Synopses & Reviews
Integrate e-Business into Your Commerce Plans
Get a jump on what's quickly becoming standard operating procedure for any business-using the Internet to conduct e-business. Increasingly, companies are implementing new Web-based business models to tap previously unattainable markets and earn untold profits. This comprehensive guide uses case studies and practical examples to trace the progress of electronic business through it's short, but vital, history, teaching you how to take advantage of this essential new-economy business practice. Whether your goals include e-tailing, business-to-business, EDI, CRM, or supply chain management, this step-by-step resource can help you create, integrate, and maintain your own successful e-business.
- Plan, design, build, tune, troubleshoot, secure, and manage your own fully-operational e-Commerce site
- Develop e-marketing strategies for vertical, horizontal, and standard markets
- Review business cases including revenue models and trends, and see the impact of leading-edge technologies on business and profit
- Determine the best client-server configuration for your site
- Locate and exploit a system's built-in e-commerce tools and functionality
- Integrate electronic data interchange (EDI) systems for more efficient business processes
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Hacker-proof your network and server-plus establish encryption protocols for increased privacy
Table of Contents
Part I: E-Commerce Through Technology.
Chapter 1: E-Commerce Comes of Age.
Chapter 2: The Business Cases for E-Commerce.
Part II: E-Commerce Servers and Clients.
Chapter 3: Operating Systems.
Chapter 4: Configuring an E-Commerce Server.
Chapter 5: Connecting Clients.
Part III: Building an E-Commerce Infrastructure.
Chapter 6: LANs.
Chapter 7: WANs.
Chapter 8: Quality of Service.
Chapter 9: The Thinking Network.
Chapter 10: Maintaining and Optimizing E-Business Sites.
Part 4: Securing E-commerce Environments.
Chapter 11: Creating Secure Networks.
Chapter 12: Public Key Infrastructure.
Chapter 13: Securing E-Commerce Servers.
Part 5: Implementing E-Business Systems.
Chapter 14: Connecting E-Business Solutions.
Chapter 15: E-Commerce Application Service Providers.