Weidong Kou Books

Focusing on the critical aspects of secure communications, the book explores the science and technology behind protecting resources from unauthorized access and modifications. It highlights the importance of confidentiality, integrity, and accountability in information exchange. Catering to a diverse audience, it addresses the needs of non-technical, general technical, and technical readers by explaining networking security fundamentals, security standards, and emerging technologies. Key questions about common security challenges and effective solutions are thoroughly examined, making it a valuable resource for understanding modern security needs.

Advancements in technology have significantly expanded digital image business applications, necessitating efficient storage and transmission solutions. Image compression emerges as a critical technology, reducing data rates to conserve storage space and improve transmission efficiency. This technique is vital for various fields, including document management, medical imaging, entertainment, and remote sensing, where large amounts of data are involved. The book explores these applications and the importance of image compression in meeting the growing demands of digital imaging.

Advances in wireless technologies promise to reshape the way we conduct business. Yet to make wireless e-business work effectively, a variety of enabling technologies are needed. Kou and Yesha and their contributors provide comprehensive information on these technologies, including, for example, wireless security, mobile payment, location-based services, mobile data management, and RFID technologies. The presentation is targeted at students, lecturers, e-business developers, consultants, and business managers, and this book is an ideal introduction for both self-study and taught e-business classes or commercial training courses. „I believe this is an excellent book to acquire comprehensive knowledge on enabling technologies for the blooming wireless e-business. I highly recommend this book!“ Robert Mayberry, Vice President, Sensors and Actuators, IBM Software Group

The second International Symposium on Electronic Commerce was held in Hong Kong, April 2001, in conjunction with the fourth International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce. This symposium belongs to the- commerce conference series started in 1998 in Toronto, Canada. Since then, every year, there has been an international workshop on the technological challenges of electronic commerce, and every other year, in conjunction with the workshop, an international symposium on electronic commerce is held. The following workshops have been held so far. • The first International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce was held in September 1998, in Toronto, Canada. • The second International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce was held in May 1999, in Beijing, China. • The third International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce was held in June 2000, in Waterloo, Canada • The fourth International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce was held in April 2001, in Hong Kong. The first International Symposium on Electronic Commerce was held in Beijing, China, May 1999, in conjunction with the second International Workshop on the Technological Challenges of Electronic Commerce.

Electronic payment is the economic backbone of all e-commerce transactions. This book covers the major subjects related to e-payment such as, for example, public key infrastructure, smart cards, payment agents, digital cash, SET protocols, and micro-payment. Its first part covers the infrastructure for secure e-payment over the Internet, whereas in the second part a variety of e-payment methods and systems are described. This edited volume offers a well-written and sound technical overview of the state of the art in e-payment for e-business developers, graduate students, and consultants. It is also ideally suited for classes and training courses in e-commerce or e-payment.