{{short description|Online shopping software}} {{lower case}} {{Infobox software | title = ePages | name = | logo = Epages logo-cmyk.jpg | logo_size = 150px | screenshot = | collapsible = | author = | developer = ePages GmbH | released = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | discontinued = | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | status = | programming language = HTML5, CSS 3, JavaScript, XML, Perl, C++, Java | operating system = Cross-platform | platform = | size = | language = | language count = | language footnote = | genre = Online shopping, Shopping cart | license = | alexa = | website = {{URL|www.epages.com}} | standard = | AsOf = }} '''ePages''' is an e-commerce software that allows merchants to create and run online shops in the cloud. The number of shops based on ePages is currently 140,000 worldwide. ePages software is regularly updated due to its Software-as-a-Service model. An investor in the company is United Internet, with a 25% stake.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=28 April 2014 | url=http://www.united-internet.de/en/news-press/press-releases/press-releases-detail/news/united-internet-acquires-equity-interest-of-around-25-percent-in-epages.html | title=United Internet acquires equity interest of around 25 percent in ePages | publisher=United Internet | date=19 February 2014 | archive-date=21 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721080817/http://www.united-internet.de/en/news-press/press-releases/press-releases-detail/news/united-internet-acquires-equity-interest-of-around-25-percent-in-epages.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> ePages focuses upon distributing its products mainly through hosting providers. ePages is headquartered in Hamburg, with additional offices Barcelona, Jena, and Bilbao.
==History== The name ePages was used for the first time for software in 1997 to market "Intershop ePages".<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=28 April 2014 | url=http://www.epages.com/en/company/ | title=ePages: Online shop software for success in e-commerce | publisher=ePages | date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505211816/http://www.epages.com/en/company/ | archive-date=5 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2002, the product line then called Intershop 4 was taken over by ePages GmbH and renamed to ePages.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate= 28 April 2014 | url= http://www.channelpartner.de/index.cfm?pid=54&pk=631757 | title= Intershop-Gründer Beeck geht mit ePages erneut an den Start (Article in German) | publisher= ChannelPartner | date= 7 November 2007 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20140428210231/http://www.channelpartner.de/index.cfm?pid=54&pk=631757 | archive-date= 28 April 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref>
==Features== Depending on the ePages product and packages offered by hosting providers, merchants can sell up to an unlimited number of items. Users can offer their products and services in 15 languages and with all currencies. With ePages, merchants can use web marketing tools; e.g. newsletters, coupons or social media plug-ins for social commerce.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=28 April 2014 | url=http://www.epages.com/en/features/ | title=ePages features | publisher=ePages | date= | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506202122/http://www.epages.com/en/features/ | archive-date=6 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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