Explain briefly the generic framework for e-commerce.
Generic framework of e-commerce contains the Applications of EC (like as banking, shopping in online stores and malls, buying stocks, finding a job, conducting an auction, and collaborating electronically on research and development projects). To implement these applications, it is essential to have Supporting Information and Organizational Infrastructure and System, which contains
- Common Business Services Infrastructure (security smart cards/authentication, electronic payment, directories/catalogs)
- Messaging and Information Distribution Infrastructure (EDI, e-mail, Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- Multimedia Content and Network Publishing Infrastructure (HTML, Java, World Wide Web, VRML)