The confluence of information technology and internationalization. Office support synchronization problems in multi-national enterprises. World wide integrated software engineering. Global software process improvement initiatives. Financial, legal, and market access issues of global e-commerce.
Stable pricing is gone for ever.
Posting different prices for same product in different market segments will become almost impossible. It is a real challenge to match the astronomically high level of worldwide activity on the web with quick analysis by back-office systems. Since web sites are global, not national or regional, different language buttons and different interfaces to match different cultures will be necessary. The answer is YES or NO-depending on whom you talk to. Probably electronic intermediary services will become effective and popular.