Ubiquitous commerce: Beyond wireless commerce

Ubiquitous commerce, also referred to as "u-commerce" or "über-commerce", is the combination of electronic, wireless/mobile, television, voice, and silent commerce. It extends traditional commerce (geographic, electronic, and mobile) to a world of ubiquitous networks and universa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: GALANXHI-JANAQI, H., NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/10081
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
Description
Summary:Ubiquitous commerce, also referred to as "u-commerce" or "über-commerce", is the combination of electronic, wireless/mobile, television, voice, and silent commerce. It extends traditional commerce (geographic, electronic, and mobile) to a world of ubiquitous networks and universal devices. This chapter introduces the basic ideas and characteristics underlying the concept of u-commerce. It discusses market drivers and applications of u-commerce as well as the underlying technology of u-commerce. It highlights the benefits and challenges of u-commerce and provides specific research directions for future research.