A case study analysis of an e-business security negotiations support tool

Abstract

Active collaboration is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects within e-business. In addition to companies collaborating on ways to increase productivity and cut costs, there is a growing need for in-depth discussion and negotiations on their individual and collective security. This paper extends previous work on a tool aimed at supporting the cross-enterprise security negotiations process. Specifically, our goal in this article is to briefly present a case study analysis and evaluation of the usage of the tool. This provides further real-world insight into the practicality of the tool and the solution model which it embodies. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.