Electronic Commerce: On-Line Ordering and Digital Money [Paperback]

Pete Loshin (Author), Paul Murphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

This best-selling book/CD package has been completely updated and explanded to provide an overview of the latest technology in digital money transactions. It includes demonstration software and protocols for both buying and selling over the Internet. FEATURES: Extensive material on the just-released Secure Electronic Transaction protocol (SET 1.0) --an open industry protocol that details how payment card transactions on the Internet and other networks will be secured by using encryption technology and digital identification New material on smart cards, EDI(Electronic Data Interchange), Microsoft Commerce Server, CyberCoin and First Virtual software Completely revised material on leading electronic commerce vendors and merchants-including different types of payment, audience, and services offered CD includes the latest CyberCash wallet software, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 and numerous links to electronic commerce sites and software on the World Wide Web A thorough discussion of other Internet security protocols, e.g. SSL, S-HTTP Provides steps for setting up accounts on the Internet-and using them to buy and sell goods; explains how public key cryptography is used to transact business

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Electronic Commerce: Online Ordering and Digital Money provides an introduction to the world of electronic commerce to the user who wants a basic understanding of how Web-based e-commerce systems are designed and implemented and what cutting-edge technologies exist to create commerce applications and keep them secure. Topics include an overview of security technologies such as SSL, payment systems such as First Virtual and CyberCash, and digital currencies such as eCash and Smart Cards. Electronic Commerce also includes profiles of companies that provide e-commerce systems. The bundled CD-ROM includes some of the technology that the book discusses and directs you to further information on the Web. This book is well suited for the decision maker or corporate strategist who wants to get a handle on the field.

About the Author

Pete Loshin, a Boston-based networking consultant, has written articles which have appeared in industry publications including PC Magazine, PC World, Communications Week, and many others. Paul A. Murphy operates Murphy & Company, a St. Louis-based consulting firm specializing in Online Banking and Electronic Commerce. He is a frequent contributor in the PC Novice/Smart Computing "Guide" series on personal finance topics and online banking

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Charles River Media; 2nd Bk&CD edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886801673
• ISBN-13: 978-1886801677
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,023,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Little meat in 308 pages, June 12, 1998

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This review is from: Electronic Commerce: On-Line Ordering and Digital Money (Paperback)

This book was long winded all the way through and basically summed up things you can find yourself just by surfing on the web. The CD ROM that contains the SET protocols is a document you can easily download from the SET website...in essence, borrow it from your local library.