Ottawa Fall Colors '09 #23Originally uploaded by rdonovanOttawa in the fall is extraordinarily beautiful. Especially if sunny weather coincides with the leaves turning color. This year, I managed to get lucky. I was able to view the fall colors from my balcony in Wellington Village/Westboro; Chelsea, Quebec; Gatineau Park in Quebec; and Bate Island on... Continue Reading →
09-09-09
Today is a great date for date formatting in software. No matter what format you use, the number is the same.
BizTalk Server 2009 now works with Commerce Server
All internal testing has now completed - and we can gladly state that BizTalk Server 2009 works with Commerce Server, without issues or any special black magic required. This applies to both Commerce Server 2007 SP2 and Commerce Server 2009. Hope this helps!
Data Migration to CS2009 from Prior Versions
A question got asked to me today about how to migrate data from Commerce Server 2002. It was obvious from reading it, that at least one person doesn't know that there is a data migration tool. It will take data from all versions prior, specifically: Commerce Server 2000 Commerce Server 2002 Commerce Server 2002 FP1... Continue Reading →
"R2" TAP and the ROI of Life on the Bleeding Edge
Recently, we have launched the Technology Adoption Program (TAP) for Commerce Server 2009 Code Name "R2" - which is the next version of Commerce Server. This is highlighted in the team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/commerce/archive/2009/06/22/the-next-version-of-commerce-server-codename-r2-is-on-its-way.aspx - where you can get the full details. If you sign up, you will get: One-on-One briefing Early access to next-generation... Continue Reading →
Rockcliffe Park
Around Ottawa Spring '09 #2Originally uploaded by rdonovanTime and lack of travel has precluded as much photography this year, hence only quarterly updates. One of the best venues in Ottawa is no doubt Rockcliffe Park - which has a great view back towards the city as well as north to the province of Quebec and... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server 2009 for the MSIB Customer (MS Solution for Internet Business)
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…there used to be a solution offering called the Microsoft Solution for Internet Business (MSIB). The MSIB solution integrated Commerce Server 2000 and 2002, Content Management Server 2001 and 2001, and SharePoint 2001 into a single Internet-facing site for customer deployment. This solution unfortunately became somewhat... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server 2009 – for the 2007 user
A colleague asked me the other day – if I have a CS2007 site and don’t feel like changing it (much) at the moment, what’s in it for me to upgrade to Commerce Server 2009? A very good question indeed – I thought… First, Commerce Server 2009 does not break any compatibility with Commerce Server... Continue Reading →
A Bit About the CS2009 “R2” June CTP
Life has been busy. Busy working on the next version of Commerce Server, that is. A few weeks back we posted the June CTP of CS2009 code name “R2”. This is the first CTP of the next version of Commerce Server, which will be available by 1st Quarter 2010. Some key changes in this CTP... Continue Reading →
Some Updates for Your Commerce Server Bookmark File
New Links from Microsoft: https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=8674&SiteID=643 - The Connect Feedback site and June Evaluation VPC http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/en/us/downloads.aspx – The authoritative download page for all things Commerce Server from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/en/us/try-video.aspx – The authoritative source of videos on Commerce Server from Microsoft. Some New Blogs to Follow: Kelly Andrew Heard @ http://blog.kellyheard.com/ Dominic Citino @ http://blogs.msdn.com/domc/ Jeff Lynch... Continue Reading →