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WHAT
IS E-COMMERCE?
Simply
put, it is doing business ( buying and selling of all products and
services ) via the Internet.
From
ordering a paan on the Internet to buying software, to books to
cars to everything you can think of. Everything is possible with
EC. It is more than shopping on the Internet, it spans the entire
domain of regular business. EC allows selling to an end - user and
facilitates business-to-business dealings between companies. In
addition internal trade from a single organisation to its internal
marketing / distribution chain is made really easy. The World Wide
Web or the Internet is the backbone of the sysytem. It is a
network of computers that allows information to flow from one end
to another, irrespective of geographic boundaries. With all its
advantages Electronic Commerce is the current trend of doing
business and is gaining immense acceptability and profitability
across the world.
All
over the world, companies ranging from the Baba Bazaars to Levers
are successfully using this new way of doing business. It doesn't
matter how big or small you are, what is important is how you can
realize the immense potential of this new medium. Without a doubt
- EC is for you. Earning 'Amazon'ical revenues with EC is very
very simple. Take a look at some of the guys who did - Dell
Computers sells 3 million dollars worth of products every single
day and Disney Online has equalled a sales volume of five of its
largest retail stores And the future holds more promise. Forrester
Research Inc would have us believe that EC will reach about 2.3
trillion dollars by 2003 and this trend will obviously reflect in
countries like India whose electronic business is estimated to be
at Rs. 500 billion by 2001 (IMRB).
While
you've been reading this, more businesses have transformed their
storefront into an e-Business. Shouldn't you be there too? We can
help. Our e-Business solutions provide tight integration between
servers, applications and networks, allowing a seamless flow of
information that increases your productivity, reduces your costs
and enhances your competitiveness.
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