bile commerce promises businesses unprecedented market potential, great productivity, and high profitability. Promising unlimited information, entertainment, and commerce, mobile commerce gives users the ability to access the Internet from any location at any time, the capability to pinpoint an individual mobile terminal user's location, the functionality to access information at the point of need, and a need-based data/information update capability.
             The essence of mobile commerce revolves around the idea of reaching customers, suppliers, and employees regardless of where they are located. It is about delivering the right formation to the right place at the right time. This flexibility of mobile commerce is made possible by the convergence of the Internet, enterprise applications, and wireless technology. Mobile commerce is enabled by a combination of technologies such as networking, embedded systems, databases, and security. Mobile hardware, software, and wireless networks enable mobile commerce systems to transmit data more quickly, locate users' positions more accurately, and conduct business with better security and reliability (Mobile commerce: Promises, challenges, and research agenda Journal of Database Management Keng Siau & Ee-Peng Lim & Zixing Shen
             With the growing penetration of wireless device usage and the widespread adoption of the Net, people are looking for ways to access data wherever and whenever they want. The convergence of wireless with Net is driving consumers and small firms to adopt and adapt "m-commerce" solutions for everything from buying a soft drink to supply chain management. Business models will begin to empower wireless providers as the point of entry for consumers and business, creating a pivotal point in revenue ge
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