TY - JOUR
T1 - Commercial development of the internet and WWW in eastern Europe
AU - Sroka, Marek
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - The paper examines the commercial development of the Internet and WWW in Eastern Europe, with special attention given to such regional Internet leaders as Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia and Slovenia. Major commercial networks and Internet Service Providerrs are discussed and Web services offered by various companies are considered. The paper also looks into such commercial aspects of Web development as private business and legal information providers, Web advertising, and online shopping (mostly online bookstores, computer stores, and 'shopping centers'). Finally, the question of the security of Internet transactions is considered as an important factor in the future growth of electronic commerce in Eastern Europe.
AB - The paper examines the commercial development of the Internet and WWW in Eastern Europe, with special attention given to such regional Internet leaders as Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia and Slovenia. Major commercial networks and Internet Service Providerrs are discussed and Web services offered by various companies are considered. The paper also looks into such commercial aspects of Web development as private business and legal information providers, Web advertising, and online shopping (mostly online bookstores, computer stores, and 'shopping centers'). Finally, the question of the security of Internet transactions is considered as an important factor in the future growth of electronic commerce in Eastern Europe.
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U2 - 10.1108/eb024692
DO - 10.1108/eb024692
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002374615
SN - 1353-2642
VL - 22
SP - 367
EP - 375
JO - Online and CDROM Review
JF - Online and CDROM Review
IS - 6
ER -