E-Commerce with Rich Clients and Flexible Transactions

摘要

In this paper we describe an approach for implementing a shopping cart program using rich clients. We assume our client is not always connected to the server side during a purchase. We utilize the well known approach known as flexible transactions to afford a best effort approach to successfully complete a purchase order. Our approach is timely as commercial solutions for rich client technology (such as adobe air) is now a realistic proposition for many Internet application developers.