Znode's ASP.NET shopping cart includes fully customizable ASP.NET 2.0 source code, C# libraries and SQL Server 2005 database. Developers can leverage their existing knowledge in ASP.NET 2.0 to customize the storefront. Znode's architecture is based on Microsoft's prescribed patterns & practices.

Znode Storefront includes a professionally designed product catalog to showcase virtually any type of product or service. The catalog allows you to use rich media and text that can be easily edited using a web based administration tool.

The storefront can be easily customized to match your corporate website’s look and feel and other branding guidelines using the included ASP.NET Master pages and CSS stylesheets.

Znode uses AJAX technology to display product data (such as Requirements, Shipping Information, Specifications, etc) in a clear and concise manner without added clutter. Every element of this layout can be customized easily using the included Master Pages and User Controls.

The shopping cart and checkout process in Znode Storefront has been designed from the ground up to be user friendly so users can complete their purchase quickly and securely. This design signficantly reduces shopping cart abandonments.

Znode's ASP.NET shopping cart supports a variety of payment methods including credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX), PayPal, Google Checkout and Purchase Orders. You can also add custom payment types if required. Znode currently supports most major payment gateways for credit card transactions (including Verisign, Authorize.Net, PSI Gate, Paymentech Orbital and Nova).

Znode's shopping cart includes a user-friendly web based store management tool to manage every aspect of your product catalog and customers. This tool does not require an end user to have any technical expertise and significantly reduces training requirements.

With Znode's shopping cart, you can add optional add-ons (ex: "gift wrapping") or require a user to select a set of pre-defined attributes (ex: “size” and “color”). The combination of attributes can be tied to an inventory item (SKU). You can then manage the available inventory for each combination.

Znode Storefront allows multiple pricing options for each product including Sale Price and Wholesale Price. You can also set tiered pricing based on quantity and user login.

Znode Storefront includes an enterprise class promotions engine including effective dated promotions, discount coupons, profile based promotions, tiered pricing, dealer pricing and more..

Znode Storefront (agency edition only) includes a store locator with Zip Code radius search for merchants that have multiple stores across the country.

Znode Storefront has been certified by FedEx® as a FedEx® compatible solution. Using Znode, you can retrieve shipping rates directly from FedEx® or UPS in the shopping cart. You can also configure tiered custom shipping rates based on quantity or weight.

Znode's shopping cart enables you to customize Tax rules based on destination country and state and can also be configured to apply rules based on a precedence rules engine.

With Znode's shopping cart you can promote products by listing them as a "home page special" or on the "related items" section on each product page.

Znode Storefront supports multiple currencies including a "suffix" that can be added to the currency displayed. You can also select different units for dimensions or weight. The database also fully supports unicode characters for international languages.

Znode Storefront (Agency & Enterprise Editions) includes a desktop utility to easily upload catalog data and inventory updates. This utility also allows you to download customer and order information.

Znode Storefront exposes major functionality using Web Services (advanced edition only) that can be used to exchange data with other 3rd party applications and non-windows platforms.

Znode Storefront (Enterprise Edition) supports load balanced webservers for highly scalable and enterprise class storefronts.