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Ecommerce
r e f e r s t o t h e b u y i n g a n d s e l l i n g o f electronic systems through Internet and other
computer net works. The most popular medium in which e-Commerce is conducted is the
internet. It combines a range of process such as:
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic mail (E-mail)
World Wide Web (WWW)
Internet Applications
Network Applications
It does not include transactions
over telephone, fax or any payments madeonline for transactions whose terms
werenegotiated offline or by physical means.S o m e c o m m o n a p p l i c a t i o n s
r e l a t e d t o e l e c t r o n i c c o m m e r c e a r e t h e following:
Email