Aplus.net Integrates Pinnacle Cart with eCommerce Hosting for More Robust, SEO Friendly Stores

OVERLAND PARK, KS – July 15, 2009 - Aplus.net, a leading Web hosting company and Internet solutions provider, announces Pinnacle Shopping Cart, a marketing focused and fully customizable merchant tool designed to maximize online store sales. With its broad range of product merchandising, CRM, SEO features and multiple payment options, the new cart offers a timely alternative for businesses of all sizes and supports unlimited products. This affordable eCommerce application is easy to set up and designed to make the entire shopping/purchasing process easier and more secure for site visitors.

“Pinnacle Cart stacks up extremely well against other offerings in this competitive arena,” says Dennis Kittrell, senior product manager at Aplus.Net. “Not only is it packed with essential features, payment and shipping options, Pinnacle Cart is very search engine friendly as well as robust in terms of product management.”

Considered among the most powerful shopping carts on the market today, Pinnacle Shopping Cart is included free as a standard feature with any Aplus.net eCommerce Shared Hosting plan. The cart is also available as an add-on for all other Aplus.net Shared Hosting plans (Unix and Windows) as well as with any Aplus.net dedicated server at $19.99 per month. See all Pinnacle Shopping Cart options for Aplus.net plans at http://www.aplus.net/hosting/ecommerce/pinnacle-shopping-cart/

Pinnacle Shopping Cart offers a full set of features and options: One-Page Checkout, Real-Time Shipping Options, No Product Limits and No Transaction Fees. Also available are advanced marketing features including email marketing, search engine optimization, and the ability to support Google Analytics and other metrics. In addition to its completely customizable design, the cart comes ready to support gift cards, discount codes, recommended products and more.

“We are very excited that after the due diligence was completed, Aplus replaced their e-commerce offering with Pinnacle Cart,” says Michael Auger, President of Pinnacle Cart. “Small business owners continue to demand more from their shopping cart system and our marketing-driven approach to developing cart features ensures that Pinnacle Cart delivers.”

Aplus.net recently released its latest eCommerce white paper, titled “Shopping Cart Selection, Design and Optimization: A Step-by-Step Guide.” This informative primer describes the process and features available to aid SMBs in building or updating their own shopping carts for online retail. Download this free ecommerce resource at http://www.aplus.net/hosting/ecommerce/whitepaper.

About Aplus.net:
One of the industry’s longest-running web hosting and Internet services providers, Aplus.net specializes in helping small businesses build an online customer base with a comprehensive range of services that includes shared hosting, dedicated hosting, web design, online marketing, eCommerce, domain name registration, and more. Aplus.net has received multiple awards for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine. For more information about Aplus.net, please visit www.aplus.net.

About Pinnacle Cart:
Desert Dog Marketing, LLC is an Arizona-based company. Its flagship product, Pinnacle Cart is consistently rated at the top of the category for ecommerce software. Designed for small to midsized businesses, this all-in-one, search-engine friendly solution was developed from a marketing perspective to increase both traffic and sales. For more information contact the company toll free at 1-800-506-0398 or online at www.pinnaclecart.com.

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For More Information:
Craig Fox, 602-252-6163
Vice President
Marketing and Product Development
Desert Dog Marketing, LLC
craig@pinnaclecart.com