Electronic Commerce: On-Line Ordering and Digital Money

by Pete Loshin, John R. Vacca, Paul A. Murphy

This best-selling book/CD package has been completely updated. It covers everything from building a web commerce site to security issues to various methods of transacting business on the Internet with EDI, smart cards, etc.Features of the Third Edition:

-- New material on smart cards, EDI, Microsoft Server options, digital currencies, B2B issues, Java, online investing, Supply Chain Management, dotcoms and more

-- Extensive material on the Secure Electronic Transaction protocol (SET) -- an open industry protocol that details how credit card transactions on the Internet and other networks are secured by using encryption technology and digital identification

-- Completely revised material on leading electronic commerce vendors and merchants -- including e-Bay, Amazon.com, Open Market, Barnes and Noble.com, CheckFree, Microsoft, IBM, and Mondex International

-- CD includes the SET protocols, PDG Software Shopping Cart demo, CyberCash Digital Wallet demo, numerous links to electronic commerce sites and more

-- A thorough discussion of various Internet security issues, e.g., SSL, S-HTTP, Java security, WAP, routers, firewalls, and public key encryption

-- Provides steps for setting up accounts on the Internet -- and using them to buy and sell goods

-- Examines Web site design and how several companies modified them based on usability studies (Chapter 10)

-- Includes a glossary, EDI transaction codes, e-commerce online resources, and a listing of e-commerce conferences

577 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2001