Class Objectives

1. Discuss software needs to support ecommerce.

2. Explore options provided by software vendors.

3. Discuss problems of integrating ecommerce into enterprise resource planning (ERP) software applications.
 

Background Preparation

Ask your colleagues about problems and issues with selecting, developing, and implementing accounting software for electronic commerce.

Review web sites of vendors providing software for ecommerce.  A few selected links from the numerous vendors in this area are at http://www.willyancey.com/ecom.htm#vendors

Read some review articles on ecommerce software such as the following:

article by Meta Group at
http://enterprise.cnet.com/enterprise/0-9562-717-1888151.html?tag=st.it.9562.dirlink.meta-9562-717-188815.  (Discusses corporate information technology department's concerns with electronic commerce vendors).

Leibs, Scott, "Internet Explorers," e-CFO, April 2000, pp. 36-44, http://www.e-cfonet.com/articles/al_internet_explorers.html. (How corporate finance departments are using Web-based software).

Xenakis, John J., "Nothing But Net," CFO: The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives, February 2000, pp. 75 - 86, http://www.cfonet.com/html/Articles/CFO/2000/00FEnoth.html.  (Article about high-end accounting software suggested by Katie Robbins).

Osterland, Andrew, "Wall Street Wired", CFO: The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives, February 2000, pp. 34-42. http://www.cfonet.com/html/Articles/CFO/2000/00FEwall.html.  (Discusses electronic communication networks (ECNs) for securities traders).

Mello, John P., Jr., "Delivering the Goods", CFO: The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives, January 2000, p. 34 http://www.cfonet.com/html/Articles/CFO/2000/00JAtech.html.  (Discusses electronic communication networks (ECNs) for securities traders).

Osterland, Andrew, "Blaming ERP", CFO: The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives, January 2000, pp. 89-93 http://www.cfonet.com/html/Articles/CFO/2000/00JAblam.html.  (Discusses problems with implementing ERP systems).

Raths, David, "Accounting Via The Web," CFO: The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives, August 1999,
http://www.cfonet.com/html/Articles/CFO/1999/99AUnews.html#Accounting.  (Discusses Web-based accounting software).
 

Watch this web page for additional reading suggested by students or instructor.
 

Student Presentations

(presentation titles are subject to change)

Shelly Chrestman, "Valuation of Intangibles on Nortel's Financial Statements"