E- Commerce What is E-Commerce ? E-commerce stands for Electronic Commerce, which is related to selling and buying any kinds of goods through the nets. From this process, you will save your time because you can do it while you are staying at home. Basic Terminology and Background Clear text Cipher text Clear text Kinds of Services Business - to - consumer Business - to - business Business - to - government Consumer - to - consumer The E-Commerce Market in Thailand Nowadays the market of E-commerce in Thailand is expanding rapidly. This causes a high competition in our country. Jewelry, frozen food and textiles are examples of target goods to expand our market to other parts of the world. Other promising goods are agricultural products and handicraft. What is EDI ? EDI ( Electronic Data Interchange) is a kind of systems to interchange between one computer to another computer. Important Characteristics It reduces any faults about data. Using the computer directly is cheaper. It can save time and cut the amount of data down because it uses codes instead of texts. Main Service Following are some characteristics of its main service: The computer expenses are cheaper and more efficient. There is an advance in communication. There is an expansion of business. It responds to the needs of clients immediately. Main Service (con.) It prepares and translates data in an international standard. It sends data to a service center. The receiver contacts the service center to receive EDI data. Then the receiver re-translates the data into its system. seller customer delivery Transaction Benefits of EDI It is convenient. It reduces time. It uses less paper so it can help the environment. Commercial Web Commercial Web Commercial Web Presenters • • • • • Chotika Viriyarattanasak (chotika_v@hotmail.com) Rattanawan Jansasithorn (Rattanawan_j@hotmail.com) Surudee Chattvimongkol (s_mieaw@hotmail.com) Aporanee Sakkapannikorn (sung_ko80@hotmail.com) Amonrath Witthayatawornwong (Aod_or@hotmail.com)