For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals (Length: 18 pages)

May 18, 2009

The Future Of The eCommerce Platform

Dropping The "E" In eCommerce

by Brian K. Walker

with Patti Freeman Evans, Brendan McGowan


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

eCommerce has come into its own as a key channel for both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business (B2B), and platform solutions to enable them have followed suit. But eCommerce continues to evolve quickly. With the channel increasingly being at the center of strategic initiatives and new marketing tactics, the technology has moved to the middle of the customer relationship, making it central to how a company transacts with consumers across channels. The eCommerce platform and methods for its delivery are changing rapidly. We therefore explore those changes and what they mean for your business and technology investment decisions today.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemThirteen Years Young, But Look At How Far We've Come

itemA Brief History Of The eCommerce Platform

itemAn Old Argument — Build Versus Buy

itemDemand For eCommerce Solutions Is High

itemDefining The eCommerce Platform

itemKey Trends Shaping The eCommerce Platform

itemFrom Walled Garden To Ecosystem: The Future Shape Of eCommerce Platforms

itemChanges In How Platforms Are Delivered: From SaaS To PaaS

WHAT IT MEANS

itemHow The Future Of The Platform Factors Into Your Decisions Today

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed leading digital eCommerce software and technology companies, including Art Technology Group (ATG), Demandware, Elastic Path Software, Fry, IBM, iCongo, Microsoft, and salesforce.com.

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Analyst: Brian K. Walker
Technology: Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Direct Marketing, eBusiness/eCommerce, Enterprise Content Management, Information & Knowledge Management, Interactive Marketing, IT Services, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Automation, Order Management, Outsourcing, Packaged Applications, Web Content Management
Industry: Business-To-Business eCommerce, Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, Consumer Retail & CPG, eBusiness/eCommerce Strategy, eCommerce Platforms & Technologies, Retail, Retail Technologies
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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B2B eCommerce Trends And Solutions Market Overview
Original air date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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