3. The benefits of EC: Benefits to society Enables more individuals to work at home, and to do less traveling for shopping, resulting ess traffic on the roads, and lower air pollution Allows some merchandise to be sold at lower prices, benefiting less affluent people Enables people in Third World countries and rural areas to enjoy products and services which therwise are not available to them Facilitates delivery of public services at a reduced cost, increases effectiveness,and/or Improves quality 4. The limitations of ec Technical limitati ons There is a lack of universally accepted standards for quality, security, and reliability The telecommunications bandwidth is insufficient Software development tools are still evolving There are difficulties in integrating the Internet and EC software with some existing (especially legacy) applications and databases Special Web servers in addition to the network servers are needed(added cost) Internet accessibility is still expensive and/or inconvenient 5. The Limitations of Ec Nontechnical Limitations 1.2.5 Infrastructure of electronic commerce Firewalls, Web servers, proxy servers, caching and hosting. Just a few of the things you'll ave to consider when considering the infrastructure for an E-Commerce project 1. ISP/carri E-Commerce requires a fast and reliable link to the Net. There are numerous options available from 56K dial-up to multi-megabit fiber connections. These resources will help you select the right connection method and ISP for your business 2. Caching and P hing servers can make the difference between sluggish performance and a Web-site that ly flies. Find out ho orks and the best way to use it b-server is overloaded you buy a bigger server, right? Well maybe no buy more servers, or you could use some of the sophisticated traffic management solutions that are now available. Find out more about these options from this selection of links 4. Web Servers Electronic Commerce relies on the Web. The Web relies on Web servers to serve up the pages It follows that the Web server is probably the most critical component of an E-commerce system Would you know how to select the best Web server for your requirements? How much should you pay for the software? 5. Database servers Database servers are at the back-end of most medium and large E-Commerce projects Whether you have millions of dollars to spend, or are looking for some freeware, you'll find a3. The benefits of EC: Benefits to society Enables more individuals to work at home, and to do less traveling for shopping, resulting in less traffic on the roads, and lower air pollution. Allows some merchandise to be sold at lower prices, benefiting less affluent people. Enables people in Third World countries and rural areas to enjoy products and services which otherwise are not available to them. Facilitates delivery of public services at a reduced cost, increases effectiveness, and/or improves quality. 4. The Limitations of EC: Technical limitations ▪ There is a lack of universally accepted standards for quality, security, and reliability. ▪ The telecommunications bandwidth is insufficient. ▪ Software development tools are still evolving. ▪ There are difficulties in integrating the Internet and EC software with some existing (especially legacy) applications and databases. ▪ Special Web servers in addition to the network servers are needed (added cost). ▪ Internet accessibility is still expensive and/or inconvenient 5. The Limitations of EC: Nontechnical Limitations ▪ Cost and justification. ▪ Security and privacy. ▪ Lack of trust and user resistance. 1.2.5 Infrastructure of electronic commerce Firewalls, Web servers, proxy servers, caching and hosting. Just a few of the things you'll have to consider when considering the infrastructure for an E-Commerce project. 1. ISP/Carriers E-Commerce requires a fast and reliable link to the Net. There are numerous options available from 56K dial-up to multi-megabit fiber connections. These resources will help you select the right connection method and ISP for your business. 2. Caching and Proxy Servers Caching servers can make the difference between sluggish performance and a Web-site that really flies. Find out how caching technology works and the best way to use it. 3. Load Balancing If your Web-server is overloaded you buy a bigger server, right? Well maybe not. You could buy more servers, or you could use some of the sophisticated traffic management solutions that are now available. Find out more about these options from this selection of links. 4. Web Servers Electronic Commerce relies on the Web. The Web relies on Web servers to serve up the pages. It follows that the Web server is probably the most critical component of an E-commerce system. Would you know how to select the best Web server for your requirements? How much should you pay for the software? 5. Database Servers Database servers are at the back-end of most medium and large E-Commerce projects. Whether you have millions of dollars to spend, or are looking for some freeware, you'll find a solution is this list