Building e-Commerce Sites with the .NET Framework

Chapter 1. Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce Overview

IN THIS CHAPTER

Objectives

• Understand current e-Commerce trends

• Understand, at a high level, what B2B e-Commerce is

• Learn about common B2C features, architecture, and the steps involved in creating a B2C e-Commerce application

The Internet has enjoyed enormous growth over the past few years. In large part, this growth can be attributed to consumers' enthusiasm for buying goods and services online. According to Emarketer.com's March 2001 B2C report, consumer e-Commerce sales in the U.S. will grow from $60 billion in 2000 to $428 billion by 2004.

To stay competitive in this new economic environment, companies that do business on the Internet are looking for better, more cost-effective ways to develop ...