The tightening net
13 September 2012
The latest developments in e-business promise to integrate entire supply chains, allow partners to exchange information more rapidly, trim costs and get products on the market faster. Geraint John examines the arrival of c-commerce
It’s been a tough year for e-commerce software companies. April’s stock-market hammering of the main US firms and the announcement of lay-offs confirmed that sales of costly business-to-business Internet applications were proving hard to come by. The sector has been shaken by these events, which serve as a timely reminder that few companies - even those offering cost-...