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Article concentrates on explanation of essence of electronic commerce, its current condition and prospects of development. The aim of the article is to explain basic notions such as e-commerce, e-business, e-economy. It analyses e-commerce conditions and evolution in B2C and B2B sectors. Forecast of development of e-commerce in Poland does not seem to be comforting. 2006-2008 is expected to become an era of e-commerce. Electronic business will go out from phase of experiment and it will proceed for period of maturity.