Truition unveiled version 5.0 of its Hosted commerce management software solution. There are quite a few interesting features in the release including:

• New store management features - Will enable merchants to maintain design and layout of their sites while providing advanced preview and approval workflows. Truition customers can even schedule when sites changes occur and view how sites looked in the past or will in the future.
• Gift Certificates and Store Credit functions - Truition 5.0 will enable online retailers to satisfy the growing demand of gift cards and provide better tools for customer retention and loyalty.
•  Better inventory integration with Fluid Experience -  Customers using Fluid Experience™ advanced rich media product display technologies will now enjoy more integration between CMS inventory management and Fluid’s display management tools.

“Our key objective is to give marketers and merchants the tools they need to effectively and easily sell online, whether they sell fixed price, on auction, eBay or even a combination of those channels and regardless of where in the world they conduct business.” said Gary Black, VP Product Development & Operations at Truition. “The enhancements announced today well help our customers create richer shopping experiences for their consumers and more effectively merchandise their products in multiple global channels.”