Microsoft Merchant Server
| Microsoft Merchant Server | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | October 30, 1996 |
| Written in | Python, C++ |
| Operating system | Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0 |
| Successor | Microsoft Site Server |
| Type | E-commerce |
| License | Proprietary |
Microsoft Merchant Server, released in October 1996, was Microsoft's initial foray into e-commerce software, during the boom of Internet business-to-consumer transactions in the 1990s related to the dot-com bubble. Only one version was shipped, then its technology was folded into Microsoft Site Server 2.0, Commerce Edition.