{"id":214,"date":"2012-01-29T09:18:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T16:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2017-04-10T12:41:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T19:41:11","slug":"nm-pinon-coffee-microsoft-commerce-server","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/index.php\/nm-pinon-coffee-microsoft-commerce-server\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Pinon Coffee (Microsoft Commerce Server)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Designed and implemented in 1996, this Microsoft Commerce Server development project ensures that New Mexico Pinon Coffee Company satisfies its many thousands of loyal customers day after day.<\/p>\n<p><center><em><strong>Click on each numbered vertical bar to view slides below<\/strong><\/em><\/center><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/slidedeck-lite-for-wordpress\/skins\/slidedeck-classic\/skin.css?v=1.0\" media=\"screen\" \/><!--[if IE]><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/slidedeck-lite-for-wordpress\/skins\/slidedeck-classic\/skin.ie.css?v=1.0\" media=\"screen\" \/><![endif]--><div class=\"slidedeck_frame skin-slidedeck-classic\"><dl id=\"SlideDeck_674_202\" class=\"slidedeck slidedeck_202\" style=\"width:100%;height:540px\"><dt>Intro<\/dt><dd><table style=\"border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeHomePage.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-206\" title=\"NM Pinon Coffee Home Page\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeHomePage-300x284.png\" alt=\"NM Pinon Coffee Home Page\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeHomePage-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeHomePage-1024x970.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeHomePage.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><center><em>Click image for larger view in separate browser tab<\/em><\/center><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2>NM Pi\u00f1on Coffee<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpinoncoffee.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nmpinoncoffee.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technologies: Microsoft Commerce Server V1.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the first e-Commerce website that Reveille developed back in 1996, and with updates and tweaks along the way, is still serving many thousands of loyal customers to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Using version 1.0 of Microsoft Commerce Server (MSC), the basic\u00a0capabilities\u00a0of MSC surpass most of the more modern platforms available today.<\/p>\n<p>This website that had the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each product attribute combinations had to resolve to a single unique SKU number<\/li>\n<li>Price promotions and cross selling promotions<\/li>\n<li>Flexible shipping discounts<\/li>\n<li>Promo codes<\/li>\n<li>Collection of email addresses for promotional emailings<\/li>\n<li>User buying history available online for easy reordering<\/li>\n<li>Interface to internal order fulfillment system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peruse the remaining slides to get a glimpse of how the above requirements were met, and visit the website link above to view the entire website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd><dt>Attributes to Unique SKU<\/dt><dd><table style=\"border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAttributes.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-204\" title=\"NM Pinon Coffee Attributes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAttributes-300x284.png\" alt=\"NM Pinon Coffee Attributes\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAttributes-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAttributes-1024x970.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAttributes.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><center><em>Click image for larger view in separate browser tab<\/em><\/center><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>Attributes Mapping to Unique SKU<\/h3>\n<p>One of the problems that even modern e-Commerce platforms have today is that of mapping attribute combinations to a unique SKU number.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 1997, Microsoft Commerce Server was one of the first e-Commerce platforms available, and they got attribute combination handling exactly right.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd><dt>Email List Generation<\/dt><dd><table style=\"border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeEmailList.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-205\" title=\"NM Pinon Coffee Email List\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeEmailList-300x284.png\" alt=\"NM Pinon Coffee Email List\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeEmailList-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeEmailList-1024x970.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeEmailList.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><center><em>Click image for larger view in separate browser tab<\/em><\/center><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>Email List Generation<\/h3>\n<p>Commercial emailing done right.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of sending spam emails by the hundreds of thousands, and alienating potential customers, the NM Pinon Coffee website allows potential customers and existing customers to opt-in (and opt-out) to a promotional mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>Sent out quarterly, these hugely successful multi-thousand emailings add considerably to the bottom line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd><dt>Administration Website<\/dt><dd><table style=\"border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAdminHomePage.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-203\" title=\"NM Pinon Coffee Admin Home Page\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAdminHomePage-300x284.png\" alt=\"NM Pinon Coffee Admin Home Page\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAdminHomePage-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAdminHomePage-1024x970.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeeAdminHomePage.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Click image for larger view in separate browser tab<\/em><\/center><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>Administration Website<\/h3>\n<p>Although rather simplistic at first glance, the administration pages of Microsoft's first\u00a0foray\u00a0into e-Commerce have all the needed features for successful online marketing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd><dt>Promotions<\/dt><dd><table style=\"border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeePromos.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-207\" title=\"NM Pinon Coffee Promos\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeePromos-300x284.png\" alt=\"NM Pinon Coffee Promos\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeePromos-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeePromos-1024x970.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reveille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/NMPinonCoffeePromos.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Click image for larger view in separate browser tab<\/em><\/center><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>Price and Cross Selling Promotions<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft Commerce Server has a very comprehensive promotions model that keep customers happy and coming back month after month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designed and implemented in 1996, this Microsoft Commerce Server development project ensures that New Mexico Pinon Coffee Company satisfies its many thousands of loyal customers day after day. 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