Publisher's Synopsis
It's not hard to see that in today's world, increased Internet access, user confidence, better payment systems, and rapidly improving web security are fueling the massive growth in what has become known as e-commerce. There are increasing opportunities in this fast changing world, and most businesses know that they need to get onto the Internet to stay in the game. Setting up an e-commerce site can be a daunting prospect, but there is help at hand - this book will show you the way. Site Server 3.0 from Microsoft can be viewed as an architectural platform for your Internet, intranet, extranet and e-commerce sites. But Site Server Version 3.0 can also be viewed as a set of applications, a suite of tools, utilities and services, that provide you with everything you need for content management, knowledge management, access control, web site traffic analysis and more. In addition, Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition enables you to build a transactional e-commerce web site, and provides you with all the tools you need for managing it. Microsoft Site Server 3.0 is a large product, but in this book, we're going to show you how to tame it, and how to unleash the power of Site Server Version 3.;Commerce Edition. It will show you everything you need to get you started, including full guidelines for its installation and a comprehensive overview of the design considerations and technologies surrounding an e-commerce site. If you want to know more about e-commerce, and how Site Server and Site Server Commerce Edition can help you get your foot in the door, then this is the book for you. No previous knowledge of Site Server is assumed: if you're a beginner with the Site Server 3.0 product, Beginning Site Server 3.0 will help you get up and running as quickly as possible, but even more advanced Site Server 3.0 professionals will benefit from the technical information included.
