ePages is an e-commerce software that allows merchants to create and run online shops in the cloud. The number of shops based on ePages is currently 140,000 worldwide. ePages software is regularly updated due to its Software-as-a-Service model. An investor in the company is United Internet, with a 25% stake.[1] ePages focuses upon distributing its products mainly through hosting providers, such as 1&1 Internet, Strato AG or Webfusion's brands Host Europe and 123-reg. Additional sales partners include logistics, telecoms, and yellow pages companies. The company collaborates with 80+ technology partners including online marketplaces, payment and logistics companies, and ERP vendors. ePages is headquartered in Hamburg, with additional offices in London, Barcelona, New York City and Jena.
 ePages logo | |
 Screenshot of the ePages Now administration area dashboard, version 7.11 | |
| Original author(s) | ePages GmbH |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ePages GmbH |
| Stable release | 7.11
/ 1 August 2017 |
| Written in | HTML5, CSS 3, Javascript, xml, Perl, C++, Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 15 languages |
List of languages Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (US), French, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish. | |
| Type | Online shopping, Shopping cart |
| Website | www |
History
editThe name ePages was used for the first time for software in 1997 to market "Intershop ePages".[2] In 2002, the product line then called Intershop 4 was taken over by ePages GmbH and renamed to ePages.[3]
Features
editDepending on the ePages product (Base, Flex, Enterprise, Multistore) and packages offered by hosting providers, merchants can sell up to an unlimited number of items. Users can offer their products and services in 15 languages and with all currencies. With ePages, merchants can use web marketing tools; e.g. newsletters, coupons or social media plug-ins for social commerce.[4] ePages has developed and optimised the shop content's display on mobile devices [5] and added a filter search feature.[6] Further to this, major online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon,[7] search engines like Google, payment providers such as PayPal and Enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP Business One[8] and Sage Office Line 24[9] are integrated into the software.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "United Internet acquires equity interest of around 25 percent in ePages". United Internet. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "ePages: Online shop software for success in e-commerce". ePages. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Intershop-Gründer Beeck geht mit ePages erneut an den Start (Article in German)". ChannelPartner. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "ePages features". ePages. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Online shop software comparison (in German)". Internet World. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "ePages 6.15: Onlineshop-System (in German)". t3n. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Strato Webshop Epages im Test- Erfahrungsbericht (in German)". Existenzgründung im Internet. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "ePages mit Anbindung an SAP Business One jetzt on Demand (in German)". e-commerce-magazin. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Sage integriert Webshop in Office Line 24 (in German)". IT espresso. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.