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The changing world of e-business applications
The business world is changing, yet again. With the furious rise of the Internet, extranets and corporate intranets, we are seeing a fundamental shift
in what constitutes a "killer application." While the term once referred to software that sold millions of copies, it is coming to mean the use of Internet technology to support online applications that dramatically improve people's lives in meaningful ways - at work, at home or on the road, at play:
Your online bank
Your favorite online bookstore, travel agent, or place to shop
Your source of news and entertainment
The application you use to collaborate with your colleagues and business partners
Your tools for getting your work done
Your application that tightly connects you to your
vendors, suppliers,and partners - so you can all work together better
Your requisitioning program to buy and pay for parts and supplies
And so on...
These are the new killer applications of the network computing world. They're hybrid applications that offer all the richness of shrink-wrapped
applications, yet draw on the services and support of commercial transaction, database, and other traditionally behind-the-scenes enterprise systems.
They're mission-critical applications that use the Web to help companies
connect with customers and suppliers in unprecedented ways. They help teams work together more efficiently. They link information with the people and processes that matter most to a company's success. They help businesses tackle some of their most vexing problems. These new applications are defining an entirely new way of doing business: Electronic business (e-business) combining the simplicity and reach of the Web with core business operations:
They're more powerful than the stand-alone applications that have dominated desktop systems, because e-business applications connect customers,
partners,employees, and enterprise systems, and can be more flexible, more modular, and more easily updated to meet user needs.
Perhaps this will help you understand a bit more about the changing world of e-business applications.
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