MULTIPLECX: Multi-party processes for large scale electronic commerce transactions

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 99.0013

Key words (English)

internet; business-to-business electronic commerce; electronic delivery; trust management; business protocols; distributed transactions

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: 26810

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 4. Frame Research Programme - 1.3 Telematic systems

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Hewlett-Packard Ltd, Bristol (UK); GMD Forschungszentrum Informationstechnik, Darmstadt (D); Hewlett-Packard (F); Grenoble (F); Ibermatica, Bilbao (E); Netunion, Lausanne (CH); Technische Universität, Bernlin (D); Tradezone international Ltd, Middlesbrogh (UK); University of Newcastle (UK)

Abstract (English)

The project aims to create the infrastructure required to support multi-party electronic commerce. The partners will create technology, integrate it in proof-of-concept demonstrators, and pilot trial commercial applications. To demonstrate success. The partners believe that a full e-commerce solution must enable transactions which are:

· Multi-Market:
Applications and value-added services link markets which are provided by separate facilities managers and ISPS (Internet Service Providers);
· Multi-Phase:
Transactions have a life-cycle in which the phases are browse, negotiate, order, pay, deliver and reconcile and audit. Protocols, authentication and audit schemes must exist which provide business integrity and a basis for dispute resolution over the mulitple phases of the transaction:
· Multi-Party:
The unique contribution of multiplecx lies in the word 'Multi-Party'. The work of the project will demonstrably enable Multi-Party business-to-business e-commerce transactions in a fashion which is secure, robust and scaleable and which are effected over the public internet.
· Multi-Platform:
The partners believe that to be successful, the technology must be flexible enough to accommodate different infrastructures such as corba and dcom , and link to a variety of existing it business applications such as back-order and accounting systems.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 99.0013