Java and E-Services for Electronic Mark etplaces

electronic mark etplaces, service access If the first chapter of the Internet was about the dissemination of information, chapter two is about services. In the past, the Internet strategy of a company was about using a web site for advertising products. Today the concept of product becomes almost indistinguishable from the concept of service, and the Internet becomes a k ey component of any type of channel. Electronic mark etplaces and e-services are two of the main drivers for the change from chapter one to chapter two for the Internet, both from a business and technology perspective. Eservices are about assets made available efficiently over the Internet. Electronic mark etplaces are about demand for services being put in contact with the best offer. The two concepts natura ly complement each other. The objective of this paper is to introduce the concepts behind both e-services and electronic mark etplaces, and to show an example of the use of Java as enabling technology. The example focuses on a novel approach to mediated service delivery, and the Java- based prototype developed to implement it