1. Business-to-Business Authors: Authors: Mladenka Jakovljevic, jmbeba@eunet.yu Prof. Dr. Veljko Milutinovic, vm@etf.bg.ac.yu

2. Page Number: 2/18 Internet  The most popular e-commerce channel. n By 2004, Internet use will grow to over 700 million users. n The Internet enables connectivity to all your eBusiness constituents — customers, partners, suppliers, and employees. n They will conduct over $2.6 trillion a year in commerce over the Net.

3. Page Number: 3/18 E-commerce §There are two major types of e-commerce: business-to-consumer (B2C) n business-to-consumer (B2C) - in which consumers purchase products and services from businesses, business-to-business (B2B) n business-to-business (B2B) - in which businesses buy and sell among themselves.

4. Page Number: 4/18 E-commerce §The eBusiness challenge is twofold: n Satisfy your customers better than your competitors can. n Run a superior, technological infrastructure that can support, and enhance your eBusiness potential.

5. Page Number: 5/18 B2B n B2B e-commerce automates and streamlines the process of buying and selling. n B2B makes product information available globally and updates it in real time. n A typical business depends on other business.

6. Page Number: 6/18 Framework n A process can be anything from work order generation to human resources development. n Company planners capture business processes in models and implement them as enterprise applications. n The trend has been to include more and more outside entities such as customers and suppliers in process engineering. n A business can be viewed as a set of processes.

7. Page Number: 7/18 EDI and XML n Business conduct e-commerce transactions through standards such as: n electronic data interchange (EDI) and n the Extensible Markup Language (XML). n EDI is the electronic exchange of structured documents between trading partners. n XML is a markup language for documents containing structured information.

8. Page Number: 8/18 XML n XML is specifically focused on defining the content of a document, rather than how the data will look. n XML is supported by computing software and hardware companies such as: Sun Microsystems, IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft. n Document content structured with XML can be delivered over the HTTP protocol as easily as HTML.

9. Page Number: 9/18 E-Commerce Frameworks §The role of frameworks in B2B transactions Enterprise applications Customer relationship management Enterprise resource planning Enterprise resource planning Supply chain management Sales force automation Supply chain management Customer relationship management Sales force automation Legacy applications Interoperability mechanisms Business-to-business framework Buyer Buyer/supplier Supplier

10. Page Number: 10/18 Interoperability n "Interoperability" means: n Interoperability is a key issue in B2B. n the ability of separate systems to be linked together n and then operate as if they were a single entity.

11. Page Number: 11/18 Framework §The most popular frameworks for eBusiness are: OBI n OBI eCo Framework n eCo Framework RosettaNet n RosettaNet

12. Page Number: 12/18 OBI n OBI is a freely available standard which any organization can obtain and use. n The standard contain: n an architecture, n detailed technical specifications and guidelines, and n compliance and implementation information. n Copies of the standard may be obtained through the OBI Consortium’s World Wide Web site at www.openbuy.org

13. Page Number: 13/18 eCo Framework n The Initiative of CommerceNet eCo Specification n The eCo Specification is an architectural framework that: n An XML based, object-oriented interoperability framework. n determine how they can do business. n enables businesses to discover each other on the World Wide Web;

14. Page Number: 14/18 RosettaNet n RosettaNet is an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium of major: n Information Technology (IT), n Electronic Components (EC), and n Semiconductor Manufacturing (SM) vendors. n A pioneer to the field of XML based open business-to-business electronic commerce standards.

15. Page Number: 15/18 E-Marketplace n For procurement transactions, buyers and sellers can meet in an electronic marketplace and exchange information. n The marketplaces build on : n This is the most advanced and efficient form of B2B. n a common Internet platform, n WWW browsers, n advanced security technologies, n the latest payment systems, and n experience from other approaches.

16. Page Number: 16/18 E-Marketplace Peyment Procurement Business Services Auction Services Shipping Managed Catalog Portal Community Services Global Trading Web Platform Buyers Suppliers AUCTION SERVICES ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER AUCTION SERVICES NET MARKET MAKER

17. Page Number: 17/18 Solution n MarketSet™ n Net Market Maker™. n Commerce One has developed two distinct e-marketplace solutions: n TIBCO’s three product lines: n TIBCO ActiveEnterprise®, n TIBCO ActiveExchange™, and n TIBCO ActivePortal™