Copyright 2002 by
Prentice Hall, Inc.
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E-Business Drivers
§Key
Components that have accelerated the acceptance of e-business:
§Wide access
to a public network
§Standard
communication protocol
§Standard
user interface
§E-business
applications run over the Internet, drastically reducing access and communications costs.
§With
standardized communication protocols and user interfaces, implementation and training costs are far
lower.
§As a result,
a much broader set of users and firms has access to the systems, allowing rapid growth.