Catalog Publishing

Aztec Catalog System

Aztec Systems offers a complete On-Line Catalog System that presents your products in an easy to use format, allowing shoppers to browse products by catagory or to locate specific items by keyword. The system enables shoppers to select items for purchase and to review orders at any time. When ready for checkout, shoppers enter their name, address, shipping and payment methods in an easy to use format. Orders are processed in a secure server using the universal SET (Secure Electronic Transaction) protocols to assure maximum security. Orders are transmitted to the merchant by secure E-mail while acknowledgements are sent to the shopper.

Benefits of the Aztec Catalog System

  • Flexibility for new or existing databases
  • Timely updates to catalog
  • Attracts users attention, entertains while shopping
  • Variety of choices to shoppers
  • Locate products by categories easily and quickly
  • Find specific products quickly using keyword searches
  • Browse items by category or keyword
  • Shoppers add selections to shopping cart
  • Shoppers can review order, change and delete items at any time
  • Shopper can select most efficient shipping method for budget
  • Maximum security for shoppers
  • Variety of payment methods
  • Verifies shopper and merchant to each other to establish trust
  • Ensures transaction accuracy
  • Informs merchant of sale
  • Assures shopper that order was received, will be processed

Features of the Aztec Catalog System

  • Product Database - virtually unlimited number of records
  • ASCII, ODBC Interfaces - provides flexibility for new or existing databases
  • Off-Line/On-Line Maintenance - provides timely updates to catalog
  • Graphics/Sound - attracts users attention, entertains while shopping
  • Description/Price - describes product features and price options
  • Size/Color/Options - provides variety of choices to shoppers
  • Search & Select - items placed in shopping cart at time of interest
  • Table of Contents/Index - enables shoppers to locate product categories
  • Keyword Search - enables shoppers to find specific products quickly
  • Product Display - enables shoppers to browse items by category or keyword
  • Product Selection - enables shoppers to add selections to shopping cart
  • Review/Modify - enables shoppers to see order and change and delete items
  • Shipping options - allows shopper to select most efficient shipping within budget

Shopping Flow Diagram

The block diagram below depicts the relationship of the major functions within the catalog system and shows the order processing flow.

Ordering Process

  • Security/Encryption - provides maximum security for shoppers
  • Credit Cards - enables shoppers to use variety of payment methods
  • Authentication - verifies shopper and merchant to each other to establish trust
  • Data Integrity - ensures transaction accuracy
  • E-Mail notification - informs merchant of sale
  • Acknowledgement - assures shopper that order was received, will be processed

Primary Catalog Functions

The Aztec Catalog System incorporates five basic functions into an integrated, on-line shopping system. Building and Modifying the Database

Our staff analyzes your immediate needs and available resources to design an effective presentation for the World Wide Web. We use the latest techniques in information display to convert your text and graphics into an effective Web presentation on the Internet.

Presenting the Catalog On-Line

We will develop the presentation and demonstrate it on a Web server for your review. After your acceptance, the presentation will be released to the Internet on our server or yours to be fully accessible through the World Wide Web.

Processing the On-Line Orders

Many clients require regular updates with the latest news and product or service releases. Once the Web document is on-line, we will add or modify Web pages as required. Your presentation can include opportunities for end-users to send information back to you. Statistics of the usage of your Web pages can play an important role in addressing your clients needs. On-Line reports of these statistics can optionally be made available on a periodic basis for your own analysis.

Networking the Catalog into the Internet

Analysis and Tuneup

Let Us Help You Put Your Catalog On-Line

Find out how our specialized Web Development Service can help you with your specific application. Please call 813-562-5160 or send E-mail request for more information.

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