Why is important for Internet commerce?

The use of Internet is growing very fast compared to other technologies used in history. In the
From 1993 - 1997, the number of computers connected to the network of Internet increased from 1 million to 20 million. According to the
ITU, the end of 2001 to 500 million units, end of 2002 was 655 million.
The level of Internet use reflect the level of economic development.
U.S., Canada and the Nordic countries have adopted Internet technology most quickly. League
European Union (EU), New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong (China) also has a catch
the first adopters of the Internet.
Individuals, organizations and companies in Southeast Asia, China, India, Argentina., Brazil has begun to visit
Internet since 1996. It is possible that the Internet will have a slower impact on the least developed countries in Asia
and Africa, in countries prohibit the use of the Internet.
The Internet is a useful tool for commerce
Using the Internet to reduce communication costs, reduce the time needed to bring goods and services to
market, to help the exchange of information in the form of goods, reducing transportation costs and distribution, allowing inter-
closely and wider between the business community.
The Internet promotes the development of global trade.
As Internet technology advances more and solve problems related to the reliability and speed, it
will be used more in almost most of the information media, trade in goods and services.
Many large companies now have the technology associated with online systems available its EDI. The company
This is building a new system based on the internet for supply chain management and inventory
themselves. In addition to using the Internet to sell products and services, companies are using the Internet to
customer surveys, provide information and images, the paper declared legal, management and transfer of funds.
The actual impact of the Internet has not seen before.
The Internet has had an impact on business practices, trade partners, learning and relationships
mutual political and social. The industry, the company is increasingly affected by the application
of the internet and more and more people use it to purchase goods and exchange information.

The growth areas are emerging.
The growth of e-commerce modes BB and BC belong to the service sector, such as manufacturing
publication, media, finance, education, entertainment, provides specialized software, retail items
consumer goods such as clothing, footwear, food processing and pharmaceuticals.
Small businesses in remote areas and those who can benefit most.
By reducing transaction costs, the Internet gives small and medium enterprises unprecedented opportunities to advance
of overseas trade. Lower transaction costs and help create opportunities for communities in remote areas,
improve the rural economic base. Internet can help farmers, small businesses and the
ability to introduce the community to its image around the world, creating the focal point to gather information
about local businesses and their offers.
The use of the electronic market (E Marketplace) growing up.
According to an investigative report by Forester Research business for more than 500 leaders of the company
that about 71% of the respondents have plans to expand the business to domestic electronics market
(E Market Places), or is the site virtual market. (Virtual market sites) in 2001. Expected in 2004
will have more than half of the sales value of U.S. $ 2.7 trillion traded in the form of BB will take over market
electronic marketplace. In addition, 25% of companies interviewed in the survey mentioned above have almost 10 sales
million in goods and services in 2000.
Casestudy: www.iPrint.com
The Internet can change how the industry was opened in California iPrint.com
to 1/1997 and a group of software professionals and industry experts, and the environment in order to finance
complete trade data, the network automatically. iPrint objects aimed at consumers and more than 30
million small business owners across the United States, iPrint has 50 employees.
Major strengths: Fully automated, reducing labor costs. Re-ordering is simple, to help customers
easy to come back every purchase.
The main opportunities: development of international relations by the printing costs higher in other countries. For example, the cost of printing
the cards in a Central European country 6 times higher than the cost of iPrint.
The main challenge: The company in the country and labor costs in low-cost ideas will follow
of iPrint.