Firstly can we wish each and every one of you a very happy 2009 and with a new year comes a new release of Open Mind Commerce!

Version 1.3.1 is now available to purchase from www.openmindcommerce.co.uk and contains some great new modules and features plus a host of tweaks and fixes. Highlights are:

PayPal Pro, Nochex and Telephone Payments Gateways Added
Now you can take payments using both PayPal Direct and PayPal Express checkouts. This was a highly requested addition to the system and provides a seamless link to your PayPal merchant account.

Nochex integration has also been added with both the on-site and merchant account types supported.

Finally we’ve added the ability to take telephone payments. A simple addition that means when a customer hits the checkout screen, you can add a custom message allowing them to call you and make payment over the phone. Perfect for the slightly more nervous consumer who doesn’t like entering their credit card details on a web site.

Custom Order Status Updates
The OMC system already had fixed order statuses for customers such as dispatched and authorised orders. Now you can add an unlimited number of customer statuses into the system and also customise the email response! This makes it perfcet for stores that may have an additional step required before completing an order.

We’ve also tweaked the product layout pages and fixed some spelling mistakes and bugs in 1.3.0. You can find the full changelog here:

http://bugs.openmindcommerce.co.uk/changelog_page.php

What’s coming in 1.4?
The new feature set for 1.4 has now been locked in and includes some great new planned features:

Single Page Checkout – Rapid checkout for your customers.
SMS Alerts – Alert your customers to order changes via SMS
Returns Management – Full management of RMAs and returns
New Gateways – Planned support for Securehosting and Moneuybookers gateways
MaxMind Fraud Protection – Advanced anti-fraud protection for your store

Plus many more features! Take a look at the road map here for the full list:

http://bugs.openmindcommerce.co.uk/roadmap_page.php

As before, all new purchases include twelve months free hosting and twelve months upgrades so purchasing today means you are still setup for the year and you will benefit from software upgrades for a full twelve months!

Already 2009 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for OMC especially as we can reveal that v2 (codename novus) is also under construction and will turn OMC from a great product into a fantastic application!

Thanks one again for your support over the last twelve months and as allways, please do get in touch if you have any questions or comments…