Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction: An Introduction to E-Commerce Systems.- The Microsoft .NET Toolset.- The Company Background / Description (for case study).- Part II: The Business Aspect: Establishing the Business and Objectives.- Turning Sales into Profits.- Examining the Risks.- Part III: Planning and Designing the Project: Object Modeling with UML.- Designing the Database with SQL Server 2005.- Determining the Timeline of the Project.- Part IV: Architecture: The Complete System.- The Common Objects.- The Data Access Layer.- The Presentation Layer.- The Business Logic Layer.- Integration Options.- Part V: Hardcore Development: Developing the Product Catalog.- Internal Search Functionality.- The Shopping Cart.- Part VI: Security: The Most Common Concerns.- Preventing Intrusion.- Part VII: The User Experience: The User Interface.- Using AJAX.- Part VIII: Order Fulfillment and Promotion: Managing the Orders.- Promotion and Up-selling.- Accessing the Money from the Credit Card Transaction.- Part IX: Deployment: Compilation Options.- Configuring IIS and SSL.- Part X: After care: Support and Maintenance.

About the Author

Paul Sarknas serves as the president of his own consulting company, Sarknasoft Solutions, which provides enterprise solutions to a wide array of companies that utilize the .NET platform. Sarknas specializes in C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server. He works intimately with all aspects of software including planning, gathering, designing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying. Sarknas has worked with Microsoft technologies for over eight years and has used .NET since its early conception. Along with authoring and technical reviewing for Apress, Sarknas has also co-authored for WROX Press. Sarknas may be contacted via his consulting company's website, www.sarknasoft.com, or his personal site, www.paulsarknas.com. He welcomes questions and feedback of any kind.