Download or read book Internet Open Trading Protocol written by David Burdett and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- The Internet Explosion -- Internet commerce is expected to be a $200 billion industry by the year 2000 according to Forester Research analysts. Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) is a common standard for buying and selling on the Internet. -- Most popular systems under one umbrella -- IOTP allows many payment systems to work together such as SET, Mondex, CyberCash, DigiCash, GoldKarte, etc. The standard is supported by the leaders in e-commerce and computing, including AT&T Universal Card Services, Hewlett Packard, IBM, MasterCard International, Oracle, SUN Microsystems, Well Fargo Bank, and many others. -- Introduction to the Standard -- This book is designed to introduce the technical community and the Internet community to IOTP with a thorough discussion of the standard and how to apply it. -- Complete coverage of the standard -- It is the first to explain the ins and outs of IOTP, why it's important for the future of E-Commerce, and how to implement IOTP. Additionally, it discusses the IOTP Trading mechanisms -- Details of the standard and the coding -- Discusses the advantages of IOTP over current standards such as EDI, and includes coverage of the necessary XML coding and how it's used with IOTP. -- Case Studies -- There is full explanation of how to implement IOTP through the use of case studies from the leaders in E-commerce, including: -- Hewlett Packard -- Open Market -- Mondex -- DigiCash