My employer likes to e-commerce.. Having never done this before (besides a small paypal site) I like your oppinion:
I'm trying to find an affordable shopping cart, that can be completely re-designed (layout). Preferrable in a wysiwyg edit like DW for example.
This cart prob. is going to have an SQL database, but I have to connect this database with another SQL database so those 2 can synchronize (at least) 2 times a day with each other...
Further:
- clients should be able to register in the cart to save their information
- Like to have a gift certificate option in it
- Must be a secure checkout
- Must be able to have multiple options on a product and must have multiple steps in catagories.. Example: Brand (catagory) --> Style (sub-) --> collection (sub- sub-)

Also, what do you recommend for the credit card payments? Of cos needed for the shopping cart.
And (last one!) what about SSL? Do you recomment Verisign?

So far I ran into 2 carts that might work (I think): Uniwin and x-cart
Anyone any recommendations?

Thanks!