Interchange

Interchange is an open source ecommerce system and application server/component application, written in the Perl programming language. Interchange is one of the most powerful tools available to automate database and enable an organization’s website or build online applications.

At its core, Interchange is a flexible and high-performance application server that handles state and session management, authentication, click trails, filtering, URL encoding, security policy, and much more.Interchange is well suited for a variety of purposes, and has been set up to perform sales, order processing, content management, customer service, reporting and analysis, personalization, traditional retail sales, digital goods delivery, B2B parts re-ordering, auctions, order status checking, supply chain management, project management, online collaboration, and even an MP3 jukebox.

The platform is geared towards security. Some notable features are SQL-injection protection, configurable "secure" (HTTPS) pages, good credit card information handling policies, GPG/PGP support, cross-site scripting protections, support for connecting to multiple databases from the same application, and system-defined filters for user input validation.Interchange can be used as a completely self-contained standalone product, or as part of a larger system.

It can be integrated with payment processing services, ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, point-of-sale systems, accounting systems, external content management systems, other application servers, sales force automation systems, CRM (customer relationship management) systems, email campaign management systems, and remote databases on virtually any platform.If a user needs functionality that Interchange doesn't yet provide, they can incorporate it themselves in an extensible way that survives upgrades. For users who don't have the time or expertise to do so, there is a strong group of consultants both present on the Public Interchange Mailing Lists and available for complete Commercial Consultancy and Support.

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