Abstract
At the end of this chapter the reader will be able to:
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Define electronic business and electronic commerce
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Explain how ICT aids restructuring of the internal and external value-chains of businesses
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Describe the typical ICT infrastructure of the business
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Identify the place of databases and database systems in the ICT infrastructure
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Beynon-Davies, P. (2004). Database Systems and Electronic Business. In: Database Systems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-00107-7_5
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