In the recent time the computer systems have evolved from monolithic computing device to much complex client-server environment. Mobile-agent paradigm is one such technology. It has numerous application where it can be beneficial, to name a few areas where the mobile-agents have potential deployment are database search, distributed systems and e-commerce. This technology has given a new directi...

This paper describes a lightweight security mechanism for protecting electronic transactions conducted over the mobile platform. In a typical mobile computing environment, one or more of the transacting parties are based on some wireless handheld devices. Electronic transactions conducted over the mobile platform are gaining popularity and it is widely accepted that mobile computing is a natura...

The paper comprehensively reviews research conducted on mobile commerce adoption in organizations. From the literature, factors adopted form a number of adoption theories such as the diffusion of innovation theory, the technology acceptance model, etc. are identified, analyzed and tabulated together with a set of research propositions in order to demonstrate areas in need of further research. T...

Wireless and mobile communication is an important technology that improves user’s daily life and facilitates the development of some new technology such as electronic commerce and mobile commerce. Replication is a fundamental technique for supporting concurrent work practices in mobile environments. Optimistic replication algorithms allow replica contents to become stale but in a controlled way...

Mobile payment is implied as the accelerator of e-business and m-commerce. Currently mobile payments deal with several hindrances to improve requirements of m-commerce such as: simplifying the mobile payment processes for consumers, improving the security of payment, especially the application of digital signing in mobile payment. In this paper the alternate payments industry is defined as cons...

At the end of the Nineties the New Economy gambled on a new e-business model using mobile devices, m-commerce or commerce using a mobile phone. Mobile phones, along with electronic agendas, have a greater market penetration than personal computers, in part due to their difference in cost, but also due to their ease and convenience of use at any moment and in any place. This is shown in the figu...

E-commerce on the Internet has the ability to produce millions of trades at the same time the number of merchants supplying commodities on the Internet is considerable, but it is difficult for individuals to tour every site on the Internet and choose where it is best to trades. In this paper we introduce Mobile Trade Agent (MTA) that rove a network, gather and examine the information from merch...

E-commerce on the Internet has the ability to produce millions of trades at the same time the number of merchants supplying commodities on the Internet is considerable, but it is difficult for individuals to tour every site on the Internet and choose where it is best to trades. In this paper we introduce Mobile Trade Agent (MTA) that rove a network, gather and examine the information from merch...

Mobile phones are already approaching penetration rates of close to 80 per cent in some parts of the world. Mobile payments, or “m-payments”, are expected to become an important part of retail payments. M-payments are defined as payments that are carried out via mobile phone. M-commerce as a wide area could be divided into mobile E-commerce and M-trade area. Different models of mobile payments ...

E-commerce and m-commerce consist of transactions conducted over (wired or wireless) computer networks, either by users purchasing goods, information and services, or directly between organizations. Given the existing limitations and enhancements on the mobile Internet, the preferences of users are noticeably affected. Among other factors, contextsensitivity of mobile devices emphasizes the imp...