Showing posts with label history of internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history of internet. Show all posts

Thursday, December 15, 2011

History of Ecommerce part 04

Identifying the Business Potential

The developments in communications and standardisation over the past 20 years will undoubtedly continue, and will lead to improvements in the ways industry trades. We now have a range of communications options: telephone networks. ISDN, X.-IOO, the Internet, satellite and mobile communications, and others, such as digital radio, will doubtless become popular. What is important, is how these options are used.

Ii is vital from outsite for any organisation looking to move into E-commerce. particularly business-to-consumer. to clearly understand whether the products and services they offer are suitable for st-Ling online. Some general guidance on the potential for E-commerce can be gauged by asking the following questions:

Sunday, December 11, 2011

History of Ecommerce part 03

Slower than Expected Growth

By the end of the 1980s there were high expectations for EDI, and analysts repeatedly made predictions of unprecedented growth. It was widely agreed that only one per cent of potential users had implemented EDI and the number of users was predicted to double every year. It was said that no-one could stay in business without EDI.