WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Application

Important Dates
    1996 - Net.Commerce [v. 1 - 3.2]
    2001 - Commerce [v. 4.1,  5.1, 5.4, 5.5] Becomes part of WebSphere (WAS application)
    2004 - Commerce [v. 5.6, 5.6.1]  WASND platform
    2006 - Commerce [v.6.0: Express, Professional, Enterprise]

Components
    Storefront
    Stores, including Sample Stores
    Auctions
    Shopping Cart
    Checkout
    Financial Transactions (through WebSphere Payments)
    Analytics
    Globalization
    Personalization - (see below)
    Development Environments - Technical and Non-Technical
    Consoles - various

WebSphere Payments

API
Multiple Cassettes [e.g., Wrappers/Adapters]

WebSphere Commerce Personalization

Optional Part of Commerce

Types of Personalization
    Simple Filtering (e.g., based on Profile or Roles)
    Rules Engine
    Collaborative Filtering (based on LikeMinds)
    Market Basket Analysi