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From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:
10.4.5 404 Not Found
The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent. If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.
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Statistics
E-COMMERCE ENGAGEMENTS
The majority of the 100 Network World readers who participated in our recent e-commerce survey consider IP-based e-commerce business-critical. Here's a look at how they're using it:
| Top business functions supported?* |
| 62% | Product marketing |
| 46% | Product sales to other businesses |
| 45% | Product purchases from other businesses |
| 44% | Sales of services to other businesses |
| 40% | Sales of services to consumers |
| 36% | Product sales to consumers |
| 29% | Purchase of services from other businesses |
| * Multiple responses allowed Source: Network World/Enterprise Management Associates |
| Does your e-commerce application integrate with the corporate shipment/ fulfillment system? |
| 25% | Currently integrates |
| 35% | Within 12 months |
| 33% | Will not integrate |
| 7% | Not applicable |
| ... supplier fulfillment systems? |
| 19% | Currently integrates |
| 39% | Within 12 months |
| 33% | Will not integrate |
| 9% | Not applicable |
| ... the corporate accounting system? |
| 22% | Currently integrates |
| 29% | Within 12 months |
| 42% | Will not integrate |
| 7% | Not applicable |
E-COMM SPENDING
Here's a look at how the 100 Network World readers recently surveyed on e-commerce activities have budgeted for those projects:
| 24% | $1 million or more |
| 11% | $500,000 to $1 million |
| 10% | $200,000 to $500,000 |
| 7% | $100,000 to $200,000 |
| 8% | $50,000 to $100,000 |
| 6% | $25,000 to $50,000 |
| 10% | Less than $25,000 |
| 24% | Other |
| Source: Network World/Enterprise Management Associates |
THE WHY OF E-COMMERCE HOSTING
Top reasons for outsourcing e-commerce applications to Web hosting firms.*
| 58% | Speed of implementation |
| 54% | Lower cost |
| 54% | Better security |
| 46% | Better performance |
| 42% | Lack of in-house skills |
* Multiple responses allowed
Source: Network World/Enterprise Management Associates |
TRANSACTING E-COMMERCE
Network World readers fall into two camps when it comes to conducting e-commerce. Some are just getting started, and others are fairly well along with their sites. As such, transaction volumes and the number of servers and processors needed to support e-commerce applications vary widely.
| No. of e-comm transactions/ month | No. of respondents |
| Less than 1,000 | 42 |
| 1,000 to 4,999 | 15 |
| 5,000 or more | 27 |
| (Total responses: 84) |
| No. of servers/ processors used
for e-comm applications | No. of respondents |
| One | 18 |
| 2 to 4 | 51 |
| 5 to 9 | 7 |
| 10 to 14 | 6 |
| 15 to 24 | 2 |
| 25 or more | 8 |
| (Total responses: 92) |
| Source: Network World/Enterprise Management Associates |
EXTRA EFFORT
Forty percent of the 100 Network World readers who participated in our first
e-commerce survey indicated that user response time is of primary concern.
Here's a look at what special measures respondents have taken to ensure high
availability and performance.
| Technology practice | No. of respondents |
| Caching | 36 |
| Pre-deployment application testing | 40 |
| Load balancing (hardware) | 38 |
| Load balancing (software) | 33 |
| Redundant servers with failover capability | 49 |
| Multiple sites | 17 |
| (Multiple responses allowed.) |
And here's a look at what types of products survey participants are thinking
about buying as a means of supporting or improving e-comm service.
| Type of product | No. of respondents |
| Application performance monitor | 16 |
| Customer response time monitor | 13 |
| Application availability monitor | 18 |
| Firewall | 24 |
| Network performance monitor | 25 |
| Data integration tools | 22 |
| Application integration tools | 19 |
| Other | 15 |
| None | 14 |
| (Multiple responses allowed.) |
| Source: Network World/Enterprise Management Associates |
Related links
Check out our "E-commerce in the Enterprise" newsletter for weekly e-comm updates.
Research: Electronic commerce
Links to information about electronic commerce from Network World Fusion.
E-commerce resources - Case studies
Learn what makes the Web's biggest commerce sites click.
Global e-commerce needs more time, study finds
Network World, 02/24/00
CEOs: E-commerce altering the competitive landscape
Network World, 01/31/2000
Revving the e-commerce engine
Network World, 01/31/00
Musthaler: In e-comm, customer service should be fundamental
Network World, 01/10/2000
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