control.
The Add-On Services offered are C.R.E. Merchant, C.R.E. Secure, BuySafe, My Store Rewards and Shipwire.

Company Profile
Chain Reaction eCommerce was founded in 2002 to provide complete, integrated e-commerce business-development services. Chain Reaction eCommerce maintains a variety of websites offering web hosting, e-commerce project development, and e-commerce software applications such as CRE Loaded.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the leadership of Chain Reaction Ecommerce includes Michael Valverde, Chief Executive Officer; Michael Fuller, Chief Operating Officer; Salvatore Iozzia, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer; Gregory McGraw, Chief Financial Officer and Scott M. Pranger, EVP of Global Sales and Business Development.

Chain Reaction Ecommerce also maintains separate websites for Project Developers and for freelancers:

#CREForge is the Development center, where all of the CRE Loaded publicly available files and support tools are maintained. Developers can post their own files for use by the community.
#CRELance is a skills exchange website where freelance programmers, coders, and marketing specialists with expertise in CRE Loaded offer their skills on a freelance basis. Interested parties can browse freelancers or projects, or post projects on which freelancers make bids.
#CREShare is a public support forum to aid the user and developer communities.

See Also:
* osCommerce
* Zen Cart
* Magento


 
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