The business requirement
Phoenix Direct's Inkjet Direct project combined an osCommerce retail website with product imports, ink-finding tools and order exchange for fulfilment.
Development and integration
PHP, MySQL and JavaScript supported a catalogue of thousands of products, nightly stock updates and XML orders. Bundles, vouchers, search reporting and a historical NetBanx payment integration connected merchandising with the back-office workflow.
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Original project detail
New E-commerce website for Phoenix Direct
Listed by The Sunday Times as 12th fastest growing company in the UK, parent company Inkjet Direct Ltd contracted Impact to build an oSCommerce based ecommerce website for Phoenix Direct.
With over 6,000 products it was heavily customised, and integrates with their backoffice system in both directions so that latest stock gets automatically imported every night and orders are pushed via XML into their fulfillment system.
To allow users to find products quicker and easier we developed an ajax ink locater. Plus to assist the marketing department we built additional modules such as: a promotional bundle builder, discount voucher builder, search data capture mechanisms, customised reporting and full google tracking.
It is fully integrated to NetBanx secure payment gateway and offers 3D secure payment technology to allow users peace of mind when purchasing.
Written in PHP, MySQL, javascript.
