Ecommerce is the means of selling goods or services over the internet.
It comprises four main elements:
- An online catalogue displaying items for sale
- A shopping cart system allowing users to pick the goods and
place an order for them
- A payment system that receives
and encrypts credit card details for processing
- An order processing and fulfilment system by which
orders are managed and goods delivered to the purchaser
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This site provides information, advice
and resources for businesses wanting to sell goods and services
over the internet.
The site provides help through all stages of the process of setting
up an ecommerce site.
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Latest from the Ecommerce Times:
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| Apple's Cook Steamed Over Labor Practices Report |
| Since the middle of this week, the buzz about Apple hasn't been so much its record earnings as disclosures of the working conditions its overseas workers endure, as detailed in a recent report, which touched on worker deaths, inhumane working conditions, disregard for workers' health, the use of underage workers, and suggestions that Cupertino cares only about cutting costs and maintaining product quality. |
| Real Deal Boosts Intel's Entertainment Cred |
| Intel is buying about 190 patents, 170 patent applications, and next-generation video codec software from RealNetworks. The terms of the sale will allow RealNetworks to retain certain rights to continue using the patents in current and future products. In addition to the sale, RealNetworks and Intel signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of the video codec software and related products. |
| Content Intent, Part 1 |
| As far as exclusive interviews go, you could do a lot worse than getting Herman Cain, and a lot worse than getting him on Nov. 28. That was, after all, the day that a woman unleashed accusations of a 13-year affair with Cain, the third racy allegation levied against Cain in a matter of weeks. And those charges were but part of the Cain saga. There was also the Nov. 15 Libya gaffe... |
| Moving Apple's Moolah Mountain |
| Apple surprised Wall Street Wednesday when it revealed it was sitting on cash reserves of nearly $100 billion. Now the question is, what will the company do with it? Apple's successful product lines, which include the iPhone and iPad, have been gushing bucks for months. That's allowed it to build a sizable war chest. |
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