Create powerful new ways to work with business partners and suppliers with this MICROSOFT® MASTERING learning system. You'll work at your own pace learning how to use Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition to create robust business-to-business electronic commerce solutions. The textbook and the companion CD-ROM work hand in hand helping you master essential site development concepts and providing critical skill-building practice. By the end of the course you've learned how to create a custom eCommerce site ready for business!
Take your business to the Net with expert instruction direct from Microsoft:
Set up the Commerce Interchange Pipeline (CIP) to transmit and receive purchase orders business data and other transactions over the Internet or an existing EDI system
Use CIP Manager COM+ and the Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0 development system to create custom components for your transaction-processing pipelines
Build and manage business objects with eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) for seamless information exchange between applications servers and companies
Learn how to convert data from XML to EDI and back
Develop dynamic searchable online catalogs of your products and services using Active Server Pages technology
Use Active User Objects (AUOs) to store session data and enable real-time credit-card processing
Learn how to register and authenticate e-partners and help keep your site secure
Gain techniques for optimizing your site for performance scalability and availability