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Information system can be any organised combination of people, hardware, software, communication networks, and data resources that collects, transforms, and disseminates information in an organisation. Like any other system operates within an environment, information system and technology are very important in contemporary business, because they have become a significant component for success in any organisation, such as university, healthcare centre and company. However these are the most important and vital in internet business area because it cannot be managed without information system and technology.

In addition internet business can increase their sales and profits by implicating efficient and effective e-commerce which is one of major parts of information system. In this paper, I would analyse Amazon. com which is well-know Internet Company and examine their success in the business due to the appropriate e-commerce scenario. After then, I will also evaluate challenges which have great impact on the ability of the Amazon. com to maintain benefits from e-commerce followed by an investigation of risks involved for the company with risk management literatures and its limitation.

Amazon. com Introduction Amazon. com is an American based electronic commerce company which is primarily based in Washington, Seattle. It was one of the first online companies to sell goods on the internet during the 1990 era during the dot. com bubbles. After the bubble burst, it faced a lot of criticism regarding its business structure but the profit it kept earning even after the start of the millennium displays the customer base that it has developed over the years.

The size of the online existence can be assessed by the fact that it own Allexa Internet, A9. com and Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Amazon. com has grown so big in size that it has even indulged into marketing the products it offers which is not usual for many internet based organizations. “Current participants in the Amazon Associates program include large, well-known sites, niche content sites and blogs, comparison shopping engines, search engine marketers, and everything in between” (Join Associates, 2007).

Amazon.com has developed a wide business to customer market over the years with separate areas being handled by different centers placed at various locations in America, Japan and China. However, the customers in United Kingdom only have the website to fall back to and answer their queries. Their website is very user friendly hence provoking the customer to visit the site from time and again which might encourage him to shop. Amazon. com has expanded within the last eight to ten years and offers variety of products and services.

Initially it started of with just a book store with an online presence but later it expanded into other physical products, online services and information content as it is associated with different search engines. Although all its offerings are not for every country but it has modified its products as per the preference of different countries. There are still some countries that are left to be catered and hence Amazon. com service is not present in those areas.
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