Need Backend Software for Shopping Cart

I have been looking into a Flex Store but I am concerned that
I can not find any backend software for managing an oscommerce
store. I have read that Flex is not good for Search Engines or for
SEO optimization. Can anyone advise me if it is possible to have a
working Flex OScommerce site or is it just not a good idea.
Thanks...

For the SEO issues, Look at
http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/08/flex-directory-seo-and-flex.php
and
http://www.riapedia.com/2007/03/28/having_problems_with_flex_and_seo_help_may_be_on_the_wa y
It's on Googles Radar and as RIA's advance the user
experience they will be forced to deal with it. Personally, I think
Ted's solution would work well for most eCommerce sites. As far as
the "Backend" for the Flex Store, while the App is a good start,
there are many features the best carts have that would take quite a
while to build into this one. News, sales, reviews, most viewed
items. Then there is the credit card and Paypal gateways and the
shipping company interfaces. Then there is the administration piece
for managing all the products, tax schemes and all the other
systems features that the user never sees, but have to be managed.
All require a robust backend either written in a solid scripting
language (PHP, .Net, Ruby) or Java EE, with interfaces to the
client.
Not to discourage you, but the manner in which you asked the
question indicates this may be a project beyond your current skills
and experience. However, The Flex Store is an excellent application
to start from. I would recommend tearing it apart and learning a
great deal from it about FLEX before looking into what it will take
on the backend.
If you need some help, private message me as I have a
customized Flex Store I am working on right now, It is for my
Yamaha Dealer, and people will be able to do everything the
application does now (and a little more), except instead of buying
bikes online, they will email their list of choices along with
their contact information to the dealership from what is now the
purchase button. This is something I can do and use XML or a simple
Java backend for the products. It already works with XML, so
adapting it to a Java Data driven backend will take some time, and
I've got years of experience at this!
Good luck!

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