Ebusiness

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Q: What is e business?

    - Is the use of electronic telecommunications to engage in the exchange of products and services

    - E-Business refers to any form of transaction (exchange) that uses an electronic medium to facilitate the transaction.

    - e-Business, therefore, can include the following:

    - Internet-based companies that operate wholly through the Internet to conduct their business. Examples are eBay and Amazon.
    - Companies that combine traditional business formats with information on the business provided via the Internet: for example, Ikea.
    - Companies that combine traditional business formats with the opportunity of buying online. Examples include Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, HMV, Tesco and Argos.
    - Companies that collect information on customer profiles and markets and sell this information to interested parties for example Experian and Mintel.
    - Any device used to facilitate exchange, such as 'Chip and Pin' technology, automatic ticketing, electronic ticketing, credit card transactions and so on.
    - Business to business (B2B) activity.
    - Using the opportunities that IT presents to improve the flexibility of working patterns

Q: What is the nature of ebusiness?

    - The nature of business today involves the use of computer technology and particularly, the internet.

    - E- business uses available technology to improve business processes, attract more sales and /or provide better service.

    - The term E- Business is often used interchangeably with E-commerce .

    - E- Commerce is distinguishable from e-business, as it refers to online business transactions.

    - E- Business is a rapidly evolving method of conducting business and is available to all industries.... [continues]

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