Requirements

This system must meet the following requirements:

• The resulting system must be secure, allowing only pre-approved partners to submit orders.

• The system must be available over the public Internet, without requiring any special VPN or dedicated leased lines.

• The system should run on the existing public IIS servers.

• The system should merge seamlessly with the existing Web-based order processing system.

• The published API should be simple enough that partners will be able to implement it quickly within their own systems.

• The system will initially allow new orders to be submitted, containing the following information:

  • Customer name

  • Credit-card number

  • E-mail source address

  • E-mail date

  • List of item part numbers and quantities