Empowered Storefront Presented by Chris Jaehnen

Overview Statement of the Problem Product Description User Profiles Summary of Deliverables Proof of Design Summary

Statement of the Problem Small businesses cannot afford custom e-commerce applications Small businesses establish an e-commerce presence with Web hosting providers Web hosting providers purchase e-commerce applications They sell them as part of their services rather than implement their own solution Web hosting providers need a cost effective e-commerce application to meet small business needs

Product Description Empowered Storefront is a redistributable e-commerce application suite The product is intended to be used by Web hosting providers and small businesses The product incorporates these areas of IT emphasis: –Web development –Database

User Profiles Customers –Purchase products and place orders Operators –Limited access rights –Administer customer orders and the product catalog Administrators –Full access rights –Controls all aspects of the on-line store

Summary of Deliverables A cost effective e-commerce application suite for Web hosting providers and small businesses A secure environment for: –Customers purchasing products –Operators and administrators managing the on-line store The completed application suite includes: –An on-line store –A management application for customers only –An on-line store management application * For more details, see the complete list of deliverables

Proof of Design To prove that this project has met the deliverables, I will demonstrate the functionality of Empowered Storefront: Empowered Storefront

Summary Empowered Storefront’s Key Points –A redistributable e-commerce application suite –Uses ASP.NET, VB.NET, and SQL Server 2000 –Application relies heavily on the database –Application’s layout is template-based –Promotes ease of use –Designed for performance

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