http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2006/08/25/724510.aspx has been updated with a revised set of download instructions. Thanks to all that sent in feedback.
CS2007 Starter Site CTP Now Available
[Note: Revised instructions posted 8/29/2006] I am pleased to announce that the CS2007 Starter Site CTP is now available for download from http://connect.microsoft.com/. To get the bits: The Commerce Server Connect Site is the main source for product pre-release activity, and has been updated with the release of the CS2007 Starter Site Community Tech Preview... Continue Reading →
Next Week – Live from Redmond: CS2007 Overview Webcast
Mark Townsend, our Group Program Manager, will be presenting an overview of Commerce Server 2007. Click here to register - this will be held on August 28th at 9AM Pacific Time.
Products No Longer Offered – Best Practice
I was asked this morning how to handle the situation when you no longer offer a product for sale - but want to retain it's details. The answer is fortunately simple. Add a custom boolean attribute to the catalog - such as IsAvailable. Set it to True for products that are available and False for... Continue Reading →
CS2007 Documentation Updates – August Edition
The good folks on our product documentation team have been hard at work producing many reams of good reading in several key documentation updates, including: Revised Installation Guide Revised README MOM Pack Whitepaper Technical Overview Guide Migration Guide Jeff Lynch's article on CS2007 BizTalk Adapters In addition, the Commerce Server TechNet Page has been completely... Continue Reading →
CS2007 Starter Site Update & Coming Site Releases
Progress is coming along nicely on the Commerce Server Starter Site. It will be released in two waves, with the first wave coming next week: Community Technology Preview - Available at the end of next week (~August 25th), this build is code/feature complete with full functional testing. A partial/preliminary documentation-set will be included to get... Continue Reading →
CS2007 Generally Available & Web Sites Updated
It's August 1st. Commerce Server 2007 is now generally available worldwide through normal Microsoft licensing channels - which means everyone can buy and get product support just like any other. To coincide with this, our Web presence on Microsoft.com has been updated: CS2007 Product Site - http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/default.mspx CS2007 on TechNet - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/comm/default.mspx