These slides describes various aspects of e-commerce such as electronic payments, payment gateways, e-cash, e-wallets , electronic data interchange, virtual organisation, e-governance etc.
3. • A type of industry where the buying and selling of
products or services is conducted over electronic systems
• Generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business
• An effective and efficient way of communicating within
an organization and one of the most effective and useful
ways of conducting business
• Is a Market entry strategy where the company may or
may not have a physical presence.
E-COMMERCE
5. • Active Content (Trojan horse)-Active Content is used in e-com to place items in
shopping cart and to compute the total invoice.
• Active content refers to programs that are embedded transparently in web pages
and that cause action to occur(ex- Java applets, Active X Control, Java Script)
• Active content can display moving graphics, download and play audio.
• Malicious Codes- Virus , Worms etc
• Server-Side Masquerading- Spoofing, Phishing attack
• Communication channel threats – Nodes are malicious
• Confidentiality threats
• Integrity Threats
• Availability Threats
• Password Hacking.
SECURITY THREATS
6. • E-commerce can increase sales and reduces
costs.
• It create virtual community- it is a gathering of
peoples of common interest.
• Speed and accuracy
• E-com provide buyers with a wider range of
choice than traditional commerce.
• Better customer services
ADVANTAGE
7. • Security
• System and data integrity
• System Scalability
• Products are costly
DISADVANTAGES
8. • Electronic Data Interchange is the computer-to computer
exchange of business data and documents between companies
using standard formats recognized both nationally and
internationally.
• The information used in EDI is organized according to a
specified format set by both companies participating in the data
exchange.
It Includes:
• Online business to business transactions
• Online business to consumer transactions
• Digital delivery of products and services
• Automated telephone transactions eg phone banking
WHAT IS EDI?
10. • Lower operating costs
• Saves time and money
• Less Errors = More Accuracy
• No data entry, so less human error
• Increased Productivity
• More efficient personnel and faster throughput
ADVANTAGES
11. • High Dependence on the participation of trading partners
• Costly for smaller companies
• Difficult to agree on standard
DISADVANTAGES
12. VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION
• A Virtual Org is one whose members are geographically
apart , usually working by computer , email and
groupware while appearing to other to be a single ,
unified org with a real physical location.
• A flexible n/w of independent entities linked by
information technology to share skills, knowledge and
access to others expertise in non technical ways.
• It is a network, not an office.
13. Electronic Payment System:-
• EPS enable a customer to pay for the goods and
services online by using
integrated hardware and software systems
• The main objectives of EPS are:-
-increase efficiency
-improve security
-enhance customer convenience
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM
15. E-CASH
• A system that allows a person to pay for goods or
services by transmitting a number from one computer
to another.
• E-Cash numbers are unique
• It is issued by a bank and represents a specified sum
of real money.
• It is anonymous and reusable.
16. • A payment gateway is an e-
commerce application service
provider service that
authorizes credit card payments
for e-businesses.
• It facilitates the transfer of
information between a payment
portal and the Front End Processor
or acquiring bank.
PAYMENT GATEWAY
17. E WALLET
• A digital wallet has both a software and
information component.
• The software provides security and
encryption for the personal information
and for the actual transaction.
• The information component is basically a
database of user-inputted information
• This information consists of your shipping
address, billing address, payment methods
(including credit card numbers, expiry
dates, and security numbers), and other
information.
18. SMART CARD
• Any pocket-sized card with
embedded integrated circuits.
• Smart cards can
provide identification, authentication, data
storage and application processing.
• Contact smart cards have a contact area of
approximately 1 square centimetre (0.16 sq in),
comprising several gold-plated contact pads.
• These pads provide electrical connectivity when
inserted into a reader, which is used as a
communications medium between the smart
card and a host
19. E-GOVERNANCE
• E-Governance referred as electronic governance.
• E-Gov is the app of ICT(information & communication
technology)
• Delivering Gov Services between Gov-to-Citizens(G2C), Gov-to-
Business(G2B), Gov-to-Gov(G2G).
• Through E-Gov, government services will be made available to
citizens in a convenient , efficient and transparent manner.
• In E-Gov there are no distinct boundaries.
• It is a two way Communication Protocol.