Implementing B2B Commerce with .NET A Guide for Programmers and Technical Managers

For the first time, this book brings together all the elements B2B developers need to succeed with .NET: practical technical guidance for writing B2B applications; sample code; insight into B2B staffing, politics, and project management; and detailed specifications and requirements for B2B applications and infrastructure. By combining strategy and tactics, this book offers a complete blueprint for reducing complexity and risk, while delivering a stable, cost-effective site on time and on budget. Leading B2B development trainer Lyn Robison begins with the technical aspects of B2B development with .NET, introducing Web-based application programming, techniques for implementing security, ASP.NET Web Forms, Web Services, SOAP, BizTalk, performance, and scalability. In Part II, Robison moves on to the management issues associated with B2B development, showing how to avoid traps, organize project teams, and move smoothly throughout the project lifecycle. Finally, Robison offers detailed specifications for private exchange, selling-chain management, and supply-chain management applications, as well as .NET-based B2B infrastructure. For all Web and enterprise developers and architects working with Microsoft technologies.