Architectural issues of web-enabled electronic business
This chapter presents globalization aspects of electronic commerce, describes the key issues in each area, and
then analyzes approaches that could be Used to address these issues. Globalization is the marketing and
selling of a product outside a companys home country, and the most effective way to do that on the Internet is
via localization of Web content. Localization is the process and product of customizing Web content so that it
is most understandable and usable to a person residing in a particular locale. That process involves several
aspects including: Language, Culture, Laws/Regulations, Payment/Currency, Dates/ Units, and Logistics. In
each of these areas there are a...
