J. of Computation In Biosciences and Engineering 1 Development of an Electronic Commerce WEB Application O. Shoewu 1 , Segun O. Olatinwo 2 , Olusegun O. Omitola 2 1. Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, Nigeria 2. Department of Computer Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria *Corresponding author: Olusegun O. Omitola, Department of Computer Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. E-mail: omitolasegun@yahoo.com Received: January 15, 2014, Accepted: February 8, 2014, Published: February 10, 2014. ABSTRACT Electronic commerce is the buying and selling of product, services or information via computer networks, mainly the Internet. (electronic collection of real or virtual resources, which may also be available elsewhere). This paper present the development of an electronic commerce web system for efficient business management. The proposed system attempt to make a soft copy of all the products and goods available in a given business firm to be easily viewed by potential customers globally and have easy access to it. The proposed system came to limelight in an attempt to proffer solution to the problems associated with traditional means of managing business like difficulties encounter in the traditional operation and running of businesses through the use of online facilities, inventory management of what the companies have in their store, documentation of products and services and advertisement of goods and products online (purchase of goods). Keywords: e-commerce, WEB, application, HTML. INTRODUCTION The Web is one of the most revolutionary technologies that changes the business environment and has a dramatic impact on the future of electronic commerce (EC). The future of EC will accelerate the shift of the power toward the consumer, which will lead to fundamental changes in the way companies relate to their customers and compete with one another. The immense popularity of the Internet in recent years has been fuelled largely by the prospect of performing business on-line. More and more companies set up their own corporate LANs by Intranet, apply Extranet and Internet to work collaboratively with their customers, suppliers, and partners. The Internet can bring down physical barriers to commerce, almost immediately giving even the smallest business access to untapped markets around the world. At the same time, consumers can conduct business and make purchases from companies previously unavailable to them. Furthermore, companies are able to place marketing material on Internet servers ranging from simple advertising to comprehensive virtual brochures. In today’s global marketplace, fast reliable information is a necessity for most companies to attain some kind of competitive advantage. For instance, companies can create a virtual marketplace in which to sell their products. This virtual market is untapped and could reach millions of users on the Internet 24 hours a day. Electronic commerce is defined as buying and selling of product, services or information via computer networks, mainly the Internet. As the fastest growing facet of the Internet and other information technologies, EC offers functionality and new ways of doing business that no company can afford to ignore. The basis for moving to an electronic commerce is a belief that electronic markets have the potential to be more efficient in developing new information-based goods and services, finding global customers and trading partners to conduct business. Electronic commerce via the Internet or the next generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, will change business institutions, operations and products or services as we know today, just as the telephone, TV, fax, and e-mail changed the way businesses and consumers communicate. Electronic commerce has become very popular because of the benefits and the convenience it brings along. The benefits include: product promotion, cost saving, timely information, shortened remittance time, information consistency, better customer service, better customer relationship, customization of products, competitive advantages, and convenience of doing business. Electronic commerce is no longer an alternative, it is an imperative. The traditional business operation has a number of setbacks which include: inability to get to people who are far away i.e. at distance and other countries. Sales are made to only immediate customers, distances clients or customers are not reached, no Research article Open Access JOURNAL OF COMPUTATION IN BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JCLS.php