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January, 24, 2008
Sell streaming video
New feature in Comersus 7.097.
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January, 15, 2008
Wordpress Plugin
Sell wordpress content subscriptions.
Read the full story.
January, 8, 2008
Change in payment methods
Details about hacked default or outdated installations.
Read the full story.
January, 2, 2008
Security
Is your shopping cart installation secure? Read all about security measures.
Read the full story.
December, 17, 2007
Happy Holidays
Comersus v7.095 release, end of year promotions for Power Pack, Version
Upgrade and Multi License.
Read the full story.
September, 18, 2007
v7.09 available
New features in this version: New filtering for SQL Injection and Cross
Site Scripting, Real Time Fedex XML, Clean HTML from keywords and more.
August, 01, 2007
Small Business
Small Business and Credit Card Processing.
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June, 01, 2007
YouTube as a sales tool
How to include YouTube videos in your shopping cart.
Read the full story.
Apr, 01, 2007
E-commerce Book
Succeeding in e-commerce available at Barnes and Noble.
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Illegal Copies of Comersus Cart
Date: March-2006
During the past months, we have noticed an alarming increase
in the distribution of illegal copies of Comersus Cart. Beyond
the legal risks involved in implementing illegal software -which
is a crime- we would like to mention other related risks for
any individual or company engaging in this practice.
A user recently reported at Comersus
technical forum that his customers' credit card data had
been stolen from his store and their email addresses had been
added to spam lists. The user claimed he was using the free
version of Comersus. However, upon a simple inspection, Comersus
technicians concluded that the user had scripts which are only
provided in paid packages (Power Packs).
The user then admitted he had obtained a Power Pack by illegal
means, but said he was only testing the software and would then
purchase an official license if he decided to keep it. Comersus
technicians reviewed the content of the illegal scripts and
came to the conclusion that they had been slightly altered;
that is, they did not completely match the official scripts
distributed by Comersus. Some of the scripts had subtle variations
which sent data on the location of the store to attackers. Other
modifications allowed attackers to log in to the Backoffice
through a backdoor.
This particular user eventually reached an agreement with Comersus
and licensed his software accordingly. However, at this point
he had already lost many customers, he had to deal with lawsuits,
and he basically had to rebuild his business from the ground
up, on a new domain.
Some users believe something like this could never happen to
them because they have programming skills and Comersus is provided
with open source, so they can check the code. However, Comersus
is made up of over 250 scripts, some of which include hundreds
of lines of code. Inspecting all scripts would be a complicated,
time-consuming, and impractical task.
Using authentic software is not just a legal mandate. It is
also a wise choice that will protect your business from numerous
risks.
In addition, Comersus offers a free version with a license for
commercial purposes, an invaluable tool for start-up businesses
with not enough funds to invest on a more advanced package.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in fighting
piracy.
Comersus Open Technologies LC
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