Internet Commerce Development

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 13
Growth of the Internet 1......Page 15
The World Wide Web 3......Page 17
Internet Commerce and Business Opportunities 4......Page 18
Types of Systems 5......Page 19
Uses of the World Wide Web 6......Page 20
What is Special About Internet Systems 9......Page 23
Information Systems Trends 12......Page 26
Why Traditional Systems Development is Not Effective for Developing Internet Systems 14......Page 28
How the Internet Works 15......Page 29
Accessing the Internet 23......Page 37
References 25......Page 39
The Systems Development Context 27......Page 41
The Systems Development Life Cycle 28......Page 42
Skills Required by Systems Analysts 30......Page 44
Tasks Involved in Each Stage of Systems Development 31......Page 45
Information Gathering 36......Page 50
Process Modeling 38......Page 52
Systems Development Methodologies 52......Page 66
References 56......Page 70
Introduction 57......Page 71
Strategy Phase 58......Page 72
Assessing the Feasibility of Adopting Internet Commerce 61......Page 75
Management Structure for ICDM 63......Page 77
Meta-Development Strategy Guidelines 65......Page 79
Site and Component Development 67......Page 81
Summary 69......Page 83
References 70......Page 84
Introduction 71......Page 85
Business Strategies and Goals 72......Page 86
Internet Commerce Development Methodology 75......Page 89
Strategic Options 85......Page 99
References 93......Page 107
Introduction 95......Page 109
Analysis of the Problems 96......Page 110
Assessing Feasibility 97......Page 111
Strategies and Analysis Approaches 99......Page 113
Requirements Analysis Techniques 102......Page 116
Functional Categories of Internet Applications 105......Page 119
Transformation 107......Page 121
Process Reengineering 108......Page 122
Meta-Development Strategies and Framework 109......Page 123
Working With Different Cultures and Languages 114......Page 128
Project Management and Documentation 115......Page 129
Acquiring and Working With Consultants and Vendors 116......Page 130
References 118......Page 132
Client /Server Technology Infrastructure 119......Page 133
Web Technology Infrastructure 120......Page 134
Web Database Application Design 125......Page 139
Prototyping the Web Interface 145......Page 159
References 146......Page 160
Web Authoring Tools 147......Page 161
Web Client Programming Languages 148......Page 162
Scripting 156......Page 170
Security 157......Page 171
Planning Implementation 163......Page 177
Measuring the Effectiveness of the Web Site 164......Page 178
References 166......Page 180
Strategies for Managing the Internet Resource 167......Page 181
Alternative Management Structures for Web Site Management 171......Page 185
Issues for Practitioners 178......Page 192
Maintaining Web Sites 179......Page 193
Administration of the Web Site 181......Page 195
Summary 183......Page 197
References 184......Page 198
Travel Industry and the Role of the Internet 187......Page 201
Retailing Via the Internet 195......Page 209
Virtual Organizations and the Internet 201......Page 215
Internet/Intranet Development at Edith Cowan University 202......Page 216
Lessons From the Cases 205......Page 219
References 207......Page 221
Introduction 209......Page 223
The Changing Business and Organizational Environment 210......Page 224
Managing Operations 214......Page 228
Developments in Information Technology 221......Page 235
Summary 223......Page 237
References 225......Page 239
About the Author 227......Page 241
Index 229......Page 243