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Typically, following are some of the common technology aspects that need to be
considered while deciding and during development of e-Business website or web
applications.
� Architecture of an e-Commerce system: function and implementation of major
system components (web servers, browsers, proxies, caches, databases);
critical system properties (scalability, reliability, security, safety);
� Developing e-Commerce systems: development team, development process;
� Web data formats: XML, HTML, XHTML, WML, RSS and ways of
transforming and displaying them;
� Data modeling and storage: relational database management systems
(RDBMS); SQL; data warehousing;
� Web Services: introduction to the concept of web services and serviceoriented
architectures (SOA), OSOA (Open SOA); XML and SOAP; web
services description and discovery (WSDL, UDDI);
� Development tools and technologies: The Open-Source software stack
(Apache, Tomcat, Axis); Microsoft .NET, Java, Java 2 Platform, Enterprise
Edition (J2EE), Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA),
Transactions;
� Advanced topics: Security and privacy, search engine technology.
Many of these technology choices continue to evolve and expand as the open
standards specification evolves to include a broader view of the enterprise
architecture. E-Business models go forward through use of Open Source, Web 2.0 and
m-Commerce. Currently many Open Sources solutions are available on the market,
which provide the e-Business providers options to customize these systems to
whatever extent they want.
Various business models such as SaaS (Software as a Service) are gaining popularity
due to the flexibility offered with maximum customization, less cost and minimal
system ownership. Furthermore, e-Business transactions are no longer limited to
computers, but can also be transacted through mobile devices such as mobiles, PDAs,
i-Phones and so on.
Considering the leaps taken by technology and infrastructure, there are no limits to
what form and shape would e-Business take in the years to come.
3. CASE STUDY
After 10 years of studies and working with e-commerce systems, I have identified
several issues that have to be addressed in order to choose the right technology and
system for your business.
This is why I chose to conduct a case study to identify what people would choose
when they need to develop an e-commerce system.
There are 2 types of companies:
� the start-up – when they want to start from the beginning an e-commerce
business;
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