ABOUT US
EXCLUSIVE SA DISTRIBUTOR

Actinic's main business is providing easy to use ecommerce solutions for small and medium entrepreneurs / retailers. The exclusive distributor for Actinic E-Commerce Solutions, for South Africa, is Greater Vision, founded by Paul Barker.

Actinic products are boxed software solutions for setting up and managing a secure online store by working both online and offline.

The company offers two ranges of ecommerce products for self-builders and web designers. They combine a desktop application with server software, which provides a powerful and familiar PC-based user interface.

Actinic, recognised as an ecommerce software market leader, is used on many thousands of live sites in 40 countries.
Founded in July 1996, Actinic® are based in West Byfleet, Surrey, England and has over 55 staff in six countries.

Paul Barker, Managing Director of Greater Vision has 25 years experience covering the areas of Business Management, Finance and Information Technology. Having run a successful Sage Accounting Software business for a number of years, specialising in integrated business solutions (including Actinic). Paul set up Greater Vision as an Actinic Distributor to specialise in ecommerce software solutions for (SMEs) covering Hosting, Design, Support, Development and Back Office Integration.

Paul has 8 years experience in the Ecommerce Industry, gained from working in the UK as the online shopping market grew extensively and he now brings this experience to South Africa. He is very excited, as the ecommerce market in SA is starting to grow and believes it will now grow substantially over the next few years. He is passionate about bringing his experience to assist Entrepreneurs here in SA seize this essential business opportunity.

Some of Actinic's better known users include Old Mutual, Nandos, Diletto, The Royal Opera House, Lexmark, Dartmoor National Park, Sunningdale Golf Club, The British Library, Oxford University, Bill Wyman, Royal Navy, Help the Aged, Royal National Institute for Deaf People and many more.

Actinic products are boxed software solutions for setting up and managing a secure online store. They combine a desktop application with server software, which provides a powerful and familiar PC-based user interface.

The flagship product, Actinic Developer is a development tool for commercial web designers who deploy ecommerce solutions for SMEs and need an interface to Dreamweaver.

For merchants Actinic offers Actinic Catalog®: a complete business-to-consumer ecommerce solution with catalogue, shopping cart, ordering, payment, security and order processing included as standard. Building on Catalog's functionality, Actinic Business® is a more sophisticated application for those wanting to integrate ecommerce and back-end systems. Digital Download is an add-ons for Business, which enables stores to sell downloadable products like music, ebooks, films, etc.

From Actinic Catalog and the Actinic Business range, you have everything you need to get started. We can provide web space for your site - or you can use a business hosting package of your choosing. Our comprehensive support options provide expert help if you need it.

Actinic's developers continually work on improving new features and functionality to assist and benefit their clients.