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