If you've read any of my previous Commerce Server posts you'll remember that planning is the key to success and the first step in this planning process is understanding that "the purpose of any e-commerce solution is to fulfill an order". Everything else is just a means to an end. This...

Now that I've got your attention, let me qualify this somewhat by stating that developing a B2B (business-to-business) e-commerce web application is both easier and less costly than developing a B2C (business-to-consumer) web application. This is especially true when your application platform is...

Sometimes You Have to Write Some Code! That's right. You heard me. Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and write some code. Even using Commerce Server 2007! I've been pretty amazed how full featured and complete Commerce Server 2007 is and how little custom code I had to write to get my e-commerce...

It's been a pretty good day here at TechEd 2006 in Boston. Last evening's keynote address was very well received and had some very humorous segments. If you get the chance you should download a copy from the VirtualTechEd site. There are a lot of cool podcasts available on this site including the one...

Microsoft has recently released an excellent whitepaper entitled Role-Based Access Control for Multi-tier Applications Using Authorization Manager which explains how to use "Azman". For any developer out there using Commerce Server 2006 Beta 1 or Commerce Server 2002 FP1, you really need to read this...

Go Ahead, Take A Guess! All I can tell you right now is it's TOP SECRET , ultra-sensitive, really cool and Sahil's not involved (well, except for his advice)! Oh yeah, one more thing... "The Universe Just Got Way More Connected".

[:D] All I can say is WOW! Virtual PC 2004 is a truly awesome program and has become this BizTalk developer's best friend. In the past I'd always setup a new development workstation when doing beta testing, trying pre-release software, etc. but recently a friend suggested I try Virtual PC instead. If...