Administrator's Guide to E-Commerce

Specifically, you will learn how to use Microsoft^® Windows NT^® Workstation and Server 5.0 and products from Microsoft's BackOffice^TM product suite, SQL Server^TM, Transaction Server^TM, Internet Information Server^TM and Commerce Server^TM, including StoreBuilder Wizard^TM. Examples of how companies have created customized applications are included, as well how to create links to content-based databases, ensuring scalability and performance consistency as traffic grows on your website. Also covered is how to get connected with UNIX, DOS, and Macintosh systems in anticipation of resources being available on these disparate platforms.

Arranged in three sections, The Administrator's Guide to E-Commerce encompasses 1) Fundamentals of Administering Electronic Commerce Websites, 2) Managing and Securing an E-Commerce Website, and 3) Adding Value to your Website Using Customized Applications and Content. This is a book that stresses the value of investing time and resources consistently and wisely, yielding long-term returns.

If you are a webmaster, system administrator, or would just like to learn more about the how-to's of electronic commerce, this is the book for you!

Contents

• Introduction

• What Is Electronic Commerce?
• Understanding Microsoft Networking
• Doing Business Securely on the Web

• Charting a Course Trough Electronic Commerce
• Implementing Electronic Payment Systems
• Creating Your On-Line Business or Store
• Exploring Electronic Software Distribution (EDS)
• Server Strategies for Managing Electronic Commerce

• Delivering Applications on the Internet
• Delivering Content on the World Wide Web
• Windows 2000 & the Future of Electronic Commerce
• Clustering Strategies for Web Servers

• Exploring Kerberos Authentication
• Index