BUSINESS CASE :

Companies trying to reach customers in different locations or who have products that can be shipped to customers far away, obviously need to have an online presence. Local businesses also can benefit from a Website that shows their location, lists their services or offers special promotions. Those businesses that decide not to invest in a well organized, compelling Website will find that their customer base will be limited.

For most small businesses, like Aruvil, a Website is rapidly becoming a basic requirement of a marketing plan. A site that could have helped it reach one or more of the following goals:

• Help customers find you in the offline world — your office, your storefront, your phone number.

• Persuade customers that you have the right service or product for them.

• Share relevant business information and special offers with customers.

Website's job is to convince customers to take that next step: Be aware of the product line offered, contact you to place an order or set up an appointment, or drive to your office or storefront. Your site is essentially your online marketing brochure, one that's more effective than a printed marketing piece. Websites enable customers to dig deep into the information they care about, without overwhelming them with the stuff they don't want or need to know. That's hard to pull off in a paper brochure.

This system comprises of an Admin module and a Client/User module. This system allows the Administrator to maintain the website by updating the product details with the help of Admin module. The users are allowed to browse through the site. The distributors of Aruvil are assigned username & password by the Administrator.

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED :

Admin Module :-

This module allows Administrator to carry out the following tasks :-

• Add/Edit/Delete a Distributor
• Add/Edit/Delete a Category for a product
• Add/Edit/Delete a Sub Category for a product
• Add/Edit/Delete a Product
• Add/Edit/Delete Attribute Groups
• Add/Edit/Delete a Attribute in a Attribute group

The details entered in this module gets reflected in the User module. The product information can be updated at any time by the administrator. Also when a distributor is created by the administrator an email is sent to the distributor with his username and password.

Client Module :-

This module has a dynamic menu which reflects the available contents for a product. The user can click on any of the Category or Sub Category or the Product to view details.

(Category -> Subcategory -> Products)

TECHNOLOGY USED :

• Asp.Net, JavaScript, XML
• SQL SERVER 2000