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E-business encompasses all commercial activities. The definition of e-business that was agreed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU is the method by which the order is placed which determines whether a transaction is e-business, not the payment or delivery channels. Shifting business activities from paper-based, local, face-to-face and manual processes to electronic, dispersed, mediated and automatic processes is the essence of e-business, whether in dealing with customers or suppliers (Wilkins et al., 1999). E-business activities include, but are not limited to,• Web site • E-mail order confirmation

Those business activities related to the business operations of an organization over the Internet.encompasses all commercial activities. The definition ofthat was agreed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU is the method by which the order is placed which determines whether a transaction is, not the payment or delivery channels. Shifting business activities from paper-based, local, face-to-face and manual processes to electronic, dispersed, mediated and automatic processes is the essence of, whether in dealing with customers or suppliers (Wilkins et al., 1999).activities include, but are not limited to,• Web site • E-mail order confirmation
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