Development Platform
Commerce Server 2009 provides a foundation that simplifies the programming model to existing Commerce Server 2007 sites, and adds additional features and support for different sales channels. Commerce Server 2009 extends the previous version of Commerce Server as the central repository of product, order, profile, and marketing information that you can easily adapt for different presentation technologies. Commerce Server 2009 delivers a compelling new foundation, the ability to increase your business reach by selling through multiple channels, and out-of-the-box ASP.NET-based Web Parts.
The following topics provide a general overview of the Commerce Server 2009 development platform.