The definition of e-commerce in general can be interpreted:
"The process of buying, selling, either in the form of goods, services or information, which is done through the Internet" (summarized from various sources).
According to Stefan Probst (Opticom), the definition of e-commerce is "electronic business conducted involving business activities in the form of business to business or business to consumen through Internet technologies" Meanwhile,
According Bidgoli (Bidgoli, 2002) e-commerce is the process of selling and buying through the Internet. Moreover, in his book Bidgoli his book also defines e-busniess as follows:
"E-business is transactions that use electronic media used to sell or purchase process or several products using ICT technologies"
In general, e-business is not only aimed at or involve the selling and buying process alone, will keep it just may also include online services, consumen maganement relations (CRM), supply chain management, collaborative business partners, electronic transactions and electronic payment. And when viewed from the types of activities can take place, involving between consumers and between business actors.
Based on the above picture, E-Commerce and E-Business. Source: Wei Ding. Introduction to e-Commerce: The Revolution is Just Beginning visible wedge between e-business and e-commerce in general. A firm or company can act as the provider of e-commerce services, and the company can interact directly with customers, for example in the process of selling and buying goods via the Internet infrastructure.
Meanwhile, firm or company in running its business will interact with other parties, such as suppliers (in this case involves the process of deploying in supply chain management) through e-business technologies associated with Internet technology. Thus, from the definitions and explanations above we can see the stock between e-business and e-commerce seen from the concentration of activities undertaken.
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