CEO and former programmer Gonzalo Gil launched 3dcart in late 1999. According to Gil, the US based company now provides over 10,000 businesses with hosted e-commerce software. The company brands its software as ‘the most SEO friendly shopping cart on the market’. 3dcart’s hosting facilities are PCI certified and guarantee 99.94% uptime, with constant monitoring, daily data backups and monthly software updates. 3dcart offers four scalable hosted e-commerce software packages. The Basis, Plus and Pro plans are targeted at small businesses, and the Enterprise plan is targeted at high-volume stores. All four plans include full software access, unlimited bandwidth, and the ability to load unlimited products and process unlimited orders without attracting any transaction fees. The Enterprise plan includes fully managed hosting with a dedicated webmaster and on-demand access to a support team that includes SEO experts, social media experts and designers. The 3dcart software utilises REST API and 256-bit SSL encryption. It is managed via an online admin panel interface that works across multiple devices, including phones and tablets. It can be used to add a shopping cart to an existing website, to replace an existing shopping cart platform, or to build an e-commerce website from scratch. Users starting from scratch can select from over a hundred responsive website themes. SEO tools include a Facebook ‘Like’ button, Facebook store integration, a blog feature, RSS feeds and social bookmarking. 3dcart supports over a hundred payment gateways, including Amazon Pay and Bitpay. All four plans include a downloadable POS (point-of-sale) app that can be used to make offline sales. The POS app supports multiple payment methods including cash, credit cards and email receipts. Support for 3dcart is available around the clock, via phone, ticketing system or Live Chat. The 3dcart website has a knowledgebase, online training videos, a User Manual, an E-Commerce University and an Onboarding Coach.