This article provides a broad overview of the likely global/ regional contextual factors and unique national characteristics that influence e-commerce diffusion in Singapore. Our analysis suggests that Singapore is likely to be a very fast adopter of e-commerce applications that have relatively proven business models in other advanced countries. In particular, advanced manufacturing clusters in...

E-commerce is a dynamic, quickly changing phenomenon. This implies that e-commerce firms are constantly evolving from one model to another very rapidly. There would be many ways to explain the dynamics of e-commerce models, including economics, configuration, and maturity. This paper presents an economic model to explain the adoption, growth, and withdrawal process of a new business model.

T he Internet gives vendors an easy way to set up shop for electronic commerce throughout the world. In an extension of mailand phone-order transactions, customers usually pay for e-commerce goods and services through a credit card. The transmission of credit card numbers requires vendor sites to support encryption through the Secure Sockets Layer1 or Transport Layer Security2 protocols. SSL ca...

Technical interoperability is often considered as a pre-requisite for a global and open e-commerce marketplace. The proliferation of e-commerce architectures encourages market fragmentation. The commodity view of technologies seriously undermines the viability of individual e-commerce businesses. The disconnect between technologies and business practices creates short termism in business model ...

This paper analyses several security systems and aggregates their characteristics supporting trust. These characteristics are then matched with e-business models to try and identify the most suitable security system for each model. This is preliminary work undertaken to establish appropriate trust models in the e-commerce environment. The models discussed in this paper are hypothetical.

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The rapid emergence of e-commerce is radically transforming the business landscape. Startup firms are capturing new opportunities in the electronic market place through innovative business models. Established firms are racing to transform and adapt their old business models to the new environment. A business model depicts the way in which a company enables transactions that create value for all...

Electronic commerce is reaching a maturity level but still has barriers to overcome. The paper proposes a new model for e-commerce transactions with the aim to resolve problems related to the infrastructure and resources required from customers and enterprises to enter the e-commerce arena as well as trust. The proposed model provides the framework for standardizing issues concerning interactio...

Today, e-commerce has become a top priority for organizations. By getting use of the Internet, organizations can significantly influence the attitudes of their customers and encourage them to benefit from the services provided by them. Consequently, organizations can affordably become a leader in the market, supply, delivery, and service. Furthermore, development of e-commerce in all existing...