Start Now options include Net. Commerce 3.1.2 software components designed to enable customers to develop flexible solutions for establishing effective electronic sales. Commerce Server manages the interface to customers, enabling them to browse, save their selections, query the product and order items in an interactive on-line catalogue.
Customer can create collaborative applications for both the Internet and corporate intranets.
Domino R5 supports a wide range of messaging clients and provides security features such as user authentication, digital signatures and encryption, that enable businesses to extend their intranet applications to customers and partners. It is also enabled for IBM Net. Commerce, for processing transactions over theWeb, and for Lotus Domino. The Web Self Serving offering consist of the following Web Application Server 1.1 HTTP server Sample applications include Web management tools and customer information applications. Fast Start Reporting and Query uses IBM DB2 Universal Data Base, Visual Warehouse and a choice from one of three query reporting tools in an effort to improve customer service, extend marketing programs to reach new customer and markets, or retain and grow a customer base.