E-Business Technologies
•Technology decisions
–Processing sales and payment transactions
–Monitoring inventory
–Accounting and internal recordkeeping
–Connecting to the Internet
–Hosting a Web site
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Business Technologies - E-Commerce - Lecture Slides, Slides of Fundamentals of E-Commerce
Students of Communication, study E-Commerce as an auxiliary subject. these are the key points discussed in these Lecture Slides of E-Commerce : Business Technologies, Technology Decisions, Payment Transactions, Processing Sales, Monitoring Inventory, Accounting, Internal Recordkeeping, Internet, Web Site, Hosting
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E-Business Technologies
Technology decisions
Processing sales and payment transactions
Monitoring inventory - Accounting and internal recordkeeping - Connecting to the Internet - Hosting a Web site
E-Business Technologies
(continued)
Front-end systems
Customer interaction and control
Web site and related processes
Back-end systems
Not directly accessed by customers
Accounting and budgeting - Manufacturing, warehousing, distribution - Order tracking and customer support - Marketing
E-Business Technologies
(continued)
Integration of front-end and back-endsystems
Requires technologies to tie disparate systemstogether
MULTIPLE Vendor ISSUE
Reduces costs by sharing the same transactiondata across systems - Issues to consider when integrating systems - Need for real-time or batch processing - System security - Compatibility
E-Business Technologies
(continued)
E-Business Technologies
(continued) Discussion Questions What types of technology decisions will an e-business entrepreneur likely haveto make? What is the difference between front-end and back-end systems? What are the factors that come into play when integrating new e-businesssystems with legacy systems? Which general category of storefront software is best suited for a large, complexe-business Web site? Why? Which general category of storefront software is best suited for a small onlinestore? Why? What are the benefits of a content management system to a large e- business?