Internet has become a necessity to a large portion of the world population today, with no difference between age, color, religion, nationality or gender; but what really they are all using it for are for different requirements based on their needs. Internet has transformed the practice of international trade.
In regards to international business correspondence and communication, email provides significant advantages over telephone, fax and postal communication. In international marketing, the use of websites has allowed even small firms to reach global audiences. In international market research, internet has allowed traders to easily tap into large electronic databases of demographic and trade data. International shipping companies now routinely provide electronic tracking of shipments for the convenience of exporters and importers. Banks allow traders to provide payment and related documents electronically.
This is how new products and services are becoming rapidly available, but business also requires attention to issues such as protection of data and controlling access to computers and networks.
BASICS OF INTERNET USE
Nowadays, is usually see a large business firms connected to the Internet and provide some form of internet access for their executives with a fast connections, which allows to send e-mail in seconds.
This is a wonderful advantage for international contacts. This is particularly useful when an executive wants to communicate with other colleague from abroad.
Other situation is when selecting an email service; it should be considering two options: use webmail or email client software. The first thing to understand is the difference between webmail and email clients. An email client is software installed on your computer that is used to access the email server your service uses. Web mail however is a server that you log into over the internet.
The first, called web mail has the advantage of being