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The purpose of this article is to present the results of the research conducted in April/May 2003 concerning the condition and prospects of electronic commerce in Silesia. The author presents results of this research concerning effectiveness evaluation of operations done by the means of Internet in 2001, 2003 and prognosis for 2005. The results are presented on the s basis of correspondence analysis. In the final part of the article managers opinions about f future progress of electronic commerce are presented emphasizing possible opportunities and threats.