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E-BUSINESS

"eBusiness is as essential to a modern business in "eBusiness is as essential to a modern business in the new millenium as the telephone was to the the new millenium as the telephone was to the

modern business one hundred years ago."modern business one hundred years ago."

                              

E-Commerce is defined as the buying and selling activities undertaken on the Internet

WHAT IS E-COMMERCE?

An architecture is a guiding framework, a An architecture is a guiding framework, a strategy, or a blueprint for delivering the strategy, or a blueprint for delivering the applications and information required by and applications and information required by and organization.  Sometimes we use the term organization.  Sometimes we use the term architecture to describe the way individual architecture to describe the way individual software components interact (micro).  software components interact (micro).  Sometimes we use the term to describe how a Sometimes we use the term to describe how a system fits together (macro).  And always, the system fits together (macro).  And always, the meaning of the word architecture depends on meaning of the word architecture depends on the context, or perspective, in which it is used. the context, or perspective, in which it is used.

For example, when we say IT architecture we For example, when we say IT architecture we think of:think of:

Technical computing platform Technical computing platform Information management platform Information management platform

Communications platform Communications platform Sturctures and controls that dictate IT use Sturctures and controls that dictate IT use Applications that utilize the platform Applications that utilize the platform An eBusiness architecture is similar, but its An eBusiness architecture is similar, but its

focus is on ebusiness focus is on ebusiness applications and all their applications and all their supporting infrastructuresupporting infrastructure. This is the area . This is the area we're most concerned about here. A major we're most concerned about here. A major function of an architecture is to define how the function of an architecture is to define how the various components of the environment fit various components of the environment fit together.together.

It helps to think of an 'enterprise' ebusiness It helps to think of an 'enterprise' ebusiness architecture like you would your favourite architecture like you would your favourite food dish.food dish.

What is a payment gateway? - A payment What is a payment gateway? - A payment gateway, exactly as the name says is the gateway, exactly as the name says is the direct link between the shopping cart and the direct link between the shopping cart and the bank that processes the payment. This is bank that processes the payment. This is generally completed online, in real time and generally completed online, in real time and involves authorization, processing and involves authorization, processing and management of all online transactions. management of all online transactions. Immediately after the payment is authorized Immediately after the payment is authorized the organization would need to access their the organization would need to access their gateway graphical user interface in order to gateway graphical user interface in order to finish the transaction. finish the transaction.

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