Electronic Business & Commerce [Paperback]

Information technology has revolutionized the way business is conducted, especially since the adoption of the Internet by the business community over the last decade. As the marketplace has become global in character, conducting business electronically has opened up fresh opportunities for reaching new markets for both finding and selling products. New business models are emerging that allow organizations to both reduce costs and achieve competitive advantage through the manipulation of information accompanying the physical business process. A companion web site contains additional material, including a comprehensive glossary. The books practical approach is reinforced by various case studies.

Information technology has revolutionized the way business is conducted,especially since the adoption of the Internet by the business communityover the last decade. As the marketplace has become global in character,conducting business electronically has opened up fresh opportunities forreaching new markets for both finding and selling products. New businessmodels are emerging that allow organizations to both reduce costs andachieve competitive advantage through the manipulation of informationaccompanying the physical business process.Business Context.- Framework for e-Business.- Financial e-Business.- Desktop Support for e-Business.- Business to Business (B2B).- Traditional B2B  Electronic Data Interchange.- Evolving B2B  Electronic Business XML.- B2B Electronic Marketplaces.- Business to Consumer (B2C).- Wireless Commerce.- Dot.Com Economy.- Securing e-Business.- Legal Aspects of e-Business.- e-Business Strategies.- Communications Fundamentals.- Standards in e-Business.- Server-side Technologies.COMPANION WEB SITE CONTAINING MATERIAL RELATED TO THE BOOK, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE GLOSSARY BRINGS STRUCTURE AND UNDERSTANDING TO A COMPLEX SUBJECT CURRENT, TOPICAL AND RELEVANT TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT PRACTICAL EMPHASIS REINFORCED BY LIVE CASE STUDIlSG