WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN E-BUSINESS AND E-COMMERCE?

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Clarification of Question by nicko2003-ga on 09 Nov 2003 04:54 PST

HOW IS E-COMMERCE DIFFERENT FROM E-BUSINESS, AND WHAT ARE THE MAIN
FORS OF E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS?  DESCRIBE THE THREE CATEGORIES OF
E-BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Definitions:
e-Business -- a broad term used to describe the integration of
electronic technologies with business processes.

e-Commerce -- the movement of money electronically (e.g. Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI), Digital Cash, Credit Card via Internet etc)

Comments:

e-Business may be a strategy that a company decides to implement. 
Some possible e-Business solutions include:

1. Online networking -- provide email for employees, internet connection etc
2. Business Automation -- business processes, accounting etc
3. Electronic Customer Relationship Management -- provide email for
customers to contact you with, email customers with marketing
promotions, maintain electronic customer database etc
4. e-Commerce -- move money electronically

Within your e-Business strategy, you may decide to incorporate some
e-Commerce solutions such as:

1. Website -- enable customers to purchase your product online (have
them pay via credit card)
2. Remittance to suppliers -- use EDI to pay suppliers