Partnership of Online Shopping Cart Maker and Web Host Creates Powerful eCommerce System

Open Source shopping cart makers Chain Reaction Ecommerce and web hosting providers SiteGround announce a partnership to combine powerful web store software with secure and reliable site hosting to create an integrated eCommerce system.

Hudson, FL, USA (PRWeb) February 3, 2007 - Chain Reaction Ecommerce, makers of the popular osCommerce-based web store application CRE Loaded, have partnered with SiteGround, named the Best Web Hosting Provider for 2007. CRE Loaded delivers a host of powerful features in one stable Open Source application built on the capabilities of the widely accepted osCommerce package. SiteGround, with servers in San Antonio and Houston, TX, is the world’s leading osCommerce host. Together, CRE Loaded and SiteGround provide a robust, all-inclusive eCommerce system at a remarkably low price.

“We are thrilled to work with SiteGround as they offer stable and secure CRE Loaded hosting at great rates. Our Pro versions and add-on systems like File Distribution Manager are a perfect upgrade for merchants ready to take their stores to the next level,” says Michael Valverde, CEO of Chain Reaction Ecommerce.

“Becoming a CRE Loaded certified host is a great opportunity for SiteGround to expand the range of services available to our eCommerce hosting customers. CRE Loaded is one of the most comprehensive online store applications and we are happy that our customers will be now able to enhance further its functionality,” says Lilyana Yakimova, Marketing Manager of SiteGround.

CRE Loaded is a complete online store that can be edited and managed in a standard web browser. The application resides on the server at the storeowner’s web host, but can be controlled online from any computer in the world. There are already over 200 ready-made templates available so users can customize the look and feel of their web store — all from a standard web browser. One of Chain Reaction Ecommerce’s recent innovations, Runtime Code Inclusion (RCI), allows for “Plug and Play” modifications so users can add their own code and any subsequent patch for the base application will never overwrite their custom code.

SiteGround already hosts more than 10,000 eCommerce sites and the majority of them use osCommerce or CRE Loaded Standard. Now as a CRE Certified Host they will also offer the advanced CRE Loaded Pro Ecommerce Suite, the CRE File Distribution Management System add-on for managing the sale and distribution of downloadable media files, and all other CRE Loaded products at a substantial discount to their hosting customers.

For additional information about this exciting partnership that combines a robust, powerful online merchandising solution and secure, stable web site hosting into an unbeatable all-inclusive eCommerce system perfect for any online merchant, contact Michael Valverde.

About Chain Reaction Ecommerce
Founded in 2001 in response to hosting customer demands, Chain Reaction Ecommerce began development of CRE Loaded. Created with the direct feedback of thousand’s of customers and community users, the features and capabilities are grounded in real value and tested in the real world. Chain Reaction Ecommerce has the commitment and resources to support its customers directly and via an active and growing international online support community. An aggressive release schedule and numerous developing partnerships ensure users that Chain Reaction Ecommerce and CRE Loaded will remain at forefront of the online shopping marketplace well into the future.

About SiteGround
SiteGround specializes in offering affordable web hosting services for ecommerce web sites. They provide free installation of CRE Loaded, detailed tutorials, free domain name registration, tools for search engine optimization, and full-time technical support. Since its founding in August of 2003, SiteGround has grown to serve more than 50,000 websites in North America and Europe, winning an impressive string of awards along the way, including being rated the best web hosting provider for 2007 by BestHostsDirectory.com.