6.1. The problem space
Businesses are often faced with similar hurdles. For example, before the adoption of the Internet, common business-related hurdles included:
Communication
Distribution
Acquisition of information
International boundaries
Note
Before attempting to identify the most appropriate e-business pattern for your client, you should already have an understanding of the following:
Business problem to be solved
Current application and data configuration
Installed runtime products
Available skills
Quality of service required
In the past, distribution of virus definition files was handled through a combination of the US Postal Service and floppy disks. Viruses were significantly easier to distribute than their remedy.
Today, virus definition ...
Get IBM e-business Technology, Solution, and Design Overview now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
