What is meant by "e- business"?

it is a type of business associated with the commerce subject!!!

Electronic business, or "e-business", may be defined broadly as any business process that relies on an automated information system. Today, this is mostly done with Web-based technologies. The term "e-business" was coined by Lou Gerstner, CEO of IBM.

Electronic business methods enable companies to link their internal and external data processing systems more efficiently and flexibly, to work more closely with suppliers and partners, and to better satisfy the needs and expectations of their customers.

In practice, e-business usually includes e-commerce. E-commerce seeks to add revenue streams using the Worldwide Web or the Internet to build and enhance relationships with clients and partners and to improve efficiency. Often, e-commerce involves the application of knowledge management systems.

E-business is more than just e-commerce. It involves business processes spanning the entire value chain: electronic purchasing and supply chain management, processing orders electronically, handling customer service, and cooperating with business partners. Special technical standards for e-business facilitate the exchange of data between companies. E-business software solutions allow the integration of intra and inter firm business processes. E-business can be conducted using the Web, the Internet, intranets, extranets, or some combination of these.

Electronic business, so online
Like e commerce is online shopping.

'e'= electronic. so online etc.

business conducted on the internet via the web.

Ie, online store

doing business online!!!!

online business

A solely internet based company, i.e. does not have any physical shops other than on it's own website.

at the beginnings "e" means electronic.
Now means on line.
so e-business really means electronic business. A business that you can do with help of electronic devices like computers.

People uses the term to talk about on line shopping, on line consulting, on line catalog but is more than that you can do ebusiness connecting two companies to exchange information about parts, orders, credit information...that's also ebusiness...it could be b2b (connecting companies), b2e (business giving web system or services to employees, ex to report expenses)