Project Aim

The Farmers website has recently been redeveloped from a look feel perspective. It is currently built on Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 and SQL Server 2000 technologies. We want to continue the site redevelopment by migrating the website to the .NET platform in order to leverage the benefits of this technology. The goal of this project is to implement the migration, and going live with the .net platform.

Project Scope

This project will include the following tasks:

Review, identify improvements to and redevelop the dynamic aspects of the Farmers site, including :

• Shopping Cart
• Order Summary
• Website Applications ( e.g. Event Reminder)
• User Registration
• Administration Module

And also to evaluate, recommend and implement a Content Management System to manage the new site.

Target Business Benefits  

Through the website .NET redevelopment project Farmers will reap the following benefits:

1.      In-house development

Moving from an external architecture to an in-house architecture offers greater flexibility in terms of maintenance and feature development cycle reduced.

2.      Reduced cost

Moving to an in-house architecture means there are no more outsourcing and bandwidth costs, as images and materials can be accessed locally without encryption and uploading to a remote server.

3.      Scalability

Utilizing the .NET technologies, in particular C#.NET and ASP.NET, the new website’s scalability will only be limited by the developer’s skillsets and infrastructure constraints.

4.      Increasing sales

Aligning the website with the Farmers web strategy means we will aid in driving in-store sales by providing key information for shoppers who are in the homework stage of their purchasing decision, and through moving traditionally store-based services such as application processing to the online environment, the store staff will have more time to focus on customer service – both of which are key factors in increasing sales!