E-Commerce The Second Wave Fifth Annual Edition.ppt

E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition E-Commerce: The Second Wave Fifth Annual Edition Chapter 9: Electronic Commerce Software Objectives In this chapter, you will learn about: Finding and evaluating Web hosting services Basic functions of electronic commerce software Advanced functions of electronic commerce software Objectives Electronic commerce software for small and midsize businesses Electronic commerce software for midsize to large businesses Electronic commerce software for large businesses that have an existing information technology infrastructure Web Hosting Alternatives Self-hosting Running servers in-house Commerce service providers (CSPs) Provide Internet access to companies and individuals Offer Web hosting services Web server management and the renting of application software Web Hosting Alternatives (Continued) Shared hosting Client’s Web site is on a server that hosts other Web sites simultaneously Dedicated hosting Service provider makes a Web server available to client Co-location Service provider rents a physical space to the client to install its own server hardware The List Web Host Directory Basic Functions of Electronic Commerce All electronic commerce solutions must provide A catalog display Shopping cart capabilities Transaction processing Basic Functions of Electronic Commerce (Continued) Additional software components Middleware Application integration Web services Integration with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software Supply chain management (SCM) software Catalog Display Catalog Listing of goods and services Static catalog Simple list written in HTML that appears on a Web page Dynamic catalog Stores information about items in a database Small Electronic Commerce Site Shopping Cart Problems with forms-based shopping Shoppers had to write down product information before going to order form Customers sometimes forgot whether they had clicked the submit button Confusing and error prone Using a Form to Ente