Unit 1
Introduction: Electronic Commerce - Technology and Prospects, Definition of E- Commerce, Economic potential of electronic commerce, Incentives for engaging in electronic commerce, forces behind E-Commerce, Advantages and Disadvantages, Architectural framework, Impact of E-commerce on business.
Network Infrastructure for E- Commerce: Internet and Intranet based E-commerce- Issues, problems and prospects, Network Infrastructure, Network Access Equipments, Broadband telecommunication (ATM, ISDN, FRAME RELAY).
Unit II
Mobile Commerce: Introduction, Wireless Application Protocol, WAP technology, Mobile Information device, Mobile Computing Applications.
Unit III
Web Security: Security Issues on web, Importance of Firewall, components of Firewall, Transaction security, Emerging client server, Security Threats, Network Security, Factors to consider in Firewall design, Limitation of Firewalls.
Unit IV
Encryption: Encryption techniques, Symmetric Encryption- Keys and data encryption standard, Triple encryption, Asymmetric encryption- Secret key encryption, public and private pair key encryption, Digital Signatures, Virtual Private Network.
Unit V
Electronic Payments: Overview, The SET protocol, Payment Gateway, certificate, digital Tokens, Smart card, credit card, magnetic strip card, E-Checks, Credit/Debit card based EPS, online Banking.
EDI Application in business, E- Commerce Law, Forms of Agreement, Govt. policies and Agenda.
References
1. Ravi Kalakota, Andrew Winston, “Frontiers of Electronic Commerce”, Addison Wesley.
2. Bajaj and Nag, “E-Commerce the cutting edge of Business”, TMH
3. P. Loshin, John Vacca, “Electronic commerce”, Firewall Media, New Delhi