电子商务什么是电子商务外文翻译.doc

电子商务——什么是电子商务？外文翻译 外文翻译Electronic Commerce-- What is E-Commerce? Material Source: ////0..pdf Author: V Rajaraman During the past three years a revolution has taken place in the way business is done. This revolution is primarily due to the convergence of computers and telecommunication technologies and the emergence of a number of Internet Service Providers ISPs who facilitate connection of computers to the internet - the worldwide network of computers. The internet connects the computers of many companies and also connects individuals and is very much like the worldwide telephone network but is much cheaper and allows exchange of not only documents but also multimedia information - namely audio,graphics and video information. The internet has spawned a number of innovations in business between commercial organizations, between individuals and commercial organizations and between individuals and individuals. These transactions are commonly known as Business to Business B2B, Business to Customer B2C and Customer to Customer C2C .Electronic commerce is abbreviated as e-commerce. These transactions include orders sent to vendors to supply items, invoices sent by vendors, payment usually made by debiting an organizations account with a bank and crediting the vendors account and cash payments made using what is known as electronic cash e-cash. The important point is that all transactions are carried out electronically using the network connection. There are a variety of e-commerce applications. Some of these are: ? Retail stores such as book stores, music stores, toy stores, etc. ?Auction sites using which an individual buyer and seller can buy and sell goods. ?Cooperating businesses connected using their own private telecommunication network carrying out transactions in a semiautomated way. ?Banks connected to their customers providing services such as deposits, payments, and giving information on status of an account. ?Railways/air