imOnline Enters Partnership with eCommerce Software Leader Magento

Partnership enables imOnline to provide Magento’s open-source platform to merchants of all sizes

Santa Monica, CA, February 22nd 2011 – imOnline (imonlinegroup.com), a leading end-to-end eCommerce solutions provider, announced today the launch of their partnership with Magento, the creators of the open source eCommerce platform that offers merchants flexibility and control over the presentation, content, and functionality of their online channel. The partnership enables imOnline to provide Magento’s Professional and Enterprise solutions to merchants.

imOnline is a full-service online marketing agency offering an all-in-one eCommerce solution to merchants of all sizes, integrated and tailored to each merchant’s needs. imOnline specializes in an all-inclusive shopping solution designed to help merchants dramatically increase sales across multiple online channels.

Magento’s Enterprise and Professional editions offers top-tier features, guarantees and full product support for retail sites looking for a PHP, production-ready eCommerce solution. The partnership enables imOnline to provide Magento’s solutions to merchants with additional features not available in the Magento Community Edition:
• Reward Points System
• Gift Certificates/Cards (Physical and Virtual)
• Enhanced Data Encryption
• Customer Store Credits
• Enhanced Performance
• Multiple Stores with Separate Administration
• Private Sales
• Rich Merchandising Suite
• PA-DSS Certified PaymentBridge

“We are delighted to be working with imOnline and increasing their offerings to merchants,” stated Scott Dahlgren, Senior Director, Worldwide Channels for Magento. “Magento Solution Partners are experienced and successful providers of ecommerce solutions, who deliver complete solutions and support the customer after the sale. imOnline’s success in recent years has been based on their ability to deliver and their holistic combination of all elements of eCommerce. By providing a complete solution customers receive all they need to sell online.”

“We are very excited to be joining Magneto, enabling imOnline to provide the features and flexibility to mid-level merchants who seek a robust, open-source platform with the warranties and support required to run their businesses,” commented Arye Shpanya, CEO of imOnline. “At imOnline we increase our customers’ sales on a monthly basis and managed to grow by 500% despite the economic downturn. We are confident that our new partnership with Magento, will enable us to achieve even greater results for our clients.”

About imOnline
imOnline, which was established in February 2007, is a full-service online marketing agency offering an all-in-one eCommerce solution, fully integrated and tailored to each merchant’s particular needs. We specialize in an all-inclusive shopping solution designed to help merchants dramatically increase sales across multiple online channels. imOnline distributes the merchant’s products among these channels, driving shoppers to those products and converting those shoppers into customers. We help retailers of all sizes sell more effectively via Online Marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, Comparison Shopping Engines and Paid Search Networks. With our extensive knowledge and experience in the eCommerce field, imOnline has helped numerous merchants go online with their inventory and take their business to a whole new level. For more information please visit www.imonlinegroup.com and follow @ @imonlinegroup.

About Magento
Magento is the fastest growing eCommerce platform in the world with over 200 solution providers and 80,000 merchants, including leading brands, innovators and large retailers enabling over $25 billion in transactions each year. Magento is a feature-rich, ecommerce solution that offers merchants complete flexibility and control over the presentation, content, and functionality of their online channel. Based in Los Angeles, Magento is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization dedicated to the mission of enabling the worldwide eCommerce ecosystem.
For more information about Magento, visit www.MagentoCommerce.com, follow @magento on Twitter, and read the Magento Blog.

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