This document discusses e-commerce applications built using ASP.NET MVC. It begins by defining electronic commerce and the commercial history of the internet. It then explains the ASP.NET MVC framework and the MVC pattern of model, view, controller. Examples are given of popular ASP.NET websites like CodePlex, StackOverflow, and Bing Shopping. Shopping cart software is described as the interface between a company's website and its infrastructure. Finally, several ASP.NET MVC based shopping cart platforms are outlined like nopCommerce, Kentico, Vevocart, and AbleCommerce.