“Despite last year’s difficult economic climate, many companies pressed on with their e-business initiatives, continuing to lay the foundation for e-commerce trade” says eMarketer analyst Steve Butler, “leading EDI vendors and industry-backed exchanges are currently helping large enterprises bring their smaller suppliers online, setting the stage for significant e-commerce growth.”
eMarketer estimates that online e-commerce accounted for less than 2% of all US B2B trade during 2001.
