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| e-commerce applications must implement several major categories of interrelated processes, such as search and catalog management, in order to be effective |
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| clicks-and-bricks strategy |
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| companies can evaluate and choose from several e-commerce integration alternatives |
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| the marketing or sales channel created by a copany to conduct and mange its e-commerce activities |
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| place that may provide catalog, exchange, or auction service for businesses or consumers |
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| buyers bidding for the business of a seller |
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| the most widely used type of marketplace in B2C e-commerce |
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| marketplace for bid (buy) and ask (sell) transactions |
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| this type of e-commerce marketplace may offer several different transaction alternatives |
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| companies that serve as intermediareis in e-commerce transactions |
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| the online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing, and paying for products and services |
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| access control and security |
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| helps to establish mutual trust between you and an e-tailer at an e-commerce site |
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| content and catalog management |
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| develops, generates, delivers, and updates information to you at a Web site |
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| collaboration and trading |
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| includes matchmaking, negotiation, and mediation processes among buyers and sellers |
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| electronic payment systems |
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| ways to provide effficient, convenient, and secure payments in e-commerce |
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| sends you an e-mail when your e-commerce order has been shipped |
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| profiling and personalizing |
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| tracks your Web site behavior to provide you with an individualized Web store experience |
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| ensures that proper e-commerce transactison, decisions, and activiteis are performed to serve you more efficiently |
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| using an e-commerce portal for auctison by business customers and their supliers is an example |
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| business selling to consumers at retail Web stores is an example |
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| using an e-commerce Web site for auctions among customers is an example |
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| electronic funds transfer |
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| the processing of money and credit transfers between businesses and financial institutions |
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