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Today the use of information technologies has become a common practice in different businesses, especially in businesses which require a lot of data processing. Besides, modern internet technologies allow to move business online. Online sales become very popular today as they have a lot of advantages compared to traditional shopping. The main advantage is that customer saves a lot of time, as everything he has to do is online surfing, instead of spending much more time looking for the item he needs in the stores. Another advantage is that the price in online stores is usually the same or can be even less than in regular stores as the seller doesn’t need to pay a lot of extra fees: taxes, rent of the sales building, personnel expenses, etc. The most popular online store is EBAY market place: online auction and online store where thousands of people and companies sell different items in different condition.


The most popular software used by sellers on EBAY are standard computer tools: operation system Windows XP, Microsoft office applications and Internet Explorer. Of course all of these software products have a number of advantages and disadvantages, but nevertheless these products remain to be among the most popular and used by thousands of Ebay users.
Windows XP is considered to be of the most reliable multi-task operation systems on the software market. It is more reliable and fast operating if compared to previous versions of MS Windows. Its main advantage is that the latest versions have built-up security centers: virus protection and firewall. It makes work more secure and provides additional stability which is very important especially if computer is used for work in the internet environment. Different features of windows allow quick organization and management of data, folders and files. Another very important advantage is that nearly all hardware which is designed for modern computers is supported by Windows XP. Besides, it’s important to note that nearly 90% of all software products on today’s’ market are designed only for Windows environment. Among the disadvantages of Windows XP I can define a number of security holes, which become the victims of internet attacks from the side of scammers and hackers. Windows XP doesn’t support some software which was designed for earlier versions of Windows as there is conflict of platforms: Windows XP is 64-bit platform while Windows 9x, 2000, Me are 32-bit platforms.
Internet Explorer 6.0 is the most optimal solution for online business on ebay market place. Of course some users may argue that IE is much slower than other browsers such as Opera or Mozilla, but nevertheless it’s the main platform for web-applications and it supports different web page methods, scripts, animation, etc. These features are especially important for those who work on ebay. For example it’s impossible to attach pictures to item description when selling item if Opera is used as a default browser. Opera allows only to include a web link to the image location but it doesn’t support the feature of uploading images to ebay system. The main disadvantage of IE is that this program has a lot of security holes and may be vulnerable to attacks. Nevertheless experienced users may customize IE if their activity requires it. For example after visiting web-sites which are very vulnerable for computer attacks: especially payment systems such as paypal, ups, and others the user will simply have to clear history and Cookies folder. These easy practices will allow to keep private information safe.
Microsoft Office tools have al functions one needs when he sales on ebay. MS word has a lot of functions in order to make a colorful and original description of item, prepared to be sold. It allows document formatting, using of different fonts, inserting tables, etc. Its main advantage is the compatibility it allows to the users, as all MS Word and MS Excel data is supported by IE and by the standards used on ebay. I don’t find any disadvantages of MS Word and MS Excel for the work on ebay auctions. Of course these tools will not allow to make web-animation, flash which is used today by shops and “power sellers” but the item description formatted in MS Office can be of a very high quality. Besides, MS Excel allows accounting features and data management of all business activity. The use of MS Access from the MS Office package will be a plus, but it seems to be suitable only for a sales business with a big number of sales and only in case when the instant access to different data is required.
The use of MS outlook as a mail agent is preferred by a number of PC and internet users. But nevertheless this mail manager has some disadvantages: lower level of performance compared to such mail managers as Bat, vulnerability, a number of useless functions and complicated interface which requires additional customization.
But in general traditional computer tools such as Windows and MS office would be able to satisfy the demands of regular ebay seller as they are easy in use, quite reliable and universal (supported on different PCs.)

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