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During his 20 years at IBM, Lev Mirlas, Licensed Professional Engineer, pioneered the development of multiple commerce sites on a single platform. Mr. Mirlas architected the introduction of multisite business patterns, as well as the B2B and B2C business model patterns in IBM WebSphere Commerce product. In his work, he has accumulated much valuable real-life experience with companies struggling to create multiple sites; this experience serves as the basis of this book. He has obtained numerous patents for inventions in the fields of electronic commerce and trusted computing. Mr. Mirlas obtained his master’s degree in engineering from the University of Toronto in 1995.
Preface | p. xix |
Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
About the Author | p. xxvii |
Introduction | p. xxix |
Business Perspective-Opportunities and Challenges of Multisite Commerce | |
Multisite Commerce Scenarios | p. 3 |
The Need for a Shared Platform | p. 19 |
Administration of Country Sites on a Shared Platform | p. 37 |
Sharing and Caring | p. 53 |
When Sharing Works | p. 83 |
The Path to a Shared Platform | p. 99 |
Cost Structure of Multiple Sites | p. 119 |
Fundamental Requirements for a Multisite Platform | p. 135 |
Implementer's Considerations for Efficient Multisite Commerce | |
Organizational Resistance | p. 161 |
Managing Requirements | p. 177 |
The Project Team | p. 191 |
Planning for Success | p. 219 |
Dealing with the Unexpected | p. 241 |
Technical Considerations for Efficient Multisite Commerce | |
Sharing Hardware and Software | p. 255 |
Sharing Data | p. 287 |
Site Path | p. 317 |
Data Sharing Business Logic | p. 331 |
Data Sharing Architecture Patterns | p. 361 |
Index | p. 377 |
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