What is E-business?
E-business is the transformation of the key processes of business, by means of using Internet technologies. An organization
based on e-business, directly connects the business critical systems, with its components (clients, employees, salesmen,
suppliers, partners, etc.) through intranets, extranets and the World Wide Web; involving also every marketing action,
publicity, management, logistic, human resources, etc. that is required to do in this enviroment; In brief, e-business
implies opening and managing a company online.
E-business is the new form of Internet commerce, without borders,
with a new exposition of the enterprise models, global clients, new payment systems and innovating strategies. If a
company wants to be present and in a profitable way in the new markets, it is necessary that their professionals know
the techniques necessary to implement the required technology. For that reason, any professional must be enabled to
manage, direct and plan programs that adapt to the existing enterprise requirements in the market.
The Importance of e-business at the present time
At the moment big as well as small companies use the Web to communicate with their associates, to connect themselves
to the data systems and to carry out commercial transactions. This is e-business, where Internet comes together with
the solidity and trustworthiness of traditional information technology.
This new paradigm fuses the standards,
the simplicity and the connectivity of Internet with the fundamental processes of the company. The new and revolutionary
applications are interactive, making possible transactions of enormous amounts of data and allowing to those who use them
to make businesses in a more rational and effective form.
The key is in changing
Enterprises that adopt e-business solutions are companies capable of adapting to constant changes. In order to carry
out the transitions without disadvantages, one must remember two important ideas:
Begin in a simple way but plan a fast growth
Use what you already have as a start point
The goal behind the concept of e-business is to improve the present processes of the company in order to upgrade the
operative effectiveness that will reinforce the value that your company provide to your clients, a value that cannot
be obtained any other way and that will provide you with a remarkable advantage on your competitors.
Internet has changed the rules of the game. Clients now wait for more: better service, rapidity in the delivery,
better and faster response and complete access in time. And to satisfy thier demands, you need an e-business
infrastructure appropiately planned and executed. An infrastructure that can work 24 hours of the day, the seven
days of the week, 365 days of the year and that is ready to make their business more profitable.