This book explores the impact and significance of e-business as illustrated by the work and thinking of a number of key players in the field. Its aim is to be an accessible guide for business people who are looking to make optimal and profitable use of e-business, as well as students and others who are looking for a deeper understanding of the subject.Tim Berners-Lee - Jeff Bezos - Frances Cairncross - Manuel Castells - Jim Clary -Michael Dell - Larry Downes and Chunka Mui- Peter Drucker - Esther Dyson - Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster - Carla Fiorina - Bill Gates - William Gibson - Andy Grove - Michael Hammer - Jonathan Ive - Steve Jobs - Kevin Kelly - Ray Kurzweil - Charles Leadbeater - James Martin - Gerry McGovern - Regis McKenna - Robert Metcalfe - Paul Mockapetris - Geoffrey A. Moore - Gordon Moore - John Naisbitt - Nicholas Negroponte - Larry Page and Sergey Brin - Jeff Papows - Don Peppers and Martha Rogers - Michael Porter - David S Pottruck and Harry Pearce - Thomas Stewart - Alvin Toffler - Linus Torvalds - Meg Whitman - Niklas Zennstrom - Shoshana Zuboff