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Networking

Networking. E-commerce. A general term used to describe the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet. This covers a wide range of activities including marketing, sales, advertising & government. E-commerce.

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Networking

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  1. Networking E-commerce

  2. A general term used to describe the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet. This covers a wide range of activities including marketing, sales, advertising & government. E-commerce

  3. Using electronic funds transfer with credit/debit cards to purchase goods from online shops at any time of the day in any country. E-sales

  4. E-sales - Software • Software can be distributed via the Internet. • Software can be locked or set to expire after a period of time. Payment of a fee results in the code to unlock the software being sent. • Once enough bandwidth is available, software could be rented.

  5. E-marketing • Many large companies don’t actually sell their products online but instead use their web sites to advertise their products and give customers as much information about their products. • http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/1series/coupe/2007/visualizer.html • Many estate agents use the Internet to give people a ‘virtual tour’ of the houses they have for sale.

  6. Local and central government both use the Internet to communicate with the pupils. Local government publicise opening hours of pool & libraries and refuse collection times etc. E-Government

  7. Customer Advantages • Goods & services can be purchased any time day or night. • They can be purchased from anywhere. • Products can quickly be researched and compared in terms of price & specification without leaving home. • Goods arrive by post, reducing the need to travel.

  8. Customer Disadvantages • If goods from another country don’t arrive – you may have difficulty getting a refund. • You are relying on companies to keep your credit card details secure. • You pay more for delivery & packaging. • Local business may suffer. • You may have to pay import tax.

  9. Merchant - Advantages • Direct transaction with customer – no retailers to reduce profit. • Customer base is worldwide.. • Your on-line profile does not actually depend on the size of your business. • You can automate the packing & delivery of your product.

  10. Merchant - Disadvantages • You need good security in place to avoid credit card fraud. • You need to employ people to keep your website and catalogue up to date. • Your web site needs to be secure and your servers protected from hacker attack.

  11. Fraud • Concerns about credit card fraud are widespread. • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol that ensures: Authentication – client and seller are who they say they are. Confidentiality – The message has not been read in transit. Integrity – the message has not been altered. • A lock icon appears in your browser. • It uses encryption and digital certificates.

  12. Fraud • On other sites you may see SHTTP or HTTPS. This is the HTTP protocol used over a secure socket layer. • It encrypts web pages. • Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) All the methods used for secure transaction (SSL, SHHT & SET) use encryption.

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