Micrososft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition: An E-Commerce Solution [Paperback]

David Libertone (Author), Andrew Scoppa (Author), Dave Libertone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 1999 | Series: Prentice Hall Series on Microsoft Technologies

The most up-to-date and complete hands-on guide to deploying and managing e-commerce sites with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition. Start with a practical introduction to Microsoft Site Server 3 and its components, including Commerce Server, Ad Server, Certificate Server, Content Management, deployment, personalization, search, and analysis. Understand the anatomy of a Commerce Server web site. Next, walk through implementing a basic site with the Commerce Site Builder Wizard -- and customize your site with your own departments, products, attributes and promotions. Next, build an efficient order processing pipeline; and learn how to incorporate advertising on your site. Master Commerce Server site administration, including controlling access and site security, managing departments, adding and removing products, changing price promotions, and more. Implement secure transaction processing with Certificate Server encryption and digital certificates; send email purchase confirmations; and more.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Microsoft Site Server 3 Commerce Edition is a powerful tool for efficiently building Web storefronts. If you're not familiar with the product, however, jumping in to customize a store may be a daunting task. Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition is a course in the basics of the architecture and the customization process.

It begins with a brief overview of the Site Server CE architecture and then uses the Volcano Coffee Company sample to illustrate the registration and shopping processes as they are implemented in Active Server Pages (ASP) code. There's lots of code printed in this book, with lines relevant to the text frequently highlighted. The accompanying commentary is sometimes a bit too brief but lends itself well to programmers who prefer to learn by scouring code.

Most of the remainder of the book looks at store customization. The Site Foundation Wizard is covered screen by screen, as well as the Order Processing Pipeline and all of the components that perform the work. There's also a chapter on the Ad Manager and a nice one that explains how secure transactions are implemented.

This isn't a comprehensive guide to Site Server 3 CE by any means. However, it offers a quick read that's perfect for managers and first-time programmers under the gun to learn. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Site Server and Site Server Commerce Edition components, ASP code overview, Site Foundation Wizard, Order Processing Pipeline, Ad Server, Commerce Server administration, and digital signatures/envelopes/certificates.

From the Back Cover

* Create and customize your e-commerce site
* Build an automated order processing pipeline that really works
* Incorporate advertising on your site--and manage it effectively
* Implement secure transaction processing with Certificate Server, encryption, and digital certificates

CD-ROM contains the sample web site built in Chapter 4 of the book

Build and manage--and profit from--your Site Server e-commerce site!

This book is a comprehensive hands-on guide to building and managing e-commerce sites. You'll start with a practical introduction to Microsoft Site Server 3.0 and its key components, including Commerce Server, Ad Server, and Certificate Server.

Then, walk through implementing your site with the Commerce Site Builder Wizard--and customizing it to your precise needs by learning the various department and product configurations. Master Commerce Server site administration, including controlling site access and security, managing departments and products, implementing price promotions and ad campaigns, and more.

From start to finish, you won't find a more practical guide to building e-commerce sites with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (November 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130850829
• ISBN-13: 978-0130850829
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,837,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new here..., February 26, 2000

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This review is from: Micrososft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition: An E-Commerce Solution (Paperback)

This book was pretty much a waste of money, especially if you have any ASP programming experience and take time to look at and learn from the included sample stores that come with MSCS. Worse yet is that the code in the book contains erros and there are no updates or other information on the publisher's web site to acknowledge it (or seemingly any interest of them to even reply to my reports). Microsoft's TechNet has helpful resources and is free online at their web site. Wrox also publishes a book called Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition which isn't much better. It seems that most book publishers are taking the information presented in the Microsoft Official Curriculum Course (1231) and keep rehasing the same old stuff over and over and over... Anyone who thinks they can master Business to Consumber or Business to Business commerce by reading this book, Wrox's or taking Microsoft's own course will be in a for a disappointing surprise.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's more of a long pamphlet, March 2, 2000

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This review is from: Micrososft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition: An E-Commerce Solution (Paperback)

Doesn't get any depth and there are numerous other books out there that excel. Wrox has a few.

2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new here..., February 26, 2000

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This review is from: Micrososft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition: An E-Commerce Solution (Paperback)

This book was pretty much a waste of money, especially if you have any ASP programming experience and take time to look at and learn from the included sample stores that come with MSCS. Worse yet is that the code in the book contains erros and there are no updates or other information on the publisher's web site to acknowledge it (or seemingly any interest of them to even reply to my reports). Microsoft's TechNet has helpful resources and is free online at their web site. Wrox also publishes a book called Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition which isn't much better. It seems that most book publishers are taking the information presented in the Microsoft Official Curriculum Course (1231) and keep rehasing the same old stuff over and over and over... Anyone who thinks they can master Business to Consumber or Business to Business commerce by reading this book, Wrox's or taking Microsoft's own course will be in a for a disappointing surprise.