Miva Merchant
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| Industry | Ecommerce Software |
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| Predecessor(s) |
HTMLScript Corporation Miva Merchant Miva, Inc. |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, CA, United States |
| Website | www.mivamerchant.com |
Miva Merchant, Inc. is a privately owned ecommerce shopping cart software and hosting company with headquarters in San Diego, California and a data center in Tampa, Florida. Miva Merchant’s ecommerce software runs on its proprietary scripting language, MIVA Script.
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[edit] History
Miva Merchant began in 1996 as the HTMLScript Corporation. In 1997, the company released its first catalogue-based ecommerce product, KoolKat. Shortly after KoolKat’s release, the name of the company was changed to Miva, Inc, and KoolKat was renamed Miva Merchant. Since that time, there have been several updates to Miva Merchant’s core software, leading up to the most recent version, Miva Merchant 5.5.
In 2003 the company was purchased by FindWhat.com which changed its name to Miva, Inc in 2005.[1][2]
[edit] Present Day
In 2007, the company underwent significant management changes, and was acquired by a group of investors and original Miva, Inc employees.[3] The company name was changed to Miva Merchant, Inc. at that time in order to differentiate itself from the original Miva, Inc.[4]
In 2008, Miva Merchant released Miva Merchant 5.5,[5] a core software update that added improved features and functionality.
In 2009, Miva Merchant became a certified provider with Chase PAYMENTECH Orbital Gateway,[6] which allows merchants to accept real-time credit card transactions and multiple payment types via Chase with their Miva Merchant-powered storefront.
In 2011, Miva Merchant released an add-on mobile framework, and an streaming update for current customers, PR8, both of which were mentioned by Miva Merchant President and COO Rick Wilson in a July 19th interview with Practical Ecommerce.[7]
In January, 2012, Miva Merchant was named one of the top ten ecommerce technology companies by BuiltWith Technology Usage Statistics.[8]
Over the years, Miva Merchant [9] has formed a number of strategic partnerships[10] with businesses specializing in email marketing, product reviews, and related ecommerce applications.
Each March, Miva Merchant hosts a conference[11] in San Diego, CA for developers, storeowners, and other Miva Merchant community members.
[edit] References
- ^ Robert Jaques (3 September 2003). "FindWhat.Com finds $8m for Miva". The Register. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/03/findwhat_com_finds_8m/. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Janis Mara (January 5, 2004). "FindWhat Adds New Division, New Tool". ClickZ. Incisive Interactive Marketing LLC. http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/1711137/findwhat-adds-new-division-new-tool. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Miva Small Business Solutions Acquired". Web Host Industry Review. iNET Interactive. August 10, 2007. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/miva-small-business-solutions-acquired. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Michael Kerner (June 30, 2005). "Review: Miva Merchant 5". ECommerce-Guide.com. QuinStreet Inc.. http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/article.php/3516871/Review-Miva-Merchant-5.htm. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "MIVA Merchant 5.5 Released | Durrani Design | San Diego Website Design, Graphic Design & SEO - serving Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad & all San Diego County". Durrani Design. 2008-05-07. http://www.durranidesign.com/blog/tech-talk/miva-merchant/miva-merchant-55-released/. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Chase Instant Storefront - Secure Ecommerce for Small Sellers". Auctionbytes.com. 2012-01-08. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y212/m01/abu0302/s02. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Miva Merchant President Discusses eBay, Facebook". Practical eCommerce. 2011-07-19. http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2918-Miva-Merchant-President-Discusses-eBay-Facebook. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Ecommerce Technology Web Usage Statistics". Trends.builtwith.com. 2012-02-05. http://trends.builtwith.com/shop. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Miva Merchant | The Miva Merchant Review Guide | Miva Merchant Features, Miva Merchant Customer Reviews, Miva Merchant Expert Reviews". Zippycart.com. http://www.zippycart.com/ecommerce-solutions/miva-merchant-guide.html. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/04/21/prweb5266344.DTL
- ^ PRWeb – Thu, Mar 10, 2011 (2011-03-10). "Annual Miva Merchant Conference Explores Links Between Ecommerce and Social Media - Yahoo! News". News.yahoo.com. http://news.yahoo.com/annual-miva-merchant-conference-explores-links-between-ecommerce-20110310-173000-023.html. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
