After investing 5 years in osCommerce based E-Commerce solutions, Varien has launched preview version of it's own Open Source E-Commerce Solution - Magento.
As osCommerce is not much upgraded since long time, E-Commerce service providers are eagerly waiting for new solutions with more functionalities and features, Magento will have to pass through a difficult examination. At a first look at the website of Magento it seems that it would be better than any older E-Commerce solutions.
It is very hard to make users to switch from other products to your product. Because first question they would ask you is: "What's better in yours than the current?". Varien says something in answer of it on their Why Magento Page.
As osCommerce is not much upgraded since long time, E-Commerce service providers are eagerly waiting for new solutions with more functionalities and features, Magento will have to pass through a difficult examination. At a first look at the website of Magento it seems that it would be better than any older E-Commerce solutions.
It is very hard to make users to switch from other products to your product. Because first question they would ask you is: "What's better in yours than the current?". Varien says something in answer of it on their Why Magento Page.
- No Constraints
Magento is much flexible so that you can create your online store exactly as your business model without any extra clutter or constricting design limits. - Completely Scalable
Magento is completely scalable. So with growing of your site, you can easily manage more resources. - Professional and Community Support
Magento offers professional reliable support, as well as the help of its passionate community. - Smooth Integration
You can create your customized store according to your business model in Magento with easier integration by saving your time and resources. - Cutting Edge Features
Magento provides many extra features like Produce Tagging, Multi-address Shipping, Product Comparison System etc. those are not yet provided by any other open source e-commerce solutions.
Magento is built on Zend Framework so it is clear that it will strictly follow MVC structure in it's through out coding. Thus, it would flexible to developers too.
Let's wait for it's first Beta Release and examine it's power trying it our self.
Let's wait for it's first Beta Release and examine it's power trying it our self.