The book is divided into four parts. The first part is the foundation for all your online activities, which introduces the reader to the basic concepts of the Internet and how to do business via the Internet. It takes both, technology and business, into consideration and does not forget to talk about the legal aspects of doing business via the Internet. Finally it explains how marketing on the Web should be done in order to be successful. Without marketing your online business will lack the visibility it requires to succeed. The second part talks about how e-business applications are used for Internet, Intranet or Extranet based applications. It looks at the questions applications are used for Internet, Intranet or Extra-net based applications. Its focus is on search engines, portals, shopping and OR sites and last but not least one chapter is dedicated to the communication possibilities via the Internet. Using this information you are prepared to go online and discover other businesses, what they offer and how they did it. The third part explains the technologies that are below your applications. This is done from a technical point of view as well as a business point of view, in order to show you the business cases that are viable right now. Each chapter contains a set of business cases that are evaluated and it is explained how Internet technologies help to resolve issues with the business cases or how to extend one's business through new technology. The fourth part is an outlook into the future of electronic business and gets into more detail on how software and hardware will be developed in the future. The Open Source model is explained a-bout how pervasive computing has been implemented. The last chapter of the book gives an outlook into the future on how it may happen. Appendix A offers a glossary of e-business terms, which were used throughout the book. In case you do not understand a certain term, have a look here. Appendix B describes how a business can be moved to the Internet and what is required to do so. It does not only list the ideas, the required hardware and software, but goes also into detail regarding the costs and the benefits. Appendix C is a short list of my favorite web sites, ordered by subject areas.

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