Describes an optimization analysis of a live customer site. Using Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) methodology to analyze site capacity requirements then consolidate operations with similar workload factors on dedicated servers, the study team redesigned the site to be affordable, efficient, and highly scalable with the least number of servers.
Merisel worked with Microsoft Consulting Services to build an electronic commerce application called Selline II, designed to improve and extend the existing system and develop a strong Internet connection with their customers. This document describes the development of this application in a supply chain (business-to-business) solution.
MS Market is an intranet-based procurement application used by Microsoft employees to place orders for goods and services. This document describes the architecture, implementation, and scaling of this business-to-business solution.
Launched in 1994, www.microsoft.com has grown from its original role as a Microsoft® technical support Web site to become one of the largest and most complex business Web sites in the world. This document discusses the implementation of shop.microsoft.com, which was created with two main goals: to create revenue and to showcase electronic commerce technologies.
This document describes a store application for the business-to-consumer solution. The store's supported range of Web technologies includes WebTV®, Internet Explorer 3.0/4.0, and Netscape® 3.0/4.0.