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Building E-Commerce

December 15, 1998


By Oliver Rist  This Network Design Manual chapter deals with creating an e-commerce project from the ground up. Sounds simple, right? While all e-commerce server implementations share a number of underlying similarities in, the term "e-commerce" can be interpreted in many ways, each with its own idiosyncrasies. . Furthermore, the concept of e-commerce is getting broader by the minute and each version can take you in a radically different direction.

Below you will find our complete guide to the intricacies of building e-commerce from the ground up.

  • Introduction
  • To Host or Not to Host
  • Finding Bandwidth
  • Outsourcing Brain Power
  • Keep It in the Family
  • Do-It-Yourself E-commerce
  • Finally, Building the Server
  • The Key to Performance: Scalability
  • Hosting Revisited
  • The Customer is Always Right
  • Security Issues
  • Electronic Payments
  • Summary

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    The Need For Speed

    Emergency Back-up Plan

    Online Credit Architecture

    Load Balancing vs. MPP

    ISP Connectivity Strategies
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