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Seminar - An Overview of Communications Technologies

Module 6 - Internet, Intranet, Extranet, e-Commerce and Web Services                                       Slide 32 of 70 _________________                                                                                  __________

                                                e-Commerce Model

                                            Multidisciplinary in Nature

                                            Electronic Market

                                            Support Systems

                                            Products and Services

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An e-Commerce model is consists of several major components: Consumers, vendors and their products, retailers, front-end systems to process customer requests, financial institutions for payment transactions and technical architecture. All processes computerized to ensure prompt and satisfactory services to consumers.

Global Electronic Market - A consumer interested in purchasing goods electronically from vendors whose product lines are represented in and are part of an electronic marketplace.

Support Systems - Verify product delivery and enable financial transactions between customers and products and services suppliers.

Products and Services - Located in the e-catalogs for customers to view and make a decision to purchase.