Web Commerce: Developing and Implementing Effective Business Solutions

Computer Technology Research Corporation$270ISBN: 1-56607-062-7

Keywords Internet, Strategy, Computer technology, Business strategy

eCommerce - trading over the WWW - is fast becoming big business. In many cases, eCommerce is an attempt by established organisations to protect their market share and customer-base from the "new kids on the block". However, these new kids can often work very quickly without the traditional encumbrances of well-established businesses. And since on the Web, no-one can tell if you are a small one-person operation or a mighty mega-corporation, they are stealing business from the "old guard". This report provides the strategic information to build a Web-business presence, discussing the advantages and examining the various issues that must be addressed. It goes into the technical details - of http, Java, Perl, firewalls, DCOM, CORBA, etc and goes on to examine the basic steps in preparing for Web Commerce, and addresses the underlying organisational, technological and design issues.