The purpose of this book is to describe what e-Commerce is, how it is managed, its major opportunities, limitations, issues and risks. The book has been designed as per the curriculum of UP Technical University, Lucknow for B.Tech, and MCA Students and is also applicable for other BCA, MCA, B.Tech. students.
The book is divided into following parts:
Fundamentals of e-Commerce: e-Commerce and its types; Driving forces behind e-Commerce; Impacts, benefits and limitations of e-Commerce, Consumer behaviour in e-Commerce; Electronic Data Interchange(EDI); Supply Chain Management; Just-in-time; Procurement Management and Customer Relationship Management.
Network Infrastructure of e-Commerce: Access Equipment, Access Media and Network Infrastructure for e-Commerce; Internet, Internet and Extranet.
Web Security: Security threats on the Internet and their impact; Security services; Security mechanisms; Cryptography; Firewalls.
Electronic Payments: Electronic Funds Transfer and types of Electronic payments; Electronic payment mechanisms such as credit cards, smart cards, electronic cash and electronic checks.
Mobile Commerce: Mobile computing and wireless; Wireless technologies and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and WAP gateway.
Legal Requirements in e-Commerce: Ethical and legal issues; Regulations and laws related to e-Commerce