Proceedings

� with legacy applications- who need the package solution, like Customer
Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM) or
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP).
I chose the start-up companies, with different type of company size:
� small company – with 2-10 employees, 1-20 products;
� medium company – with max 50 employees, 20-40 products;
� large company – with hundred employess and products; this type of companies
exist in traditional business, but want to start online business from scratch (like
start-up, but with o lot of employees, traditional product etc.)
There are a few ways to develop e-commerce systems:
� (1) starting from zero, writing code for a specific application;
o using Java, .Net, php with mysql etc.
o need a hosting site, database, web server etc.
o problems with: testing the application, extended for a larger application;
� (2) using freeware template from Internet,
o with application customization, including writing code; using Java, .Net,
php with mysql;
o need a hosting site, database, web server etc.
o short time of implementation, possible problems with understanding the
application code;
� (3) downloading software programs for creating e-commerce application;
o free – for test available 2-4 weeks;
o commercial software;
o can be installed them on your system;
o you need hosting server, databases, web servers etc.
� (4) using an existing platform for develop e-commerce application; all
components remote;
o free: for testing and starting with minimum of cost; easy to implement; not
too many options customizable; hosting, SEO optimizations including,
easy to test, payment and security integrated;
o not free: paying by month, by traffic or percentage of sales; hosting, SEO
optimizations including; easy to test, payment and security integrated with
the platform.
� (5) buying an e-commerce platform; all components remote;
o object oriented;
o o lot of personalized choice;
o expensive (prices from 5.000-80.000$, and more);
o tested be a team;
o recommended for large company, with hundred of products;
o or for company who want to offer hosting and e-commerce platform
o SEO, payment, security, protocols (SET) included;
This study is about the start-up companies, with different type of budget.
An e-commerce/e-business platform can use 1/many e-business technology and
permit to host hundred/thousand e-commerce site, like an umbrela (all use the same
technology, payment system, e-commerce protocols, included SEO optimisation,
trafic analysis, report by hour/dday/week/month/product/sales/ users etc.).
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