In this paper, we report some experiments and observations to make browsing of images more adaptable using small devices. We highlight the usability of such an alternative in mobile e-commerce and bandwidthconstrained systems.

The possibility of making the Internet accessible via mobile telephone has generated an important opportunity for electronic commerce. Nevertheless, the performances of mobile devices and intrinsic characteristics of wireless environments impose a set of constraints for mobile commerce development. The authors have developed alternative mechanisms based on standard technologies in order to impr...

Abstract of thesis entitled “Design and implementation of intelligent auction agents for Mobile AGent-based Internet Commerce System (MAGICS)” submitted by Jie Zhang for the degree of Master of Philosophy at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in January 2004.of thesis entitled “Design and implementation of intelligent auction agents for Mobile AGent-based Internet Commerce System (MAGICS)” su...

Transaction management is a major issue in Mobile Commerce (M-commerce). It enables people to order goods and access information in an anywhere and anytime fashion. Given the nature of mobile computing, there is a need for a generic approach that adapts to the needs of M-commerce applications. In this paper we propose a new multi-agent approach that dynamically manages mobile transactions which...

E-commerce is enjoying wide recognition in many countries but its adoption in developing countries is still a challenge. In such countries, m-commerce is being preferred especially due to the relative low costs associated with the deployment of the technology behind such applications. In Malawi, drivers of m-commerce such as banks and mobile network providers are gearing to implement m-commerce...

Mobile commerce relies extensively on mobile phones, which, unlike wired e-commerce client computers, can be used anywhere and anytime and consequently are often used in social situations including restaurants, theaters, and buses. Use of mobile phones in these environments affects not only the user but also co-located people who can be bothered by ringing phones, overheard conversations, and c...

The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Atlanta convened a meeting of the Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) in November 2015 to discuss payments in the card-not-present (CNP) environment. Not only are consumers increasingly using mobile devices to initiate CNP payments; but the e-commerce fraud rate in the U.S. is expected to increase significantly as EMV2 chip card migration progresses...

The meteoric growth in the number of handheld electronic mobile systems, as well as the advances in wireless technologies and capabilities is pushing the state of the art in mobile technology, to new highs. As the internet and e-commerce systems had radically revolutionized our society just a few years ago, wireless mobile systems and mobile-commerce will once again revolutionize the world soci...

There are many definitions for Mobile Electronic Commerce (MCommerce). We define M-Commerce as any type of transaction of an economic value having at least at one end a mobile terminal and thus using the mobile telecommunications network. The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) plays an important role in m-commerce by optimizing Internet standards for the constraints of the wireless environment...

The rapid evolution of B2C e-Commerce alternative interaction channels (i.e., World Wide Web, Mobile Telephony and Digital TV) along with the continuously changing consumer behavioural patterns, has created a strong need for research tailored to the peculiarities and needs of the aforementioned emerging “distance shopping” channels. Stimulated by the these evolutions, this paper focuses on the ...