The Electronic Commerce Issue

E-comm infrastructure tools guide
The chart below lists the basics on all the products profiled in Network World’s 2002 Electronic Commerce Issue.

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Vendor	Product	Description
Redline Networks	T\|X Real-Time Accelerator	Web server connection management
NetScaler	Request Switch	Web server connection management
FireClick	NetFlame	"Preloaded" cache service
Packeteer	AppCelera ICX-55	Web content accelerator
Packeteer	PacketShaper	Application traffic and bandwidth management system
Alchemedia Technologies	Mirage	Digital rights management software
Atabok	Atabok VCN	Communications and content delivery, digital rights management and security management
Authentica	PageRecall	Digital rights management software
eScout	eScout Universal System	Catalog and e-payment software
SeeCommerce	SeeChain Supplier	Supply-chain management system

In need of numbers
The chart below lists a bevy of e-commerce market research reports with the hard numbers and facts needed for today's IT analysis.

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The gist	The quote	The researcher	The report
E-commerce can save an enterprise significant money.	"E-commerce can lower an enterprise's order-entry costs by up to 30%."	Gartner Group	E-Commerce 2002: The Search for Real ROI
E-payment technology will become popular for the enterprise in 2002.	"Currently, electronic bill payment and presentment is more popular among consumers, but in the long run it will become an enterprise staple."	eMarketer	Electronic Payments Report
Collaboration will become vital in 2002.	"In 2002, the Web conferencing market will double, exceeding $500 million by year's end."	Gartner Group	New Focus on Knowledge and Collaboration Begins in 2002
Supply-chain initiatives will see heavy enterprise investments in 2002.	"Companies that automate their indirect channel will maintain a distinct competitive advantage through 2003."	Yankee Group	Customer Relationship Management Strategies Predictions 2002
Collaboration software will become a mainstream enterprise application in the next five years.	"Collaboration software and solutions are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 34.77% over the next five years, becoming a $2.3 billion business by 2005."	Jon Peddie Associates	3D CAD Market Study
E-marketplaces are alive and well.	"GTWA e-marketplace transactions increased from 106,168 to 884,166, 733%, ... comparing January-June 2001 activity with the same time period, 2000."	The Global Trading Web Association	GTWA membership transactions report
E-commerce is not the highest priority but remains an area of spending.	"69% of 598 readers will have the same 2002 budget for e-commerce software as they did in 2001, while 19% will increase spending."	Network World and STAT Resources	2001 Network World Spending Survey
E-payment technology has not yet proven its ROI.	"The return on investment for companies adding payment capabilities to their online procurement applications remains foggy."	Jupiter Communications	B-to-B Payment Solutions: Confronting Process Complexity, Standards, and Security to Maximize ROI
Enterprises say internal e-business initiatives have grown in importance in 2002.	"33% of companies [are] planning to increase spending on internal e-business initiatives, up from 25%."	AMR Research	Quarterly survey, October 2001