About this Book

Annotation A comprehensive reference and step-by-step guide to building commerce-oriented Web sites with Commerce Server 2002! Written by well-known Web consultants and developers with more than 50 years combined experience in business and technology. Fast Track offers readers nearly immediate gratification, getting them up and running quickly, while still providing the in-depth material necessary to customize and extend the site to meet their specific needs. Uses case studies to show a complete end-to-end solution. Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 provides a platform for the rapid development of e-Commerce Web sites. It integrates with a variety of Microsoft products and services to simplify and accelerate development and deployment. It also provides a rich environment for developing custom sites based on proven techniques and methodologies. Special Edition Using Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 provides a Fast Track for developing and deploying sites. Using the design patterns found in the sample sites and lessons learned from years of field experience, the book defines a path for mapping an e-commerce project. Don Jones has worked with three generations of Microsoft e-commerce products in production environments. He served as Senior Web Developer for a major "dot com" startup, and currently provides consulting services for clients nationwide. Don also speaks at national technical conferences. Mark D. Scott has worked with the Microsoft product line for more than a decade. He currently works with production implementations of Microsoft technologies, including Commerce Server 2000, and regularly speaks at technical conferences.