1. Introduction to electronic commerce -- 2. Infrastructure for electronic commerce -- 3. Web-based tools for electronic commerce -- 4. Electronic commerce software -- 5. Security threats to electronic commerce -- 6. Implementing security for electronic commerce -- 7. Electronic payment systems -- 8. Strategies for marketing, sales, and promotion -- 9. Strategies for purchasing and support activities: from electronic data interchange to electronic commerce -- 10. Strategies for web auctions, virtual communities, and web portals -- 11. The environment of electronic commerce: internaitonal, legal, ethics, and tax issues -- 12. Planning for electronic business: resource and implementation issues.