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Internet Commerce and Software Agents: Cases, Technologies and Opportunities

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In this paper, the authors address some major Internet commerce issues and the challenges to be met in achieving automated and secure Internet trading, including the development of intelligent tools, business models to maximise the benefits of agent technologies, agent-based payments, recommender systems, Web-based smart card agents, Internet lottery systems and wireless virtual communities.
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The Internet is revolutionizing retail merchandising and shopping. This text addresses some major Internet commerce issues and the challenges to be met in achieving automated and secure Internet trading. Among the topics covered are the development of intelligent tools, business models to maximise the benefits of agent technologies, agent-based payments, recommender systems, Web-based smart card agents, Internet lottery systems and wireless virtual communities.

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Customised electronic commerce with intelligent software agents

TL;DR: This chapter describes a conceptual framework for designing and developing software agents that will enable customized electronic commerce (CEC) and highlights several important constructs as well as their interrelationships within the framework.