This document discusses the applications of e-commerce. It introduces e-commerce and notes its importance in providing consumer sovereignty and efficient use of resources, as well as its benefits like an international marketplace and more choices. The major applications of e-commerce are listed as electronic commerce and banking, electronic commerce and retailing, television retailing, CD-ROM based shopping, online shopping, and online publishing. The conclusion states that e-commerce allows for fundamental changes in business and that the most commonly used e-commerce applications in India are in banking, shopping, and retailing.