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Electronic Data Interchange

EDI - the inter-organization exchange of well-defined business transactions in standardized electronic form directly between computer applications. Focused on Business-To-Business community. Also, EDI can be stated as collection of standard message formats to exchange data between organizations computers via any electronic service. Domains EDI covers: traditional business facets: inquires, planning, purchasing, acknowledgments, pricing, order status, scheduling, test results, shipping and receiving, invoices, payments, and financial and business reporting. Additional standards: interchange of data relating to security, administrative data, trading partner information, specifications, contracts, distribution.. EDI History Electronic transmission started during 1960s. Initially main focus was for road and rail transport industries. In 1968, the United States Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC) was formed. This committee coordinated the development of transla

Future of E commerce

Industry experts predict a glorious future of ecommerce in the 21st century. In the foreseeable future e-commerce will establish itself as a major tool of sale, at least past results shows it will!! With popularity of e-shopping it is inevitable that ecommerce will become an inseparable part of web. It has been observed that each year number of ecommerce deals is growing enormously. Statistics shows that sales volumes of on-line stores is much more as compared to “brick-and-mortar” ones. This tendency will likely continue as lots of people are “jugged” by work and with personal priorities and Internet no doubt saves a lot of time and provides opportunity to choose goods at the best prices. Present-day Internet sales boom no doubt lays foundation for magnificent future of ecommerce. Since Internet has excluded geographical factor from the sale, “quantity to quality” tendency of ecommerce is being appreciated. It doesn’t matter any more whether your store is situated in UK / US / Indi

Leading Players in E-Commerce [Continued] [Ecommerce Notes]

Leading Players (Source: www.dell.com) Things you should know about Dell: Most of the Fortune 100 companies want to do business with Dell. Dell has emerged as the preferred desktop and laptop of enterprises in the US and Europe. Dell has emerged as No. 1 PC supplier to small and medium businesses in the United States for 10 years in a row Dell has emerged as the world’s leading provider of flat panel displays. About 140,000 systems shipped per day, on average – that’s more than one every second. The 10 largest U.S. companies run on Dell. The top 6 Internet service companies run on Dell. The top 5 U.S. commercial banks run on Dell Isn’t aforesaid data cool! Yes, one of the most successful e-commerce companies: Dell. Dell, Inc. is a multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Dell grew during the 1980s and 1990s and has emerged as the largest seller of PCs and serv