Electronic business and Web serving

The electronic business possibilities for your system enable your company to participate over the Internet with other companies.

Application servers
Application servers are server programs in a distributed network that provides the execution environment for an application program. More specifically, the application server is the primary runtime component in all configurations and is where an application actually executes. The application server collaborates with the web server to return a dynamic, customized response to a client request.
B2B and B2C
E-commerce is no longer simply about selling online, it's about delivering a consistent shopping experience across all customer touchpoints, including mobile, social and in-store. IBM® WebSphere® Commerce allows your company to deliver a seamless, cross-channel shopping experience through contextually relevant content, marketing and promotions, while extending your brand across all digital and physical customer touchpoints. WebSphere Commerce supports all selling business models, including business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), and B2B2C, on a single customer interaction platform.
Business process integration
IBM software covers the spectrum of business process integration needs, including process discovery and design, process automation, business monitoring, decision management, and integration with different products and systems.
Collaboration
IBM delivers robust collaboration software that empowers people to connect, collaborate, and innovate while optimizing the way they work.
Connecting to the Internet
You can use the Internet Setup wizard to connect your system to an Internet service provider (ISP), or to configure your operating system as a Web data server or application server.
Development tools
Web application development tools enable you to build web applications that users can access on the Internet in their web browsers.
Electronic business enablers
Read this information to understand electronic business enabler offerings. These offerings enable existing applications or data for electronic business.
Pervasive computing
Pervasive computing is all about giving people convenient access to relevant information and the ability to act on that information anytime, anywhere. In the context of e-business, it translates into increased sales, better customer service, and lower transaction costs.
Programming
Web applications can respond to user interaction and can have dynamic behavior when you use a programming language aside from Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). There are two types of programming in web applications: client-side and server-side programming.
Security
Security is an extremely important and fast-changing subject considering the number of security attacks and new technologies entering our computing world every day. An e-business must provide assurance that the infrastructure and application resources, including systems, networks, and data, are protected with regard to confidentiality and integrity. This includes protecting the enterprise network and systems from various forms of attack. It also requires that the communications between the consumer and the application are secure and confidential.
IBM HTTP Server for i
IBM HTTP Server for i can be used to establish a Web presence and to work with Web applications. The IBM Web Administration for i interface is also included to help you configure and manage your Web applications.