Tools and Resources for ecommerce: Guides, tools and open source code

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Tools and Resources For E-commerce

This page with help you find useful tool and resources for ecommerce.

E-commerce Guides

eCommerce Guide

The goal of the ECommerce-Guide.com is to provide the single best source of independent, up-to-date information about electronic commerce. Their editorial content is 100% e-commerce - with everything including daily news, feature articles, product guides, case studies, an e-commerce events calendar, and e-commerce-focused discussion forums.

Electronic Commerce Interest Group

Technical information on e-commerce issues.

"The World Wide Web Consortium, leading the web to its full potential, is therefore concerned with the evolution of Electronic Commerce on the Web. The role of W3C is to focus on core infrastructure technologies for Electronic Commerce and identify common infrastructure needed in this area. W3C is not committed for example in specifying banking systems nor schemas for specific Electronic Commerce applications."

Open Source Tools

Open Source CMS

This site was created with one goal in mind. To give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best php/mysql based free and open source software systems in the world. You can be the administrator of any site they list, allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.

Open Source Ecommerce (shops / carts)

Open Source E-commerce Cart

osCommerce is an online shop e-commerce solution under on going development by the open source community. Its feature packed out-of-the-box installation allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with absolutely no costs or license fees involved.

Zen Cart

Zen CartT truly is the art of e-commerce; a free, user-friendly, open source shopping cart system. The software is being developed by group of like-minded shop owners, programmers, designers, and consultants that think e-commerce could be and should be done differently. Some "solutions" seem to be complicated programming exercises instead of responding to users' needs, Zen CartT puts the merchant's and shopper's requirements first. Similarly, other programs are nearly impossible to install and use without an IT degree, Zen CartT can be installed and set-up by anyone with the most basic computer skills. Others are so expensive ... not Zen CartT, it's FREE!