1. The wide application of computers
The computer's operation speed is getting faster and faster, the processing capacity is getting stronger and stronger, the price is getting lower and lower, and the application is getting wider and wider, which provides the foundation for the application of e-commerce.
2. The popularity and maturity of the network
With the Internet gradually becoming the medium of global communication and transaction, the number of Internet users in the world has increased exponentially. The characteristics of fast, safe and low cost provide application conditions for the development of e-commerce.
3. Promotion and application of credit cards
Credit card has become an important means of people's consumption and payment because of its convenience, quickness and safety, and thus a perfect global credit card computer network payment and settlement system has been formed, which makes it possible to travel around the world with one card, and also provides an important means for online payment in e-commerce.
4. Formulation of secure transaction agreement
1997 On May 3 1, the set (Secure Electronic Transmission Protocol) jointly designated by VISA of the United States and mastercard international was released, which was recognized and supported by most manufacturers and provided a key security environment for developing e-commerce on the network.
5. Government support and promotion
Since 1997, the European Union issued the European Electronic Commerce Agreement, and the United States subsequently issued the Global Electronic Commerce Outline, electronic commerce has attracted the attention of governments all over the world, and many governments have begun to try "online procurement", which has provided favorable support for the development of electronic commerce.