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Dedicated Microsoft IT shops that are planning on deploying an e- commerce solution have some serious thinking to do. Microsoft's e- commerce suite, called Jupiter, is coming out soon. What's your strategy?
You're a Microsoft shop - you have made the strategic decision (willingly or not) to base your IT infrastructure on MS products. Now you need a commerce server on which to mount a transactional service. MS Commerce Server 2002 is the obvious choice, right? Not exactly. Jupiter may be in your future.
What Is Jupiter? Microsoft's Jupiter is a comprehensive suite of products that integrates BizTalk Server 2004, Commerce Server 2002, and Content Management Server (all of which can be purchased separately). Companies who need an entire e-commerce package with all of the following traits will want to consider a full-scale Jupiter deployment:
Media-rich Web site/virtual storefront.
Transactioning and payment processing server for online purchases.
Platform for collaborating with business partners to fulfill orders.
Jupiter Breakdown: BizTalk Server 2004 is slated for separate release in the second...