Electronic commerce is here to stay. No matter how big the dot-com crisis was or how far the e-entrepreneurs' shares fell in the market, the fact remains that there is still confidence in electronic trading. At least it would appear that investors are confident in e-companies again. However, not only trust of venture capitalists is of importance - consumers also have to have faith in on-line business. After all, without consumers there is no e-business. Interacting lawyers, technicians and economists are needed to create a trustworthy electronic commerce environment. To achieve this environment, thorough and inter-disciplinary research is required and that is exactly what this book is about. Researchers of the project Enabling Electronic Commerce from the Dutch universities of Tilburg and Eindhoven have chosen a number of e-topics to elaborate on trust from their point of view. This volume makes clear that the various disciplines can and will play a role in developing conditions for trust and thus contribute to a successful electronic market.

1. E-Commerce and Trust: a Variety in Challenges; C. Prins & L. van der Wees.

2. Consumer Trust in E-Commerce: From Psychology to Interaction Design; F. N. Egger.

3. What Cryptology Can Mean for Electronic Commerce; B. Schoenmakers & H. van Tilborg.

4. Importance of User-related Factors in Electronic Payment Systems; D. Abrazhevich.

5. A Managerial Perspective of Security in Electronic Business; K. Huang.

6. Integrated Value Chains in E-Commerce and their IT Implications; M. Papazoglou et al.

7. Creating Alternative Electronic Trading Mechanisms in Time-Sensitive Transaction Markets; P. Ribbers et al.

8. European Data Protection and E-Commerce: Trust Enhancing? P. De Hert.

9. Legal Aspects of Software Agents; R. Geurts.

10. ADR and ODR in Electronic Commerce; M. Schellekens & L. van der Wees.