Leimstoll, UweDannecker, AchimKnechtli, HanspeterQuade, Michael H.Tanner, ChristianWölfle, RalfDornberger, Rolf2024-03-252024-03-252018978-3-319-74321-9978-3-319-74322-6https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74322-6_6https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/42284In recent years, the development of information technology has reached a new level of evolution. It should be noted, however, that digitalization and digital transformation are not fundamentally new phenomena. A phase marked by strong digitalization, for example,was the result of the increased business use of the Internet in the early 1990s. The era of e-business began. The focus was on the digitalization of cross-company processes, which also brought new business models and interlinked value-added structures. Against the background of current developments, the question arises as to what role e-business now plays in digital transformation. The aim of this chapter is to show the current developments in e-business and their relationship to digital transformation. Following an introductory clarification of concepts and a consideration of the importance of mobile computing, the classic areas of e-business are addressed, in particular e-commerce, e-procurement and e-organization. The results show that e-business hasen330 - Wirtschaft04A - Beitrag Sammelband81-101