What is a Product As A Service?

Honestly, I/We consider this a gray area. But, not in a bad way. In the Miva world not every solution can be a self contained production level module unless it is highly customized. Of course, that can be expensive.

A remedy for this can be a Product As A Service (PAAS) model or a module integration. This is where a module can be a helper in the customization of a specific solution. Also, other scripting technologies like javascript/jquery might be used to frame a customized solution helping a module integration.

Available PAAS module integrated solutions:

• Electronic File Download or Softgoods
  This is a script you send filenames to for customers to download files from a protected folders
• Multiship AddressBook
  Give your customer account holders a way to ship to different addresses
• Inventory Variant Waitlist or Waitlist for Attributes
  A WaitList solution for those using Inventory Variants
• Abandon Basket Remarketing for Customers with accounts
  2 Problems solved with this. Most important, you can lower your basket timeout. Then, saves the customers basket so they can retrieve the contents later in a link provided via email notification. Toolkit is required and works with customers that have accounts in your store.

PAAS module integrated solutions on the back burner:

• Inventory Level Validation at the Page Level
• IDS Mobile for Miva
• QuickView Product Popup Display
• Add to Basket by Listing