Category: Work
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Single or Multiple DBs
One reader wrote in asking about single versus multiple databases for Commerce Server sites. From a security and deployment management perspective, having a separate database for each resource is the way to go. However, this is not the default of the PuP utility. So, when setting up a site, I…
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CS2006 Technical Preview is done…
Well, after ~18 months of work on behalf of the team, the Commerce Server 2006 Technical Preview is now complete. Follow-ups/kick-offs with TAP customers that have filled out the requisite nomination paperwork will be starting throughout the remainder of this week. Although nominations are closed for the moment, we will…
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David Messner Joins Blogging on Commerce Server
My good friend and colleague David Messner has joined the world of WebLogging. For those of you who do not know David, he is my peer and the Development Manager of Commerce Server. I’d highly encourage you to start tracking David’s blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/davidme/ today.
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Commerce Server 2006 Coming to TechEd Orlando
Commerce Server is going to be HUGE at TechEd 2005 this year in Orlando. If you are a Commerce Server customer and want to meet the product team, feel free to contact me through this Blog. Both myself and several members of my team will be there for the entire…
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CS2006 Technology Preview: 30 Days and Counting…
The bad news is that I have been way too quiet when it comes to blogging lately. I do have a somewhat valid excuse I hope – we do have software to ship. And in hardcore ship mode we are… Commerce Server 2006 Technology Preview, which will be the first…
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What do you think of Windows 2003+ for CS2006?
As GPM of Commerce Server, a big part of my role is figuring out which platforms we support and why. Platform support is certainly one of the hardest decisions for CS2006. Right now we are contemplating as a team what the impact would be of requiring Windows 2003 or later…
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64-bit Windows is almost here (and it’s in CS2006 too)
In the last day, I installed Release Candidate 2 of 64-bit Windows at home (running XP Professional x64). 64-bit Windows will be released for the Intel Itanium (IA64) and AMD64/Intel EMT64 (x64) standards very soon. It has been an interesting experience. Its definitely faster, but the driver support is expectedly…
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Check Out the BPI Customer Response Team Blog
The BPI Customer Response Team, which acts as the direct liaison between the engineering groups in the Business Process and Integration Division (comprising Commerce Server, BizTalk Server, Host Integration Server, and BizTalk Adapters), is now blogging on MSDN. They are using this WebLog as a means for communicating key notifications…
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I’m Back and an Update: CS2006 & Releases Beyond
Greetings all! I apologize for being offline for the last month or so, but we have been very busy wrapping up CS2006 planning and starting on post-CS2006 planning efforts. So, the last month has been a mad scramble to get all of the functional design wrapped up on CS2006 –…
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Picasso Sale Powered by Commerce Server!
This is so unusual and cool I just had to post it…Costco.com just sold an original Picasso online for $39,000. The full story is on MSNBC at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6853190/. And the software running Costco.com is none other than Commerce Server 2002 FP1 with some preview bits from our upcoming Commerce Server…