{"id":1902,"date":"2012-10-23T12:37:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/electronic-business\/"},"modified":"2012-10-23T12:37:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T12:37:39","slug":"electronic-business","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/1493\/electronic-business-e-business","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_electronic_business_mean\">What Does Electronic Business Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Electronic business (e-business) refers to the use of the Web, Internet, intranets, extranets or some combination thereof to conduct business. E-business is similar to e-commerce, but it goes beyond the simple buying and selling of products and services online. E-business includes a much wider range of businesses processes, such as supply chain management, electronic order processing and customer relationship management. 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