This article intends to reflect the need for taking steps to ensure the right operation of any ecommerce platform. The final aim consists not only on describing the different technical options available to build up a secure commerce, but also, on transmitting the importance of giving a sense of security and confidence to our clients. We describe the different options we should take into account...

Most traditional businesses operate in a local or national environment, and therefore, changes in transnational parameters do not affect them in a direct way. Being inherently global in nature, electronic commerce (ecommerce) needs quality and process standards from broader and multiple perspectives. As an effort to expand the utility of ecommerce systems to both businesses and consumers, we pr...

Electronic commerce is reaching a maturity level but still has barriers to overcome. The paper proposes a new model for e-commerce transactions with the aim to resolve problems related to the infrastructure and resources required from customers and enterprises to enter the e-commerce arena as well as trust. The proposed model provides the framework for standardizing issues concerning interactio...

This paper aimed at exploring the transition to electronic invoicing in real business settings with a focus on the transition experiences and postimplementation benefits withdrawn up to the present. To obtain detail-rich findings, multiple case study research was preferred over other research methods. The results of the three case studies were analysed through the prism of IT business value lit...

Since the use of electronic invoicing in business transactions was approved by the EU back in 2002, its application in Europe has grown considerably. However, despite the existence of standards like EDIFACT or UBL, widespread take up of electronic invoicing has been hindered by the enormous heterogeneity of proprietary solutions. In this chapter, the authors present an approach towards addressi...

This paper deals with what factors facilitate development of m-commerce. The government support on building mobile infrastructure is proposed as the major factor to facilitate mcommerce success. Scholars agree that the productivity gain and industry competitiveness can be influenced by the characteristics of government IT spending. Could government-initiated infrastructure investment on mobile ...

internet is integrated into nearly all aspects of activities including businesses. it is a medium that can be accessed anywhere. the advancement of internet has contributed to the development of electronic commerce and trust has been suggested in the literature to play an essential role in the development of e-commerce. lately, e-commerce has also taken placed in a new platform, social networki...

We have examined standards required for successful e-commerce (EC) architectures and evaluated the strengths and limitations of current systems that have been developed to support EC. We find that there is an unfilled need for systems that can reliably locate buyers and sellers in electronic marketplaces and also facilitate automated transactions. The notion of a ubiquitous network where loosel...