Internet Commerce and Software Agents: Cases, Technologies and Opportunities

The Internet is revolutionizing retail merchandising and shopping. Software agents are capable of automating the more routine, tedious and time-consuming tasks involved in the trading process and they may be able to negotiate and make autonomous decisions and commitments on behalf of their owners. Internet Commerce and Software Agents: Cases, Technologies and Opportunities addresses some major Internet commerce issues and the challenges to be met in achieving automated and secure Internet trading.