We all aware of that finding an open source software based on Microsoft technology is like searching for needle in a hay stack, let alone a suitable one. dashCommerce is one of those very rare open source .NET ecommerce platforms in the wild, other two available option you have- DotShoppingCart and nopCommerce (we will come to these two in the future).
dashCommerce formerly known as the Microsoft Commerce Starter Kit, is a complete CMS (Content Management System) and ecommerce open source solution. Current stable version dashCommerce 3.0 is quite flexible and robust in nature, as it’s incorporates all three major components of an ecommerce application:
Product Catalog
Shopping Cart
Order Fulfillment …
PrestaShop is what we consider a one-stop shop and a lot simpler to install and setup than most open source ecommerce platform. This is a scalable open source platform, which means it can grow as your business grows. PrestaShop is a free solution, and their easy-to-use back office tool allows anyone, regardless of skill level, to use and maintain an online store (sort of like ecommerce for dummies 
). PrestaShop is available under the Open Software License and officially launched in August 2007 for small to medium-sized businesses. The software, which is based on the …
Varien a LA based Web firm turn ecommerce platform provider developed Magento, one of the most vibrant, feature rich open source ecommerce platform. Varien was founded in 2001 which worked with osCommerce. They originally planned to fork osCommerce but later decided to rewrite it as Magento. Though Magento version 1 publicly launched on March 31, 2008, the official development started way back in early 2007. Magento is built on components of the Zend Framework. It’s available under the Open Software License …
Adobe Systems Inc. has announced plans to discontinue its Adobe Stock Photos service effective April 1, 2008. The service enables users of Adobe’s Bridge software to purchase royalty-free images for use in their work. It was introduced in 2005 when Adobe rolled out Creative Suite 2. “Adobe has decided to concentrate its efforts in other areas,” said the company in a statement posted to the Adobe Stock Photos Web site. In straighter wards-Adobe stock photos don’t bring us any money, the way our world class image editing software brings. It’s true that me and many of my colleagues use Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks almost …
The mass improvements of Internet technology and virtualization bring us in a stage where we nearly buy/want to buy everything from online. But as the online shopping spree grows so is the online scam and fraud. There are thousands of online shopping sites out there with lowest quality products (that they can’t sell on site), some with zero customer care, much worse some are just crooks/frauds. So they only way to be safe is buying from someone reliable, certified by proper authority. In United States BBB online reliability program is one such scheme, where they scrutinizes online companies to adhere some basic guidelines to make online shopping safer for consumers. …