Pro ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005 / Edition 1

by Paul Sarknas

Overview

Pro ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005 takes you through the e-commerce web application development cycle, from conception to coding to deployment and maintenance. It will also help you maximize your potential profits, learn what risks are involved, and take the necessary steps to minimize those risks. The book begins by introducing e-commerce systems and lays out the toolset. To help you learn about meeting and overcoming real-world challenges, the book features a case study of a fictional company, Little Italy Vineyards.

As you progress through the book, you'll focus on e-commerce requirements, then proceed to model the objects utilizing UML to generate and define the complete architecture for the example application. Once you put it all together, you'll address the site coding. In this section, author Paul Sarknas demonstrates how the practical application of modern programming techniques, like web services and Ajax, can have direct impact on your customers user experience and the success of your site.

After design and development are complete, the author focuses on utilizing the best deployment methods for maintaining the application and allowing maximum scalability. By the end of this book, you'll have all the skills youll need to begin creating professional quality e-commerce systems from the ground up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590597248
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/12/2006
Series:	Expert's Voice In . Net Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d)

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.

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.