Custom E-commerce Development
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform is used by more than 100 companies across Canada, ranging from new ventures to multi-national organizations. It provides the optimal balance between the flexibility of developing your e-commerce website from scratch and the speed and efficiency of implementing a packaged solution. Our proven platform comes with a broad range of features at no extra charge so you’ll benefit and save while still being able to incorporate custom e-commerce features to meet your unique requirements.
The Technology
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform extends the proven and popular osCommerce platform but with modifications to use the latest coding standards for added performance and design flexibility. Our platform includes substantial upgrades for added security and adheres to many industry standards. Furthermore, our platform works with a wide range of web servers and databases for maximum flexibility.
Delivery
When we deliver your site we include full access to the source code. In addition to providing ftp access to your files we also provide you with a backup copy of your files on CD or DVD.
We make it easy to extend the standard e-commerce platform features or create custom features to meet your exacting needs. Our platform also easily integrates with third party applications for rapid and cost-effective implementation.
Since our platform is based on open source technology, you will be able to easily find developers who can get up to speed quickly, keeping your development costs low.
Integration
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform can integrate with many third party applications for:
- Payments
- Analytics
- Geolocation
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Shipping Calculators
- Email Marketing
- Accounting Systems
- Warehousing Solutions
- Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRMs)
Payments
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform can be easily integrated with the following payment processors:
- Moneris
- Beanstream
- TD Merchant Services
- Chase Paymentech
- PayPal
- Internet Secure
- Authorize.Net
- Most other payment processors
Analytics and Site Performance
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform includes integration with Google Analytics to help you gain insight into customer behaviour, maximize online revenues and identify strengths and weaknesses within your site. Integration with other analytic software also available.
Geolocation
The Pinnacle e-commerce platform can be integrated with IP2Location. This application allows you to personalize the customer experience based on geolocation:
- Show a tailored selection by province/state or country
- Suggest the nearest retail stores by location
- Tailor your pricing to different provinces/states or countries
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Web content management systems are used in nearly all ecommerce deployments. In some cases the CMS is completely responsible for the management of the customer experience. In other scenarios, it's used to manage the workflow and content related to catalog data, templates/css, or other site image
Shipping Calculators and Address Validation
To provide accurate shipping data for customers the Pinnacle e-commerce platform can be integrated with postal and courier services for precise shipping costs including:
- Canada Post
- US Postal Service
- UPS
- FedEx
- Purolater
Email Marketing
In order to manage email communications for marketing campaigns we can also integrate with applications like:
- Constant Contact
- Mail Chimp
- Exact Target
- Responsys
Training & Support
To ensure your success, we provide comprehensive e-commerce training for you and your staff so you will be completely comfortable maintaining your online store. In addition, we provide free support for 45 days after your new site goes live to answer any questions that may arise.
We also offer a available 5x8 support plans which include telephone and online support.
