The growth of electronic commerce in the country continues to be hampered by the high cost of Internet rates and the lack of access to computers. This adverse situation, however, has paved the way for the continued advancement of mobile commerce (m-commerce) due to the popularity and affordability of cellular phones.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have led IT managers to cut their projected budgets for IT purchases over the next 12 months, according to the September CIO US Magazine/Yardeni.com poll of CIOs (chief information officers) and other high-level managers.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have led IT managers to cut their projected budgets for IT purchases over the next 12 months, according to the September CIO Magazine/Yardeni.com poll of CIOs (chief information officers) and other high-level managers.
Companies conducting business-to-business (B2B) electronic-commerce could be part of a market expected to total US$8.5 trillion worldwide in 2005, notwithstanding the current economic shakeup, according to a Gartner Research forecast.