Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 - Release Candidate - DVD ISO Image File v.1.0

OverviewCommerce Server 2009 (formerly known as Commerce Server 2007 code name oMojaveo) delivers the ability to increase your business reach by making it possible to sell via multiple channels using an out-of-the-box shopping site, SharePoint Commerce Services, and the Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation. The new out-of-the-box shopping site leverages SharePoint Commerce Services, which provides a gallery of ASP.NET 3.5 Web Parts, a comprehensive e-commerce shopping feature-set, and technology integration between Commerce Server and SharePoint technologies. The Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation provides a new unified, extensible run-time programming model for Commerce Server, including new run-time e-commerce capabilities.This Release Candidate is our last pre-release before final release of the product. While this version contains a limited "use in production" license, it is a time-bombed release and you will need to acquire the product through your Volume Licensing, MSDN or ISV channels in the near future. This pre-release requires an installed version of Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Enterprise or Standard Edition. This release is not compatible with Commerce Server 2007 Developer Edition.System Requirements * Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008Single server deployments as well as multi-server Web farm deployment configurations are supported as described in the product configuration. * Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Microsoft Windows critical updates * IIS 6.0 with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or IIS 7.0 with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Enterprise or Standard Edition already installed * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) * Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with SP1 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) SP1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) SP1 with December 2008 Cumulative Updates. Please see the following post for detailed installation instructions: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/12/17/announcing-december-cumulative-update-for-office-sharepoint-server-2007-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0.aspxInstructionsThe download is an .iso package used to create DVD images. Click the Download button on this page to start the download of the .iso image.Thus, please take note of the following: * For installation instructions, an up-to-date ReadMe file, and the latest documentation, go to the Microsoft Connect site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129508. * You must UNINSTALL all previous Commerce Server CTP versions. Leveraging a clean system that has never had a previous version of a Commerce Server CTP installed upon it is strongly recommended. * The Commerce Server 2009 product documentation will automatically be installed as part of setup and will replace the existing Commerce Server 2007 documentation set. Once installed, you can review the documentation by going to Start> All Programs> Microsoft Commerce Server 2009> Documentation> Commerce Server Documentation.

OverviewCommerce Server 2009 (formerly known as Commerce Server 2007 code name oMojaveo) delivers the ability to increase your business reach by making it possible to sell via multiple channels using an out-of-the-box shopping site, SharePoint