eBusiness is growing rapidly and new issues are emerging in this global and real-time activity. This new edition to the hugely successful eBusiness Essentials explores the increasingly important area of mobile data access. In addition, it shows how eBusiness is evolving and how technology can be progressively used to build more sophisticated solutions. Balancing its technical depth with a clear and practical analysis of market models it enables the reader to deploy the available and emerging technology effectively and appropriately.

In addition to the established yet equally important features such as security, payment and trust, supply chain integration and customer to supplier trade it includes:

• mBusiness covering key issues such as roving and roaming access and the technologies GPRS, UMTS and WAP
• Help for readers to formulate their own eBusiness strategy by drawing out some general principles
• Virtual mobile network operators: data extensions to the mobile switch, home and visitor location
• Analysis and real world examples of mobile services
• The technical options, impact, integration, mechanics and implications of evolving eBusiness

Contents:

• Electronic Trade
• The Electronic Marketplace
• The Electronic shop; Payments, Credit and Invoicing
• Presentation and Navigation
• Trading Information
• Trust and Security
• Setting up Shop
• The Electronic Supply Chain
• Examples and Case Studies
• Who is going to make money out of all this and why?
• Appendix 1 Internet
• Appendix 2: EDI
• Appendix 3: Banking Standards
• Appendix 4: Trust and Security
• Appendix 5: Relevant Computing Standards
• Glossary
• Index