ebusiness

Electronic business, or "e-business", is any business process that is empowered by an management information systemsinformation system. Today, this is mostly done with Web-based technologies. The term "e-business" was coined by Lou Gerstner, CEO of IBM.Electronic business methods enables companies to link their internal and external processes more efficiently and flexibly, work more closely with suppliers and partners to better satisfy the needs and expectations of their customers. In practice, this involves the introduction of new revenue streams through the use of e-commerce, the enhancement of relationships between clients and partners and improving efficiency from using knowledge management systems. E-business can be conducted over the public Internet, through internal intranets and over secure private extranets.It is more than just e-commerce. It covers business processes along the whole value chain: electronic purchasing ("e-procurement") and supply chain management, processing orders electronically, customer service and cooperation with business partners. This applies to traditional and virtual organizations. Special technical standards for e-business facilitate the exchange of data between companies. E-business software solutions allow the integration of intra and inter firm business processes.

E-business includes - Applications can be divided into three categories:1) Internal business systems:

customer relationship management

enterprise resource planning

employee information portals

knowledge management

workflow management

document management systems

human resources management

process control

internal transaction processing2) Enterprise communication and collaboration

content management system

e-mail

voice mail

internet forumdiscussion forums

chatchat systems

web conferencingdata conferencing

collaborative work systems3) electronic commerce - Business-to-business electronic commerce or business-to-consumer electronic commerce

electronic funds transfer

supply chain management

e-marketing

online marketing

online transaction processing

Scope of e-business applications - These applications can be available to different kinds of users:

all users of the internet

only the employees on the intranet

a specified targeted group of users of an extranet (like customers, partners etc.)

See also -

electronic commerce

management information systems

information technology management

intranet strategies

jargon

buzzword

dot-com

exostar

Books -

Amor, Daniel, ebusinessrevolution.com - The E-Business (R)Evolution, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, New York, 2002, ISBN 0130670391

Chaffey, Dave, E-business and e-commerce management, Dave Chaffey, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, New York, 2001: ISBN 0273651889

Hayes-Roth, Rick and Amor, Daniel, ebusinessrevolution.com - Radical Simplicity, Prentice Hall, New York, 2003, ISBN 0131002910

Shapiro, Carl and Varian, Hal R., Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, Harvard Business School Press, 1998, ISBN 087584863XCategory:Information technologycategory:Information technology !managementde:E-Businesspt:E-bu sinessfr:E-business DEBUG REDIRECT (electronic business)

E-Business Know-How
e-business and e-commerce consulting
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Multi Channel eBusiness specialized in Multi eChannel Marketing
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Sitescene Web Design and Development
Our business is to help our clients make more money through web development, website design, internet marketing and technology. We build web applications, electronic publishing tools, content management systems, and database driven websites with a focus on usability and standards-based design.
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We design websites for the tourism & hospitality industry and providing marketing information for developing new customers.
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Cultural Creatives Business Network
A national network, or professional association of earth-friendly and socially responsible business people. Creative networking, creative business development for all and free marketing opportunities for business members.
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LunarSky Productions: Data Services and Online Entertainment
Business-class web hosting starting at $4.99 per month, web site design, printed media & graphic design, e-commerce services, database development & online promotional solutions.
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http://www.albritton.us
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OMONIA - Negocios en America Latina
Informacion y contactos para los negocios en America Latina.
http://www.eomonia.com/

Center for eBusiness
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
http://ebusiness.mit.edu

EIU Ebusiness Forum
An international ebusiness resource for senior executives from The Economist Group.
http://www.ebusinessforum.com/

eBusiness Help Site
Online business resource center for the entrepreneur. Providing focused time saving information to help you work smarter, not harder on your business.
http://ebusinesshelpsite.com/

Zend
A bottom-up rewrite of the PHP scripting engine. It features a modular architecture, vastly improved performance, and greater scalability.
http://www.zend.com/

FedEx
Transport company offering integrated transportation, information and logistics solutions.
http://www.fedex.com/