The bloom is gone from the e-business rose. No longer is e-business the darling of the business press. No longer is e-business new, novel, and exciting. Today, e-business is commonplace. E-business is expected. E-business is simply the way certain things are done.

For e-business, this is a good thing. It means that e-business is maturing. It means that e-business doesn't have to live up to a bunch of unrealistic hype. It means that e-business has won its spurs. Most important, it means that e-business is here to stay.