e-Business Advisor articles from February 1999

e-Business Advisor archives from February 1999

Personalized Web Experience a Must.(new web-based customer management software from Rubric, Portfolio Technologies and netDialog)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1999... Forrester Research predicts that the e-commerce customer service market will top US$658 million by 2002. One-to-one customer service is a relatively new form of Web-based customer marketing. One new product in this field is the iCare System...

The echeck's in the E-mail.(Treasury Department is the first to use echeck technology)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC), a non-profit organization led by banks, financial services providers, research laboratories, universities, technology companies, and government agencies, is driving the shift from paper to...

Electronic Payment On the Rise.(Netscape joins with CyberCash to offer BillerXpert software, and EDS introduces the Interactive Billing Service)(Company Business and Marketing)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1999... Interest in using the Internet for billing and payment is growing as more companies find they can reduce costs by simplifying billing procedures, which reduces paper and makes customer service more convenient for individual and business...

Consider Options to Using a VAN for Your EDI.(value-added networks for electronic data interchange)(Technology Information)
February 1, 1999... * Virtual Private Networks Historically, EDI communications have occurred through the use of a value added network (VAN). Although VANs provide a variety of services and pricing, many people end up using them as expensive secured...

Create an Upload Page.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... * HTML HTML and the browsers today make adding a file upload page to your site easy. You need to know CGI to create the script to process the transfer, but the HTML code is amazingly simple. You get the effect of a common dialog with just...

Search Engine Relevancy Ratings.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... * HTML Many Web masters mistakenly assume that putting index words in tags at the top of the page brings their pages up higher on a search engine's relevancy ratings. Even though some engines (specifically HotBot and Infoseek) do...

Use Bridges and Switches to Help Prevent Sniffing.(Technology Information)
February 1, 1999... * Security Sniffing refers to the practice of examining packet information as it travels along a wire between machines on a network. Although sniffing is frequently a useful practice for examining and evaluating network traffic, the very...

Simplify Remote Network Access.(Technology Information)
February 1, 1999... * Security If you have remote NT clients who need to dial-in to an NT host machine using RAS, you can use NT's built-in security to let users logon automatically. Simply select the "Use current username and password" checkbox in the...

Use the <FIELDSET> Tag to Group Fields in an HTML Form.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... * HTML It's frequently useful to be able to group related fields and other objects on an HTML page. In the past, a typical way to group related fields was to use the tag. lets you create groupings of various types of objects and has...

Web Page Code Generators.(Macromedia's DreamWeaver web authoring software)(Product Information)
February 1, 1999... * HTML In trying to skip over the arcane world of HTML coding, many web designers use HTML code generators. Problem is, some authoring tools, like those inside Microsoft Office applications, don't evaluate context well. For example, they...

Secure Page vs. Secure Site.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... * Security What does it mean to have security on your Web site? In simple terms, it means that no private information is available to anyone not authorized to view it, even though they can access the site. One mistake some designers...

Build an E-commerce Site with True ROI.(electronic commerce return on investment)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... In the rush to get online, many companies overlook the constraints of their existing infrastructure, corporate culture, and management expectations. Here are two organizations that avoided that problem to develop successful e-commerce sites....

Launch a Successful E-Commerce Site.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 1, 1999... Here's a look at how Wizards of the Coast approached its e-commerce plan to create a profitable Web presence. Just six months after launching its online store, Wizards of the Coast Inc. ran a "simple" promotion that "blew the doors off the...

Secure Transactions: Getting Started.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1999... Lacking the artifacts of conventional commerce, Web-based business requires a different set of techniques for preventing fraud and deceit. Commerce of any kind depends on the ability to safely and reliably exchange goods and services, and...

XML and Object Technology.(Technology Information)
February 1, 1999... The combination of XML and object technology will achieve the best of both technologies The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) offers great promise for solving the biggest problem in electronic commerce today: the inability to easily move...

Deliver Web Pages in Real Time.(Inso's DynaBase 3.0 XML-based web development software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1999... Inso DynaBase 3.0 takes advantage of XML to turn unstructured Web sites into powerful information sources. Web site management software applications that harness the power of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) are emerging, demonstrating...

Extend Enterprise Data to Handheld Devices.(Technology Information)
February 1, 1999... Consider these database applications to access up-to-date information on the road. Field work is changing rapidly with the increasing popularity of small, cost-effective handheld devices. Some mobile field workers now require access to...

Speed Java Development.(using Inprise's JBuilder 2.0 and Metamata's eponymous development software to create a finger client)(Product Information)
February 1, 1999... Java development tools can help you develop and deploy your apps before your competition. When developing business-critical e-commerce or e-business applications, you don't have time to mess around with hand-coding everything. You need to...

Security Solutions.
February 1, 1999... REaders' questions answered! Keep your questions and tips coming to E-BusinessSecurity@advisor.com European Union Data Protection Directive Q: We will soon open an office in Paris, France. I know the French government bans the use of...

e-Biz Buzz.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 1, 1999... Can three live as cheaply as one? What if the three new roommates are Netscape Communications Corporation, acquired by America Online, Inc. for $4.2 billion, combined with a strategic marketing agreement with Sun Microsystems, Inc.? All that's...