RFID AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN COMMERCE

The paper analysis the possibilities of using, a relative new technology, RFID, in commerce. The main features of this technology, the components of the system, the way the system functions and the stages of the implementing process are also presented. Another part of the paper is devoted to the identification of the advantages of RFID technology and of the hurdels faced by companies in adopting it. The interest for this technology, used as solution for the management of information systems, is in a continuous increase, despite all the problems related to the high cost of the implementation and the wrong legislation, which stops the spread of this technology on a larger scale. The technology is now presented in a relatively small number of companies, but, certainly, it will be adopted, by more and more information systems in the future and it will extend in other activities too.information, radio waves, labels, antenna, reader

Intelligent Agents in E-Commerce

This paper emphasizes the importance of intelligent agents in e-commerce, with a particular focus on the B2C and B2B context. From the consumer buying behaviour perspective, agents can be used to assist the following stages: need identification, product brokering, buyer coalition formation, merchant brokering and negotiation. Related to B2B commerce, intelligent agents are involved in partnership formation, brokering and negotiation.intelligent agents, e-commerce, negotiation, brokering