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Deepak Mehta, Lovely Professional University Unit 5: Intranet and Extranet for E-Commerce

Unit 5: Intranet and Extranet for E-Commerce

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
5.1 Intranet and Extranet for E-Commerce

5.1.1 Intranet Services
5.1.2 E-Commerce over Extranets
5.2 Identification and Tracking Tools for E-Commerce
5.2.1 EAN System
5.2.2 EANCOM
5.2.3 Article Numbering
5.2.4 Bar Coding
5.2.5 EAN Location Numbers

5.3 Overview of Internet Bandwidth and Technology Issues
5.3.1 Bandwidth Issues
5.3.2 Technology Issues
5.4 Summary
5.5 Keywords
5.6 Self Assessment

5.7 Review Questions
5.8 Further Readings
Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Explain intranet and extranet of e-commerce
• Analyze identification and tracking tools for e-commerce
• Provide an overview of internet bandwidth and technology issues

Introduction
We all know that the Internet is a wide area network that connects many people around the world. The
Internet has enabled organizations to participate dynamically in the market and not just function as
stand-alone enterprises. E-Commerce on the Internet is enabling many industries to improve their
business performance.

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) adopted e-procurement. Primarily, input materials
were acquired from techno-commercially acceptable bidders through on-line
reverse auction. SAIL has initiated steps to create Internet-based e-procurement
modules to achieve complete paperless transaction and carry out the entire process
online.

NII (National Information Infrastructure) is the successor of the Internet for commercial applications.
NII provides new methods of learning and working with others. The NII plans to bring networking and

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