The Evolution of E-Commerce

By Donald K. Burleson

A half-day lecture

1.  Technical Advances enabling e-Commerce – This is a highly technical discussion of the hardware and software infrastructure that enables Web-based electronic commerce.

·         Databases on the Web

·         Massively parallel Hardware

·         Network Bandwidth

2. Commercial areas for E-commerce – This section explores the major areas of E-commerce that are being used in the marketplace today.

·         Retail Sales

            eBay

            Amazon

·         Entertainment

            Gambling

            Pornography

            Games

            ePublishing

·         eBanking

            eSchwab

            Ameritrade

            Chase Online

            “Brokerage Casinos”

·         Services

WebMD

Legal Advice

Appraisal Services

3. Social Issues – As E-Commerce evolves there are serious concerns regarding social responsibility

·         Security – SSL, Kerberos, RADUIS adapters

·         Responsibility – online Venues

·         Verified Identity – Problems with anonymity

·         Legal – Enforcing regional laws

·         Jurisdictional – Worldwide commerce regulation

·         Taxation – Revenue generation

·         Equal Access – No barriers to entry

·         Advertising E-Commerce – “spam”