Book Review

July 1997 / Bits / Book Review

New Money
Rich Friedman

Computer Money: A Systematic Overview of Electronic Payment Systems by Andreas Furche and Graham Wrightson; Morgan Kaufman n Publishers; ISBN 3-920993-54-3; $29.95; 115 pages; hardcover
For anyone who's looking for an understandable, well-focused introduction to how new electronic payment mechanisms and e-cash are evolving and changing the way we do business, Computer Money is a good place to begin. The book describes what electronic money systems are in service today, what's being developed, and how these systems work. The authors even briefly touch on the politics of how computer money, for example, diminishes the power of central banks, impinges on national currencies and international money movements, and creates a host of privacy issues.

Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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