1. 1-3-1 E-Business Models and Protocols Iftikhar Nadeem Senior Consultant, E-Business Solutions Center for Economics & Management Systems Research Institute, KFUPM

2. 1-3-2 E-Business Models and Protocols Business models Internet trading protocols Saudi Tradanet (EDI)

3. 1-3-3 Business Model Business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself -- be profitable. The business model spells out how a company makes money.

4. 1-3-4 Business Models Brokerage Advertising Infomediary Merchant Manufacturer Affiliate Community Subscription Utility

5. 1-3-5 Types of Brokerage Models Buy/Sell fulfillment Market exchange Buyer aggregator Distributor Virtual mall Metamediary Auction broker Reverse auction Classified Search agent

6. 1-3-6 Types of Advertising Models Generalized portals Personalized portals Specialized portals Attention/Incentive marketing Free model Bargain discounter Recommender system Registration model

7. 1-3-7 Types of Merchant Models Virtual merchant Catalog merchant Surf-and-turf Bit vendor

8. 1-3-8 Types of Community Models Business trading community Knowledge networks

9. 1-3-9 Internet Transactions Purchase Refund Value exchange Authentication Withdrawal Deposit Inquiry Ping

10. 1-3-10 Internet Trading Roles Consumer Merchant Payment handler Delivery handler Merchant customer care provider

11. 1-3-11 Internet Trading Exchanges Offer Payment Delivery Authentication

12. 1-3-12 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) EDI is computer-to-computer exchange between two companies of standard business documents in electronic format. EDI has two elements –Electronic document –Standard format

13. 1-3-13 Major EDI Application: PURCHASES Information Orders Invoices Price lists Remits Statements Issues Mass of papers Re-keying Slow transfer High # of errors High cost

14. 1-3-14 Saudi Tradanet Your Organisation CustomersFinancial Institutions Ports & Customs Logistics & Transportation Suppliers Saudi Tradanet Service

15. 1-3-15 Technical Overview of Saudi Tradanet Postboxes and mailboxes Binary data Trading relationships –EDI standards –EDIFACT –ANSI X12 TRADACOMS Data security –Password –Pre-established partnership controls Data integrity Error handling and reporting

16. 1-3-16 Saudi Tradanet (Contd.) Network protocols –Saudi PDN (Al-Waseet) –Internet Session protocols –Tradanet interface protocol (TIP) –Tradanet standard protocol (TSP) –X.400/435 –Enterprise access protocol (EAP)