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KonaKart is written in Java and includes a variety of robust open source frameworks and libraries used world wide in thousands of products. Java technology’s versatility, efficiency, platform portability, and security make it the ideal technology for network computing.

KonaKart can be deployed on most servlet engines / application servers including JBOSS, GlassFish, BEA WebLogic and IBM WebSphere. It is shipped with Apache Tomcat.

Thanks to its underlying technology, KonaKart can support most popular databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2 and MS SQL Server. Database scripts are provided for all of the above databases in the installation package.

The eCommerce application included in the download, uses a JSP / Struts design. The checkout screens can be configured to use either JSPs or Google GWT code, which provides a more interactive experience through the use of AJAX technology.

The KonaKart server was designed to implement an API (both Java and SOAP Web Services) and to be accessed only through this API. This means that it is relatively easy to develop a front end store in the technology of your choice by calling the KonaKart Client or Server APIs. An example of this is our Catalog Inspector Demo which consists of a Adobe Flash object created using Open Laszlo technology.

Version 4.1.0.0 is the first release after version 3.2.0.0 that has been made generally available. It contains many exciting new features and a number of bug fixes.

Note that some of the features highlighted below are only available by buying the Enterprise Extensions. See here for full details of what is included only in the Enterprise Extensions.

New Features

* KonaKart now supports Gift Registries. Registered customers can create and manage gift registries such as wedding lists. A public gift registry can be searched for using various search parameters. Once found, any items bought from the registry may be automatically shipped to the address defined by the registry owner.
* Shared products mode has been added to multi-store. This feature allows you to add a product to multiple stores but only have to manage one copy of the product in the admin app. The product price may differ between the stores. One of its uses is for companies opening stores in different countries which sell the same products.
* USPS and USPS International payment gateways have been added.
* An XML Import/Export feature for KonaKart objects such as product, customer, order etc. has been added This feature can be run with a script, providing arguments to define which objects to import or export. Some example scripts are also provided.
* Store Front support for multi-currency has been added. A customer can now view and search for products in a currency different to the default currency.
* Added cookie management to remember guests and their cart contents even if they haven’t registered.
* Added Job Scheduling. This is achieved with an integration of the Open Source Quartz scheduler. There is a framework for adding your own batch jobs and the source code of some useful example jobs.
* Added support to integrate the KonaKart Admin App into Liferay.
* Added the ability to clone stores in a multi-store configuration.
* Added many extra Application API calls that include an extra “options object”. The purpose of this object is to pass the catalog id to the eCommerce engine so that the product manager may be specialized to retrieve the product price and quantity from an external source based on the catalog id.
* All client side exceptions shown to the customer are now also logged.
* New API call to retrieve Categories to Tag Groups has been added.
* The Save button is now enabled in Admin App without the need to tab off fields. Improves consistency of behavior across all panels of the Admin App.
* Upgraded to Axis 1.4.
* 3 custom fields have been added to zones table..............