<<...me thinks we overestimate the power of the net in so far as commerce.... >>
edamo: Everything will not be bought online. The consumer area is the smaller part of the e-commerce arena... Yet, the business to business e-commerce projections are AMAZING....DELL will of course benefit from this revolution -- more PCs, servers and storage will be needed!! Take a look at the article I have posted below....it boggles the mind -- we are moving into a new digital economy.
Best Regards,
Scott
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The landscape for electronic commerce
"The rapid growth of the Internet is a phenomenon without parallel at many
levels - technical, social, and economic - that has created a tremendous
potential opportunity for businesses. In fact, the growth of the virtual
community of Internet users has outpaced the ability of businesses to take
advantage of it as a medium for commerce, at both the technological and
organizational levels - and this growth will continue.
It is estimated that by 2000 AD, e-commerce worth over a trillion dollars
will be transacted. In a technology-dependant field such as this, rapidly
evolving technology will ensure that early adapters will reap long-term gains."
FACTS to Ponder.
Web Sites concerning Banking, Finance, and Investment are growing daily.
e-commerce is expected to touch $ 500 Billion by 2000.
Last October, a new CyberBank signed up 1000 new accounts in just 6 weeks.
200,000,000 Internet users expected by 2000
Forecast : 25% of the commercial transactions on the Internet will be done
by non-banks
Cisco already has on-line sales of $3 Billion annually - more than 50% of
its total sales.
Dell's website accounts for 1/3 rd of its total sales and it is expected to
cross 50% by 2000.
More than 1200 CyberBanks exist already, most are US based and around 150 in
the Asia Pacific and Japan region.
future-commerce.com |
