When Commerce server 2007 released, I am very much impressed with the starter site. This site can be reused in multiple ways.
- Can demonstrate commerce server capabilities to our customers by showing end to end scenarios.
- Very helpful while training business users or functional team. We can able to show how the changes done through business tools are reflected in the website.
- Starter site comes up with code which helps us to ramp developers in commerce server.
- With the starter site code we can develop client website very fast. I have seen many websites which run on top of starter site code.
One of the small challenge we face, whenever the client request for a demo. Generally, we used to go with our commerce server configured virtual PC and showcase the capabilities. Recently I came to know about the website where starter is publicly hosted and the url is http://www.startersitedemo.com/
If your client want to see commerce server capabilities then you can share this link with them. Hope Microsoft hosts similar kind of site for commerce server 2009 (with MOSS front end).
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Thanks for the 2007 startersite demo, did they release one for the new template pack for sharepoint 2010 for commerce server 2009 yet?
The website stopped working; seems they have removed the site. To answer to your question, Yes, CS team has released starter site for SPS2010.