History of E-Commerce
The History Of Ecommerce, The Early Years
In the 1960s, very early on in the history of Ecommerce, its purpose was to exchanging electronic data long distance. In these early days of Ecommerce, users consisted of only very large companies, such as banks and military departments, who used it for command control communication purposes.
This was called EDI, and was used for electronic data interchange.
In the late 1970s a new protocol was developed known as ASC X12 which was used for the exchange of business documents and information electronically.
Another system was being developed at the same time by the Military known as ARPAnet, and was the first to use the "dial up" method of sending information via telephone networks. It was considered the grandfather of the modern Internet. I guess we can thank the cold war for something!
In 1982 Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol known as TCP & IP was developed. This was the first system to send information in small packets along different routes using packet switching technology, like todays Internet! As opposed to sending the information streaming down one route.
These were amongst the largest developments in the history of Ecommerce that set the stage for a revolution in the exchange of electronic data, but it was not for another quarter of a century that Ecommerce became accessible to everyday people like you and me.
he History Of Ecommerce, Beginnings Of An Electronic Revolution
The Internet took a giant leap into the modern age in 1991 when a computer scientist working under contract for CERN "Tim Berners-Lee" made a huge advancement by communicating via the Internet using HTTP.
The birth of the World Wide Web was upon us!
He is now considered the father of the World Wide Web. This opened up the door for everyday people like you and me to use this wonderful new technology, however it was not until 1994 that the first truly user friendly browser was developed with built in security
In the 1960s, very early on in the history of Ecommerce, its purpose was to exchanging electronic data long distance. In these early days of Ecommerce, users consisted of only very large companies, such as banks and military departments, who used it for command control communication purposes.
This was called EDI, and was used for electronic data interchange.
In the late 1970s a new protocol was developed known as ASC X12 which was used for the exchange of business documents and information electronically.
Another system was being developed at the same time by the Military known as ARPAnet, and was the first to use the "dial up" method of sending information via telephone networks. It was considered the grandfather of the modern Internet. I guess we can thank the cold war for something!
In 1982 Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol known as TCP & IP was developed. This was the first system to send information in small packets along different routes using packet switching technology, like todays Internet! As opposed to sending the information streaming down one route.
These were amongst the largest developments in the history of Ecommerce that set the stage for a revolution in the exchange of electronic data, but it was not for another quarter of a century that Ecommerce became accessible to everyday people like you and me.
he History Of Ecommerce, Beginnings Of An Electronic Revolution
The Internet took a giant leap into the modern age in 1991 when a computer scientist working under contract for CERN "Tim Berners-Lee" made a huge advancement by communicating via the Internet using HTTP.
The birth of the World Wide Web was upon us!
He is now considered the father of the World Wide Web. This opened up the door for everyday people like you and me to use this wonderful new technology, however it was not until 1994 that the first truly user friendly browser was developed with built in security