According to Freeman, it was estimate that business to business (B2B) is "expected to grow to at least ten trillion dollars by 2005 and will continue to be the major component of the e-business" and that by the year 2003, the global business to business market will be in the range of $1.1 to $4 trillion (principle and practice). Industries such as chemicals, computing electronics, utilities, agricultural, shipping and warehousing, motor vehicles, petrochemicals, papers and office products are expected to grow by some 10 percent. …
