1.   Although few now doubt that electronic commerce has a thrilling future, reasonable people differ over what, and how profitable, that future will be.

2.   Commerce also has to tread gingerly when dealing with its AAA group discount because it has become such an integral part of the company.

3.   Still, electronic commerce has a long way to go.

4.   Overall, Internet commerce has the potential to be a lot more than just a means of conducting transactions - simply buying and selling goods and services.

5.   According to him, Internet commerce is already having a dramatic impact on many companies in a range of businesses.

6.   Electronic commerce has yet to become popular, partly because local companies are still accustomed to old methods and resist change.

7.   He added that the situations in Thailand and Malaysia have shown that electronic commerce has tremendous growth potential in the business environment despite the hype surrounding the Internet.

8.   Mobile commerce has a toehold in Europe, where about two-thirds of the population own cellphones.

9.   The concept has been around for a few years now, but fully-fledged electronic commerce has yet to take off the ground here.

10.   Taiwan bans direct business contacts across the strait and all commerce has to be handled by third parties, mainly Hong Kong.