In order to have a successful installation of the Commerce Server, the following system requirements must be met.

• Microsoft .NET Framework V 1.1
• Windows 2003 Server or higher
• IIS 6 or higher
• SQL Server 2000 or higher

Server Hardware
Server hardware will serve as the backbone of your online store. When outsourcing the services of a hosting provider, make sure that the server has robust specifications.

Server Security
Although eCommerce Framework may run on Windows 2000 Server, we strongly recommend that you host your online store in Windows 2003 Server because it has strong security features than its previous versions.

Customization
You will need at least the Visual Studio .NET Standard edition if you will modify the presentation layer source files.