“INTERNET AND INTRA-

ORGANIZATIONAL
E-COMMERCE”

Presented By:
Amanpreet Singh
Bashnin Basheer
Shajin P S
THE INTERNET
WHAT?
 The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks
that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions
of users worldwide.
 The Internet carries a vast array of information resources and
services, most notably the inter-linked hypertext documents of the
World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic
mail.

WHEN?
 The origins of the Internet reach back to research in the 1960s, both
commissioned by the United States Government to develop projects of
its military agencies to build robust, fault-tolerant, and distributed
computer networks as well as private research.

Popular Operating Software:

 Internet explorer
 Mozilla Firefox
INDIA AND INTERNET
Ten years ago:
 There was limited Internet access but only in a few major cities, all
in the hands of the government.
BSNL - Responsible for Internet activities.
DOT (Department of Telecommunications) provided a connectivity,

with miserly bandwidth and few phone lines.  

 Today: The Internet represents the new wealth frontier for the
middle classes - a good salary and increase in globalization
 No more strict governmental control
 More than 62 million users
 Increase of Indian content on the net
 Increase in advertising – targeting the middle class
 Very useful for business to business transactions

◦ The Internet represents so much potential for India, and the

demand for efficient Internet infrastructure is growing rapidly
THE INTERNET
THE INTERNET
Internet is possibly the most outstanding innovation in the field of
communication in the history of mankind. However, like every single
innovation in science and technology, internet has its own advantages and
disadvantages
ADVANTAGES:
 Communication E.g. Google Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, etc.
 Information E.g. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft’s Bing
 Entertainment E.g. Online Games, Movies
 Services E.g. Online Banking, Job Searching
 E-Commerce
DISADVANTAGES:
 Theft of Personal information
 Spamming
 Virus threat
 Reduction of actual physical contact
 Cyber slacking-estimated employees spend
57 mins. on the Web instead of working.
INTRA-ORGANISATIONAL

E-COMMERCE(B2E)
 INTRA-ORGANISATIONAL
E-COMMERCE(B2E)
• E-commerce :describes the process of buying, selling,
transferring, or exchanging products, services, and/or
information via computer networks, including the Internet.
Commerce is done between businesses, individuals, countries,
and so on.
• Intra-organizational E-commerce(B2E): It is the e-commerce
category that includes all internal activities of organization
which involves the exchange of goods, services, or information
among various units and individuals in an organization itself.
 INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL
E-COMMERCE(B2E)
 An intrabusiness network which allows companies to
provide products and/or services to their employees.
 Companies generally use B2E networks to automate
employee-related corporate processes.
 B2E portal is a customized home page or desktop for
everyone within an organization
◦ One URL for everyone in the organization
◦ A mixture of organization-specific and employee-defined
components
◦ The potential to be customized and altered to suit the
needs of a particular employee
Examples of B2E applications:

 Online insurance policy management

 Corporate announcements
 Online supply requests
 Special employee offers
 Maintain employee resume
 Update employee records
Use of Intranet in B2E E-
commerce
 Intranets are corporate networks that utilize the internet
technology but limit access to the internal members of
an organization.
 Typically, they are built by securing it from the global
Internet through a firewall that limits access to
internal/authorized members only.
 Internal computer network that supports Internet
applications qualifies to be called an Intranet.
 Typically, Intranets use TCP/IP connectivity and a HTTP
server (Web server).
 Through Standard web browser users can tap into
corporate legacy data, share applications and
publications.
ADVANTAGES OF INTRA-
ORGANIZATIONAL E-COMMERCE
Intranet Offers following advantages:

1)Platform Independent and Portable Access

 Increase the reach of internal users through a portable,
platform.
 Regardless of the type of platform the up-to-date
information can accessed from a common interface often
based on Web browser.

2)Business to Employee (B2E) services

 Used for implementing improved Employee Relationship
Management initiatives. B2E applications offer employees
self service capability on much of the human resource
functions.
ADVANTAGES OF INTRA-
ORGANIZATIONAL E-COMMERCE (Cont.)

3)Intra Organization Integration

 The web can integrate the legacy systems spread
across the organization. This expands the
information available for decision-makers
APPLICATIONS OF INTRA-
ORGANISATIONAL E-COMMERCE
 Workgroup communications
These applications enable managers to communicate with
employees using e-mail, videoconferencing, and bulletin
boards.
The purpose is to improve the internal communication
effectiveness especially for international companies.

 Electronic publishing
 Electronic publishing applications enable companies to
organize publication, and disseminate human resources
manuals, product specifications, meeting minutes and
company announcements.
The benefits are clear: reduction of printing cost and speed up
internal communication.
APPLICATIONS OF INTRA-
ORGANISATIONAL E-COMMERCE

 Sales Force productivity

 These applications improve the information flow
between the production and sales forces.
 Internal parties can get the most updated
market intelligence information which can be
used to formulate the most effective company
strategy.
THANK YOU!!!
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