Internet Commerce Development

From the viewpoint of Internet commerce as an evolving business direction rather than a discrete information technology project, the perceived need for nontraditional IT development strategies is described in the first chapter. Subsequent chapters overview new Internet commerce systems development methodologies; strategic planning and systems analysis for value-added Internet systems; maintenance and management of the Web site resource; and ways of sustaining the Internet commerce drive in the changing organizational environment. Case studies illustrate Internet opportunities and lessons from the travel industry, retailing, virtual organizations, and the Internet/Intranet at the author's base of Edith Cowan U. in Western Australia (where you can e-mail him). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Craig Standing is a senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Australia.