The following links, many used in the creation of this portal, may be useful for learning more about the B2B explosion (and bust):

• B2Business.net (Portal for B2B exchange developers)



• Global Trading Web (List of popular B2B exchanges)



• ISM/Forrester Research Report on e-Business, April 2001



• Commerce One (B2B Exchange Developer)



• Introduction to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) by Siu-cheung Charles Chan



• ebXML (Overview of emerging ebXML standard)



• "Is XML the Next Big Thing?", by James Cooke, Logisitics Management Magazine (Registration required to view.)



• "XML and EDI - Competitors or Partners?", by David Weatherby, e.centre
  
  
• "Business-to-Business E-Commerce Poised for Growth", Jesse Berst, ZDNet (From 1997 - Before the bust)



• "EDI--What went wrong?", by Scott Robinson, ZDNet (From 2002 - After the bust)



• "Putting the Horse First", by Mohanbir Sawhney, CIO Magazine
  


• "B2B exchanges dying off fast Inherent problems, false assumptions speed demise of e-marketplace sites" by Carrie Kirby, San Francisco Chronicle



• "Applying Antitrust Law to B2B Marketplaces
  
  
• Promoting Competition, Protecting Consumers: A Plain English Guide to Antitrust Laws, Federal Trade Commission



• Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice



• Entering the 21st Century: Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces, October 2000, Federal Trade Commission



• E-Commerce Development Report, 2001, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development