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ELECTRONIC COMMERCE??? 　　For some time now，large business enterprises have used electronic commerce to conduct their business-to-business transactions．Electronic data interchange（EDI）on private networks began in the 1960s，and banks have been using dedicated networks for electronic funds transfer（EFT）almost as long．Recently，however，with the increased awareness and popularity of the Internet，electronic commerce has come to encompass individual consumers as well as businesses of all sizes．　　The Internet is already changing the way that many companies conduct their business．As that influence grows，and more companies use the Internet，the possibilities for conducting business-to-business commerce on the Internet will expand greatly，and become more of a routine part of commerce than it is today[1]．　　Despite electronic commerce’s past roots in transactions between large corporations，banks，and other financial institutions，the use of the Internet as a way to bring electronic commerce to the individual consumer has led to a shift in viewpoint．Over the past few years，both the press and the business community have increased their focus on electronic commerce involving the consumer．　　Meanwhile business-to-business electronic commerce is rolling along，stronger than ever．The Internet has also given business-to-business electronic commerce a boots—in some cases，smaller companies are now discovering that they can conduct business on line，just like their larger counterparts．And businesses of all sizes are finding that they can take advantage of the Internet to lower the cost of electronic commerce—either by replacing other networks，or by using the Internet as another communications medium，converting their business data to digital form，and incorporating it with their business practices[2]．　　The move for businesses to digitize information isn’t new—it’s been going on for more than one decade，and continues to increase sa personal computers become standard business equipment for mor