Advances in Security and Payment Methods for Mobile Commerce

Download or read book Advances in Security and Payment Methods for Mobile Commerce written by Wen Chen Hu and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, the emergence of wireless and mobile networks has made possible the admission of electronic commerce to a new application and research subject: mobile commerce, defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities, services, or information on the Internet through the use of mobile handheld devices. In just a few years, mobile commerce has emerged from nowhere to become the hottest new trend in business transactions. However, the prosperity and popularity of mobile commerce will be brought to a higher level only if information is securely and safely exchanged among end systems. This book includes high-quality research papers and industrial and practice articles in the areas of mobile commerce security and payment from academics and industrialists.