Re: EDI vs. E-Commerce

 
Amidst the media hype and Internet stock explosions, GartnerGroup analysts ask, “Is 'e' the only letter?”

“E-business is crucial to business development for the next five years,” says lead analyst Alex Drobik. “However, many organizations are missing the whole E-business picture by jumping into the abyss of hype and speculation. E-business is at its best when developed with the entire business in mind.”

GartnerGroup warns that a myopic E-business management strategy will lead to 5% of all businesses failing by 2001. Separating the reality of E-business from the hype is only the first step in avoiding this mega-pitfall. Incorporating the “rest of the alphabet, including the ‘e’” will be the key to transforming businesses.

GartnerGroup advises executives to approach E-business holistically. A key challenge will be to integrate technology into the core of the business, rather than use technology to create ancillary or parallel businesses. Enterprises that fail to do this will waste valuable time and may not survive.

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Only GartnerGroup focuses on the full spectrum of issues driving E-business - from the "a" of application integration to the "z" of zero latency, and including everything in between. GartnerE - We Mean Business.

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