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Upcoming Commerce Server 2009 R2 Training by Software-Smith

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:22:48 GMT

Software-Smith is offering a 3 day training course designed to bring a .NET developer or architect up to speed on Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2. This course assumes no Commerce Server 2009 or 2007 experience. Upcoming training dates are as follows...(read more)

Commerce Server 2009 R2 Release Candidate available for download

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:10:29 GMT

The Commerce Server team are pleased to announce that a Release Candidate is now available for download from the download center. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=517551a8-9eaf-4d5d-baff-6baad4b04cb6&displaylang=en ...(read more)

MVP Brad Foley speaking at South Florida IT Camp on July 23rd

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:04:35 GMT

If you happen to be in the area, one of the Commerce Server MVPs will be speaking at an event on July 23rd on the subject of eCommerce with SharePoint 2010. You can read more details and get registration links on Brad's blog post ....(read more)

Webinar - Abandoned Shopping Cart Recovery

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:51:00 GMT

The Commerce Server team is pleased to invite you to a joint webinar with our newest partner, SeeWhy. SeeWhy is a leader in providing real time ecommerce shopping cart recovery services (SaaS) for the Commerce Server platform. SeeWhy’s cart recovery...(read more)

Commerce Server 2009 R2 March CTP available for download

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:01:40 GMT

The latest CTP has just been released on the download center: To download the CTP: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212469 To download the Install Guide: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212468 To download the Readme: http://go.microsoft...(read more)

Welcome new Commerce Server MVP Victor Castro

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

And for the second day in a row, we extend an equally warm welcome to another new Commerce Server MVP. Victor Castro is currently the VP of e-Commerce and Development at Commerce Generation. Based out of Burlington, VT, he has been working with Commerce...(read more)

Welcome new Commerce Server MVP Bradley Foley

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:05:44 GMT

We extend a warm welcome to another new Commerce Server MVP. Brad is currently a developer at Hard Rock Café International in Orlando, Florida. He is also President of Dark Lake Software, Inc. He has been developing on all versions of Commerce...(read more)

CSMetal - Code generating/Linq provider Release 2 is available

Wayne Smith [MSFT] — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:44:52 GMT

CSMetal is a command line tool that reads Commerce Server 2009 metadata and generates a set of strongly-typed classes to use with the Commerce Foundation API and a set of Linq providers to allow access to Commerce Server entities via Linq. It can dramatically...(read more)

Upcoming 2011 Microsoft Commerce Server Training by Vertica

LynnetteMcl — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:29:00 GMT

Microsoft Partner, Vertica has announced upcoming 5-Day Commerce Server 2009 training sessions in both the US and Europe: New York, USA March 7-11, 2011 Sign up before February 5th, 2010 to receive a 15% early bird discount Aarhus, Denmark May...(read more)

New Commerce Server MVP - Rajendra Dewani

LynnetteMcl — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:08:41 GMT

We are pleased to announce Rajendra Dewani has been awarded Commerce Server MVP status . Rajendra has been active in the Microsoft Commerce Server community through various mediums such as his personal blog , and Commerce Server 2009 Forum . He has...(read more)

Upcoming Commerce Server 2009 Training by Software-Smith

LynnetteMcl — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:29:19 GMT

Software-Smith is offering a 3 day training course designed to bring a .NET developer or architect up to speed on Microsoft Commerce Server 2009. This course assumes no Commerce Server 2009 or 2007 experience. Upcoming training dates are as follows...(read more)

“CSMetal” - Code generating/Linq provider sample now available

marksor1 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:13:00 GMT

“CSMetal” is a command line tool that reads Commerce Server 2009 metadata and generates a set of strongly-typed classes to use with the Commerce Foundation API and a set of Linq providers to allow access to Commerce Server entities via Linq...(read more)

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Code Name “R2” September CTP is Now Available

LynnetteMcl — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:19:41 GMT

The Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 code name “R2” September 2010 Community Technology Preview (CTP) is now available on the Download Center . We invite you to install this pre-release version of Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 code name...(read more)

Ravi Kanth receives his third Microsoft Commerce Server MVP Renewal

LynnetteMcl — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:47:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the Microsoft Commerce Server Most Valuable Professional (MVP) renewal for Ravi Kanth. This is Ravi's third MVP renewal for his dedication in sharing his knowledge and experience with Commerce Server. The MVP award is given...(read more)

Commerce Server Training by Vertica - November 2010 (New York and Denmark)

LynnetteMcl — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:39:00 GMT

Microsoft Partner, Vertica, has scheduled two Commerce Server (English) courses in November: Commerce Server 2009 Developer Course - New York City, New York November 1-5th, 2010 (5 Days) Commerce Server 2009 Developer Course - Copenhagen, Denmark...(read more)

Independent User Group Meeting November 5, 2010

LynnetteMcl — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

On Friday November 5th, 2010 an independent, non-profit group dedicated to exchanging technical knowledge about Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 and Commerce Server 2009 code name "R2" will be holding a user group meeting 3pm CET / 6 am PST. The meeting...(read more)

TechEd Australia - Interactive Session on Building a Multi-Channel E-Commerce Solution

LynnetteMcl — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:56:44 GMT

Join Microsoft Commerce Server MPV, Lewis Benge at TechEd Australia 2010 August 24-27th for an interactive session on 'Building a multi-channel e-commerce solution with Microsoft Commerce Server (THR009)' . Track: Developer Tools, Languages and Frameworks...(read more)

Commerce Server Training by Software-Smith in September

LynnetteMcl — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:36:38 GMT

Software-Smith is offering a three-day Commerce Server 2009 training course designed to bring a .Net developer or architect up to speed on Commerce Server 2009. They assume no Commerce Server 2009 or 2007 experience and cover topics such as Commerce Server...(read more)

Extensibility Kit for Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Template Pack for SharePoint 2007 is Now Available.

LynnetteMcl — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:50:18 GMT

The extensibility kit for Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Template Pack for SharePoint 2007 is now available. The extensibility kit includes the source code for the associated Web Parts and controls allowing customers to customize the out-of-the-box components...(read more)

Commerce Server Training by Vertica - September 2010

LynnetteMcl — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:13:38 GMT

Microsoft Partner, Vertica has scheduled two Commerce Server (English) courses in Copenhagen, Denmark: Commerce Server Business Tools Training (2 Days) When: September 6th - 7th 2010 Who Should Attend: Business users who...(read more)

Commerce Server 2009 Evaluation VPC (July 2010 Update) is Now Available on Connect

LynnetteMcl — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:15:49 GMT

In an effort to help facilitate the Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 evaluation experience, the Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Evaluation VPC (July 2010 update) is now available for download to partners and customers. This VPC has Commerce Server 2009 and...(read more)

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Template Pack for SharePoint® 2010 is Now Available

LynnetteMcl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:35:55 GMT

The Commerce Server Product Unit is pleased to announce the release of our Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Template Pack for SharePoint 2010. Commerce Server 2009 integrates with SharePoint 2010 through Commerce Services providing a robust platform for...(read more)

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Code Name “R2” May 2010 CTP is Now Available

LynnetteMcl — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:02:35 GMT

The Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 code name “R2” May 2010 Community Technology Preview (CTP) is now available on the Download Center . We invite you to install this pre-release of the next version of Commerce Server 2009 code name “R2”...(read more)

Upcoming Training by Software-Smith

LynnetteMcl — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:11:00 GMT

Software-Smith offers a three day training course designed to bring a .Net developer or architect up to speed on Commerce Server 2009 . This course assumes no Commerce Server 2007 or Commerce Server 2009 experience and covers topics such as Commerce Server...(read more)

Vertica Announces Upcoming Developer Training June 21st, 2010 in Luton UK

LynnetteMcl — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:18:00 GMT

Microsoft Partner, Vertica has recently announced they will be running a 5 day Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 Developer course on June 21 - 25th, 2010 in Luton UK . The course will include classroom presentation, hand-on labs as well as best practice...(read more)