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  W3C Micropayments Interest Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
One concern in the development of Electronic Commerce on the Web is the trust that can be placed in the provenance, reliability, security and privacy of information available from or transferred over the internet.
Another concern is the need for low friction commerce transactions allowing quality and ease of use for consumers, a key factor the future of Electronic Commerce.
The Electronic Commerce Activity is currently involved in realizing the opportunities in Micropayments, and this will form the main thrust of the Activity during the next 6 months.
www.w3.org /ECommerce   (1266 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The report presents both economic analysis and case studies that paint a picture of the importance of electronic commerce and information technologies to the economy as a whole and to individual sectors of the economy.
FM is an electronic auction house, based on the traditional fish market, where agents of arbitrary complexity may trade over a reliable network under fair, robust and lively conditions.
Therefore an electronic commerce infrastructure is to be designed, implemented, and deployed to the public.
www.insead.fr /CALT/Encyclopedia/Economics/Commerce   (2020 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Electronic payment systems for goods and services - these are emerging, although the majority of payments are still based on relatively expensive traditional cheque clearance.
Champy, Buday and Nohria (1996) argue that the rise of electronic commerce and the changing consumer processes brought about through electronic communities are likely to lead to a new wave of reengineering, mergers and acquisitions.
Electronic payment systems are not new and have been around in some form for several decades.
www.enix.co.uk /electron.htm   (6732 words)

  
 NIST's Role in Electronic Commerce
The economic growth potential of electronic commerce is extraordinary—but so are the technical obstacles that lie on the path toward success.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is addressing key barriers to electronic commerce by working with industry to speed the development and use of technology, measurements, and standards.
This means that the receiver of an electronic commerce message must be assured that the message came from the actual sender, that no part of the message has been altered during transmission, and that the contents of the transaction have been kept confidential.
www.nist.gov /public_affairs/factsheet/ecommerce.htm   (1069 words)

  
 WTO | Electronic commerce Gateway
WTO members are exploring how electronic commerce should be dealt with in the context of the Uruguay Round Agreements and the WTO, within a work programme established by the WTO General Council on September 25, 1998.
Link to the electronic commerce section of the WTO Guide “Understanding the WTO”.
Under this programme issues related to electronic commerce are being examined by the Goods, Services and TRIPS (intellectual property) Councils, and the Trade and Development Committee.
www.wto.org /English/tratop_e/ecom_e/ecom_e.htm   (302 words)

  
 IKO - Electronic Commerce
Its main objective is to develop standards to facilitate electronic interchange relating to such business transactions as order placement and processing, shipping and receiving information, invoicing, and payment and cash application data, and data to and from entities involved in finance, insurance, education, and state and federal governments.
The Electronic Commerce Guide: This resource features a comprehensive list of links to hundreds of sites and resources on the World Wide Web devoted to the evolving electronic commerce industry.
The National Electronic Commerce Resource Center(ECRC): The mission of the ECRC Program is to promote awareness and implementation of Electronic Commerce and related technologies into the U.S. integrated civil-military industrial base.
www.isi.edu /~iko/ec   (1633 words)

  
 IEC: Electronic Commerce
Electronic commerce is an emerging model of new selling and merchandising tools in which buyers are able to participate in all phases of a purchase decision, while stepping through those processes electronically rather than in a physical store or by phone (with a physical catalog).
The processes in electronic commerce include enabling a customer to access product information, select items to purchase, purchase items securely, and have the purchase settled financially.
The objective of this tutorial is to provide an overview of how electronic commerce works, the challenges of hosting complex electronic commerce environments, and the importance of electronic commerce capabilities that enhance the services and core competencies of the service provider.
www.iec.org /online/tutorials/e_commerce   (156 words)

  
 Electronic commerce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electronic commerce (also referred to as EC, e-commerce or ecommerce) consists primarily of the distributing, buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.
Originally, "electronic commerce" meant the facilitation of commercial transactions electronically, usually using technology like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), where both were introduced in the late 1970s, for example, to send commercial documents like purchase orders or invoices electronically.
The 'electronic' or 'e' in e-commerce refers to the technology/systems; the 'commerce' refers to be traditional business models.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Electronic_commerce   (2302 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Electronic commerce, broadly defined to include any transaction where the underlying means of facilitating that transaction is electronic, is also used to deliver government services.
The UECA is similar to Part 2 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, in authorizing governments to use electronic technology to deliver services and communicate with citizens.
The information presented here is intended to provide access to to current developments in the field of electronic commerce.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/ps/ec/index.html   (200 words)

  
 EC2 @ USC - Digital Commerce Center - Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce addresses critical issues for the future of digital business, and provides electronic commerce information resources, consultants, products and services.
Articles and announcements in the field of electronic commerce.
Electronic Commerce associations, groups and centers researching and publishing on the subject of e-commerce.
www.ec2.edu /dccenter/ecommerce/index.html   (111 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Electronic Commerce: Books: Gary Schneider,James T. Perry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Electronic Commerce is a complete introduction to the world of electronic commerce, including balanced coverage of technical and business topics.
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the world of electronic commerce and the tools necessary to understand and capitalize on the explosion of Internet-based business in today's economy.
This is, without a doubt, the best and most current textbook on electronic commerce that is available today (and I understand these authors are planning to have a second edition of the book completed by February 2000 - which should be even MORE current).
www.amazon.com /Electronic-Commerce-Gary-Schneider/dp/0760011796   (1586 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce: Legal Issues
The Electronic Commerce Working Group (ECWG) of the Department of Justice consists of lawyers from throughout the Department who are in regular contact to discuss legal issues related to electronic commerce.
For example, the ECWG has a sub-group that meets regularly to study legal issues related to electronic filing and electronic transactions; representatives of this subgroup have met with representatives of other federal agencies to discuss these issues in the context of a particular agency's processes.
Thus, in designing electronic systems, departments and agencies should ensure that essential data are available when need and that the data and the underlying processes are legally sufficient, reliable and in compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
www.cybercrime.gov /ecommerce.html   (2953 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce
In its simplest form, the goal of electronic commerce is to improve the way in which business is conducted, through technology.
Understanding electronic commerce is a critical skill that management must quickly acquire to guide their businesses in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Many electronic commerce books are aimed at a technical audience, such as software developers and webmasters.
www.davidreilly.com /topics/electronic_commerce   (567 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce - Economy and Trade: InfoUSA
This report examines definitions and other significant aspects of international electronic commerce (IEC) including: collecting U.S. Government data on IEC; removing obstacles and facilitating IEC; adapting commercial and legal frameworks; and addressing barriers through international trade agreements and negotiations.
Electronic signatures: a review of the exceptions to the electronic signatures in global and National Commerce Act
This report contains a detailed review of the nine exceptions to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN or Act), an examination of how the exceptions are handled in electronic commercial and personal transactions, and recommendations regarding whether each exception should remain in the Act for the protection of consumers.
usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/trade/ecomm.htm   (349 words)

  
 The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
A service provider shall ensure that any unsolicited commercial communication sent by him by electronic mail is clearly and unambiguously identifiable as such as soon as it is received.
Regulation 8 imposes a duty on a service provider to ensure that any unsolicited commercial communication sent by him is clearly and unambiguously identifiable as such as soon as it is received.
Regulation 9 imposes a duty on a service provider to provide certain information where contracts are concluded by electronic means unless parties who are not consumers have agreed otherwise.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2002/20022013.htm   (4094 words)

  
 Articles: Electronic Commerce, Consumer Products, and Business Solutions
Electronic Commerce, Part Two: Building a Transaction by Monica Pawlan and Lisa Stapleton — Release JCC 0.8
A transaction forms the bridge between the server-side and client-side of electronic commerce applications.
Electronic Commerce, Part One: Getting into the Game.
java.sun.com /developer/technicalArticles/Ecommerce   (328 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce Syllabus
It is impossible to ignore the importance of electronic commerce in the contemporary managerial environment.
Internet facilitated electronic commerce accounts for billions of dollars in transactions, while trillions more regularly pulse through the veins of non-Internet electronic commerce systems.
Electronic commerce lies at the forefront of modern marketing and strategic management, altering the competitive landscape for large and small corporations alike.
www2.bc.edu /~gallaugh/ecsyllabus.html   (1916 words)

  
 What is electronic commerce? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Often referred to as simply e-commerce, business that is conducted over the Internet using any of the applications that rely on the Internet, such as e-mail, instant messaging, shopping carts, Web services, UDDI, FTP, and EDI, among others.
Electronic commerce can be between two businesses transmitting funds, goods, services and/or data or between a business and a customer.
Comprehensive source of information on electronic commerce, including Web sites for researchers, a paper on electronic commerce mechanisms, resource guides, teaching materials, and government and industry sites.
www.webopedia.com /TERM/e/electronic_commerce.html   (503 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce
At LSI Logic, we have long recognized the importance of electronic commerce and engaging in business-to-business (B2B) integration with our supply chain partners.
The first business transactions implemented were based on the electronic data exchanges (EDI) technology using both the North American-based ANSI X.12 (American National Standards Institute) and the UN/EDIFA CT standard which is predominately used in Europe.
Standard selection will depend on a number of factors such as whether the specific business documents are supported by the standard, partner preferences and capabilities and business requirements.
www.lsilogic.com /about/ecommerce.html   (240 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Electronic commerce
Presents an introduction to electronic commerce, along with annotated links to a range of related resources such as legal material, industry associations, online news, and journal sources.
Electronic commerce journal intended to advance the understanding and practice of electronic markets and commerce, including current developments and trends, policies, system concepts, methodologies, impacts, and cultural changes related to the research field of electronic commerce.
Includes a US framework for global electronic commerce, highlighting principles, issues and a coordinated strategy, a report on the emerging digital economy and case studies of electronic commerce in action.
bubl.ac.uk /link/e/electroniccommerce.htm   (1236 words)

  
 WDVL: Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services or the transfer of money over the Internet or an Intranet.
Since it is different than the type of commerce most of us are used to, it takes a new way of thinking to be successful.
Payment mechanisms designed for the Internet is a list of resources about electronic commerce systems and software.
wdvl.internet.com /Internet/Commerce   (970 words)

  
 Electronic Commerce - Global Issues Electronic Journal October 1997 - USIS
If we establish an environment in which electronic commerce can grow and flourish, then every computer will be a window open to every business, large and small, everywhere in the world.
Electronic commerce will rely upon private sector solutions and market-driven possibilities.
USIA's electronic journals, published and transmitted worldwide at three-week intervals, examine major issues facing the United States and the international community and inform foreign publics about the United States.
usinfo.state.gov /journals/itgic/1097/ijge/ijge1097.htm   (814 words)

  
 Stetson Law -- Computer Law Seminar, Professor Peter L. Fitzgerald
In accordance with the seminar's emphasis on the collaborative study of the issues arising out of e-commerce, your participation will be evaluated based upon three distinct, but related, elements; consisting of your contributions to the class discussions, contributions to the readings, and your critical evaluation of the material presented.
For additional information regarding other law-related electronic mailing lists, and the commands which are recognized by the major software programs used by many of these lists, click here.
Of course, the decisions in most cases and many of the articles cited may be found on Lexis or Westlaw in addition to the usual case reporters or URLs.
www.law.stetson.edu /fitz/courses/e-commerce   (3775 words)

  
 MSIS 491 -- Electronic Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In this course, students will examine critical information technologies that provide a basis for electronic commerce, and their application in a variety of sectors and industries.
It will begin with coverage of the tools, skills and business concepts that surround the emergence of electronic commerce and the consequences of applying these information technologies to different commercial processes from both an operational and strategic perspective.
We will also explore several of the problems surrounding electronic commerce such as security, privacy, content selection and rating, intellectual property rights, authentication, encryption, acceptable use policies, and legal liabilities.
www.umsl.edu /~sauter/ecommerce/syllabus.html   (2495 words)

  
 Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce was created by Congress and tasked with producing what is arguably the most important policy initiative of the information age: recommendations on electronic commerce and tax policy, critical issues with global implications.
Questions about Commission activities may be addressed to the Office of the Chairman of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, the Honorable James S. Gilmore, III, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
The Commission wishes to express sincere thanks to the individuals and organizations that contributed to its study of electronic commerce and its Report to Congress.
www.ecommercecommission.org   (148 words)

  
 Commerce
Lots of studies of electronic commerce experience, potential, and promise.
The goal of this publication is to inform executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, government employees and other key players on principal developments and trends in the rapidly evolving electronic commerce area all over the World.
This project, conducted by Professor Arie Segev and Carrie Beam, seeks to address the issues of theory and implementation for negotiation processes within the context of electronic commerce.
www2.sims.berkeley.edu /resources/infoecon/Commerce.html   (1218 words)

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