e2Commerce

Infrastructure requirement for

20th November 2001

Dinesh Jain

e2Commerce

e2Commerce

Agenda

1. Definition of e2Commerce

2. Importance of E and e

3. Technologies and systems

4. Infrastructure Physical

5. Infrastructure Intellectual

6. Action Plan for stakeholders

7. Further Research

8. Introduction of iS3C

e2Commerce

e2Commerce

Definition

The relevant meanings of the three words as per

Merriam Webster dictionary are as follows:

1. Electronic – of, relating to, or utilizing devices

constructed or working by the methods or principles of

electronics ; also : implemented on or by means of a

computer <electronic food stamps> <electronic

banking>

2. Ecology – the totality or pattern of relations between

organisms and their environment

3. Commerce – the exchange or buying and selling of

commodities on a large scale involving transportation

from place to place

e2Commerce

e2Commerce

Definition e2Commerce is the buying, selling and

delivery of goods and services using

electronic media so as to up keep the

totality of relations between humans and

the natural environment

e2Commerce

Environment Importance

Importance The ancient Jain religion talked

about it in the clearest way.

All living beings are interdependent

Since ancient times Asians have always worshipped

Environment such as Mountains, Rivers, Trees, Forests,

Animals; which has been an Eco concept all along.

“Just like a person can not live alone,

similarly human species can not survive by itself;

Humans have to coexist with all other living

beings by preserving the natural environment.”

e2Commerce

Eco Aspects of eCommerce

Importance

• Reduction in Paper usage

• Reduction in travel & infrastructure usage for

exchange of goods and services

• Reduction in Energy usage and waste due to efficient

Production and Usage by

Intelligent design of Products

Intelligent production processes

Intelligent operation of products and

Efficient delivery

• Reduced Urban expansions due to decentralization of

business

e2Commerce

Importance of e2Commerce

Importance

“eCommerce offers the potential of improving the

environmental efficiency – by using efficient delivery

mechanism and cutting waste” - Braden R. Allenby, Prof.

Columbia Univ. and VP AT&T

“The capabilities of IT are needed to ensure that

economic growth is achieved through reduced use of

energy & other natural resources and an improved

environment ” – Henry Kelly, OSTP USA

• Globalization is inevitable

• eCommerce is essential for Global progress

• Humanity must maintain the ecosystems intact

for its own survival

e2Commerce

Available Technologies and Systems

Technology

Current technologies of Web and Internet

• B2B Exchanges

• Portals and Vortals – WARP of Toyota

• eProcurement - eKomatsu

• eMarket Places - Steel Exchange of India

• Web Malls – 121ware.com

VSAT, WLL technologies for remote and rural area

integration for SMEs and craftsmen from there

Upcoming technologies of THE GRID

Examples of current Technologies empowering Rural

and scattered communities with e2Commerce are:

1. Midas Communications www.midas.com

2. Technology and Action for Rural Advancement

www.TARAhaat.com

e2Commerce

eCommerce Technologies available today

Technology

Current Technologies

e2Commerce

Infrastructure Needs

Infra-

structure

Physical Something tangible like hardware

Intellectual Something intangible like processes

or software

e2Commerce

Physical Infrastructure

Infra-

structure

Computers, Network systems and other

necessary hardware and equipment

Logistics and Shipping

Communication bandwidth

Suitable changes to Packaging industry

Skilled human resources

Connecting global communities with

necessary equipments and skills

e2Commerce

Intellectual Infrastructure

Infra-

structure

Common standards for e2Commerce

Huge software systems and Databases

Communications’ security systems

New financial systems and their integration with legacy

New legal systems for e2Commerce policing

New governmental regulations of customs, taxations etc.

New Auditing mechanisms for e2Commerce compliance

Grading systems a la ISO; for Eco Organizations and their

products and services.

New Labeling standards with alternatives of ‘Green’s

Incentive and disincentive for Producers and consumers

e2Commerce

Action Plan for Stakeholders

Action Plan

1. National Governments

2. World bodies like – UN, WB, IMF, WTO

3. NGOs

4. Large Global Corporations

5. SMEs

6. Common People

7. IT Industry

e2Commerce

Action Plan for National governments

Action Plan

• Taxation and Legal policies and framework

• Setting/Combining Eco and eCommerce standards for

e2Commerce national standards

• Eco Audit systems for organizations and their

products and services

• Setting up of e2Commerce physical infrastructure

Logistics and Shipping

Communication bandwidth

• Suitable changes to Packaging and labeling to declare

the Eco Measure and if not up to mark, the alternatives

• Incentive and Disincentives for producers as well as

consumers

• Training and education to skill up people

e2Commerce

Action Plan for World Bodies

Action Plan

The United Nations, World Bank, IMF, WTO and other

such World bodies must

• Set Global e2Commerce standards

• Lobby actively for e2Commerce technology transfers

to have-not nations

• Include e2Commerce aspects in Nation rankings like

HDI etc.

• Declare Important and fragile Ecosystems as World

Heritage and reserved areas

• Set up World Ecological Funds like WWF

• Incentive and Disincentives to nations for compliance

e2Commerce

Action Plan for NGOs

Action Plan

• Lobby with World bodies

• Lobby with National Governments

• Policing non compliance by Organizations

• Identifying fragile eco Systems

• Promoting e2Commerce awareness among

masses

e2Commerce

Action Plan for Global Corporations

Action Plan

Actively promote e2Commerce internally and externally

• Set up of e2Commerce physical infrastructure

• Comply with e2Commerce standards

• Enforce e2Commerce to supplier

• Educate employees and customers

• Audit internal divisions and subsidiaries

• Incentive mechanism for internal and external

compliance

• Transfer technologies to have-nots

• Fund in own R&D and University education for

e2Commerce technology and awareness

e2Commerce

Action Plan for SMEs

Action Plan

• Set up e2Commerce physical infrastructures

• Comply with e2Commerce standards

• Incentives and Disincentives for employees

• Educate employees

• Lobby large corporations and national

governments

e2Commerce

Action Plan for Common People

Action Plan

Each individual in their personal capacity must do

all or at least some of the following :

• Be proactive in knowing, using, propagating and

lobbying for environmental issues

• As far as possible, Use goods and services compliant

with e2Commerce standards only

• Invest in personal eCommerce infrastructure

• Buy goods and services using eCommerce

• Promote e2Commerce awareness among Family,

Friends and Colleagues

e2Commerce

Action Plan for IT Industry

Action Plan

• Bring out ‘Better, Faster and cheaper’ technologies

and products for e2Commerce

• Adhere to e2Commerce standards

• Invest more in e2Commerce R&D

• Focus on environmental concerns by developing

technologies and products consuming less energy and

having reusable components

• Lobby governments and World bodies for

development of e2Commerce

e2Commerce

More on e2Commerce

Further

Research

Further details on e2Commerce could be seen on the

web sites of

http://Green-ecommerce.com An organization dedicated to

connect people, groups and organizations for e2Commerce

http://www.digitaldividend.org An organization dedicated to bring

benefits of digital economy for betterment of environment

http://earthtrends.wri.org World Resource Institute’s

environmental arm

http://www.cisp.org/imp Information Impact Magazine

http://www.ecommerce.gov US Government site for promoting

eCommerce

http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ecommerce EU site for promoting

eCommerce and among other issues environment

e2Commerce

Conclusion

The integration Environmentalism E

and e of eCommerce to create

e2Commerce is the way for the progress

and survival of humanity.

e2Commerce – The way Ahead

And all the stakeholders need

to act upon to fulfill the

requirements of both Physical

and intellectual infrastructure

for success of e2Commerce.

e2Commerce

Global IT Consulting firm established in 1996

Focused on e-Business, ERP and EAI solutions

450 Professionals, 9 International offices, 5 World-class Global Solution Centers

Partnerships with top industry solution providers

World-wide clientele across multiple industry sectors

An impressive CAGR of 118% over the last 5 years.

- At a Glance

Providing world-class software development, consulting, implementation; integration and outsourcing services

iS3C

e2Commerce

Comprehensive Solution

Capability

Outstanding People

Global Solution Centers

Solving IT Together

Value for Money

’s

e-Hive

e2Commerce

System Integration (36%)

Collaborative commerce

Multi–product Application Integration

Process integration with CRM, SCM

Enterprise, B2B Integration

Adapter Development and Support

e-Business Solutions (31%)

Self service applications

Knowledge Portals

E-commerce

E-CRM\supply chain

E-procurement

Application Outsourcing (15%)

Application development and

Maintenance support

Product development & support

Implementation and roll-outs

Migrations, Upgrades, re-tool

Global Knowledge Repository

e-ERP Solutions (18%)

Business Modeling and

Implementation

Customization/Bolt-On

Data Migration

PDM

Comprehensive Solution

Capability

Outstanding People

Global Solution Centers

Solving IT Together

Value for Money

Solution and Service Offerings

’s

e2Commerce

Comprehensive Solution

Capability

Outstanding People

Global Solution Centers

Solving IT Together

Value for Money

350 Referenceable client sites in 37 countries

Global Presence, World-wide Delivery

• Global Solution Centers

+ Offices

e2Commerce Project Profile

ERP BaaN

Solectron

Value Proposition

• Expertise in BaaN functional and technical areas.

• Expertise in specialized areas such as EDI, service and supply chain management.

Challenge This mega project offered the challenge of migration to the latest version of BaaN ERP and integration with i2, BroadVision and Extricity. Solectron, the top semiconductor manufacturer, has also undertaken major tasks of deployment of EDI with all its customers and suppliers, enhancements of the service module for the semiconductor industry, and setting up a level-2 support center for its global operations.

Solution In coordination with IBM, the lead partner in this project, iS3C’s team of 35 functional and technical consultants has been deploying its expertise in integrations, EDI deployment, enhancements of the service module and setting up of the global support center.

Results BaaN ERP implemented in record time.

Technology BaaN ERP 5.0b (Greig), Target methodology for implementation, BaaN development methodology for customization, migration from BaaN IVcx to BaaN ERP.

BaaN ERP implementation and integration with i2, BroadVision and Extricity

e2Commerce

System Integration

Project Profile

Challenge Global implementation to integrate disparate systems like Oracle Applications, Informix-based legacy application, i2 running on multiple operating systems and databases; Complexity of the global integration; Stability, performance and data integrity issues.

Solution Studied configuration files to verify permissions; Modified integration components to handle Java exceptions due to incorrect data; Applied a patch to take care of fail-over mechanism for clusters; Shifted local adapters on NT boxes to Solaris and Unix machines; Created views to reduce excessive request/reply, controlling network traffic.

Results The investment in legacy systems was protected and leveraged by successfully integrating Oracle Apps Order Entry modules with the legacy back-office systems.

Technology WebMethods Enterprise integration tools; Adapters: Informix/Oracle/Flat File; Tools:Visual Integrator/Business Integrator/Transaction Coordinator.

Integration of SAP and Oracle using WebMethods’ Enterprise

Value Proposition • iS3C’s knowledge of multiple databases, applications, legacy systems and WebMethods integration tools helped in quickly putting together a robust integration architecture.

• iS3C quickly deployed a team at Motorola’s multiple global project locations.

Motorola

e2Commerce

Application

Outsourcing

Project Profile

Challenge Enable straight-through processing of transactions for the client, provide unified information content to its customers worldwide and complete the project within a fixed time-frame.

Solution Used WebSphere application server to facilitate Citibank to allow buyers create payment transactions using an internet based solution, at marketplaces having a relationship with Citibank. The portal which was designed and developed offered an unified front-end and was integrated with a back-end processing system through a custom-built transaction layer.

Results • Reduced number of errors • Improvement of about 35% in the EOD processing • Targeted personalized offerings to users.

Technology WebSphere App Server 3.5; VisualAge for Java 3.5; IBM SecureWay; EJBs, Servlets and JSPs.

Design and development of a Portal for marketplaces

Value Proposition

• Met the challenge ahead of time.

• Project-managed the entire design, development and deployment of the solution.

• Solution deployed from Global Solution Center at Chicago.

CITI

e2Commerce

Comprehensive Solution

Capability

Outstanding People

Global Solution Centers

Solving IT Together

Value for Money

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Solving IT Together

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Thank you all

Thank You

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Arigato Gozaimasu

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