Sample eCommerce Business Plan

Technology behind MyGroceryNeeds.com 40 © BPlanExperts.com Database The database used will be the oracle 9i database. Application Server The application server will be the BEA weblogic server; it offers an application server built for mission critical applications and service-oriented architecture (SOA). The proven Enterprise Grade Kernel keeps the applications up and running even when deploying a new version, changing the server configuration or failing over within or across datacenters. Web Server APACHE Web Browsers Browsers that will be Compatible are Mozilla, Firefox, IE5+, and Netscape Operating System The OS that will be used is UNIX (HPUX) the reason behind using this OS is that UNIX and BEA weblogic go very well together. Hardware Specifications We will have four different servers working in four entirely different kind’s environment. We will have one HP UX server for production, this will handle only the production things and will have data related only to production. One HP UX server for development which will handle data regarding development then we’ll have one server for testing and a server for disaster recov ery, this server will be the mirror image of all the servers we are having i.e. this server will have all the data of production, development and testing . The specification for each is given below: • Production HP UX Server (4 CPU, 4 GB RAM) • Development HP UX Server (2 CPU, 2 GB RAM) • Testing HP UX Server (4 CPU, 4 GB RAM) • Disaster Recovery HP UX Server (2 CPU, 2 GB RAM Security In an online business everything is dependent on technology proper measures should be taken to protect it from attackers or hackers. Several technologies can be employed to help reduce the risk to companies and their customers when completing e-commerce transactions. Login ID & Passwords: To identify the person who is accessing the website. Firewall A firewall helps us to prevent unauthorized access of the site. Firewall is considered a first line of defense in protecting private information. Intercepts all messages entering and leaving the network.