Resumen del autor, extraído del trabajo. Everyone, it seems, is talking about the Internet and its potential for businesses. But after a certain point, all the talk can become confusing and overwhelming. Business managers need to turn talk into action. They need to make decisions quickly and with confidence so that they can transform the promise of the Internet into practical business realities. That's where The Business Internet comes in. Its goal is straightforward; to make the Internet more useful with a combination of software, services, and partners that enable companies of all sizes to make transactions on the Web, move processes online, understand and respond to their customers better, and connect to their suppliers and partners. The Business Internet is the realization of the vision of a Digital Nervous System in which information flows quickly through an organization and is delivered to the employees who need it, helping them to respond effectively, take advantage of new opportunities quickly, and fix problems as soon as they arise. The Business Internet involves four key, interrelated areas: · E-Commerce: Practical, fast-to-market, flexible channels to connect to customers and partners online. · Knowledge Management: Powerful, easy, and familiar ways to empower knowledge workers with the right business intelligence so they can make fast, effective decisions. · Infrastructure: A long-term, end-to-end platform to manage and insure the return on the next generation of information technology investments. · Industry Specific Solutions: A practical, open, and flexible way to get the broadest choice of the right solutions (applications, software services, and data services) for running a business no matter what kind of business it may be.