Having a unique identifier (UID) to identify a customer across multiple databases is an important—and frequently overlooked—concept. In the traditional world of direct marketing, a combination of name and address, and sometimes telephone number, is normally used to uniquely identify each customer. But because of the likelihood of misspelling names and transposing numbers, this approach […]
Because member and customer data are among the most valuable assets your company has, guaranteeing their security and integrity is critical. Customers want to be sure that information about their preferences and behavior will remain private and won’t end up in the wrong hands. If you can’t give your customers that assurance or control who […]
Information Process
A merchant site that accepts electronic payments must include the following processing functions: (1) promotion; (2) welcoming; (3) payment; and (4) back-office.
Promotion
Successful implementation of a merchant site depends on a variety of factors, including site promotion. This can be done through fliers sent to the client or through fidelity programs. The promotion server can […]
The worldwide scope of an electronic commerce offer must rely on a set of physical and logical solutions to meet users’ expectations. Not all customers are computer wizards, and the architecture must account for ergonomic factors, in addition to the security of the exchanges and the different methods for accessing the telecommunications network. This section […]
The arguments in favor of the Internet sound, at a decade interval, like an echo of those that were previously formulated in praise of the Minitel. This passion for information technology is displayed in a context where ambitious growth rates are not physically sustainable, due to market saturation in rich countries, the progressive depletion of […]
The proliferation of incompatible payment systems creates difficulties for all concerned — users, service suppliers, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies. History has shown repeatedly that the expansion of commerce requires a stable and uniform environment. Yet, in a single aspect of electronic commerce such as electronic purses, there are more than 20 commercialized schemes in […]
The automation and dematerialization of monetary exchanges are not objectives per se, but are solely means to improve the productivity of financial institutions. In this regard, an overabundance of standards, and sometimes their competition, may constitute a barrier to the establishment of electronic commerce. Even if some manufacturers think they can profit from this situation, […]
The modern monetary system freed itself of material support by replacing it with a generalized system of trust based on continuous growth. In the past, monetary creation was absolutely limited by the scarcity of materials to be exchanged or of precious metals for minting coins. Now, however, money liberated from a material basis, in particular […]
How Legal Wire tapping Works
CALEA requires that communications providers allow law enforcement officials to be able to listen in on phone conversations and get information about those phone calls, but only when the law enforcement agency has gotten approval for the tap.
The law enforcement agency goes before a judge and presents reasons a wiretap is […]
Throughout the history of the United States, one of the greatest political tensions has been that which balances personal privacy against the need for law enforcement to protect individuals and the country as a whole.
That tension has been with us from the very earliest days of the Republic. The Founding Fathers were extremely cognizant of […]
It gives me a chance to rave about some of the cool new functionality in SQL Server 2000. Plus, I can show you some of the things that are not totally relevant to our application but that you definitely will want to know as you continue developing and maintaining SQL Server.
Although the enhancements to the […]
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If you ask a typical consumer about wireless communications, you might hear about Wi-Fi or wireless Ethernet, but it’s just as likely that cell phones, smartphones, or PDAs with onboard wireless networking would also be part of the conversation. These devices offer web browsing, email, video and still image capture, and text messaging, and they […]
Other Bluetooth Profiles
Bluetooth 1.x and 2.0 specifications provide for several others. More profiles are expected to be added if the technology is accepted by the marketplace as a solution for short-distance cable replacement. Many of the following profiles are still in draft format and are not yet considered to be standards that all Bluetooth vendors […]
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mobile device, cell phone accessories, ringtones, wallpaper
In the IP header you will find the addressing information that is used by routers and other network devices to deliver the packet to its eventual destination.
Version—IP comes in different versions. This 4-bit field is used to store the version of the packet. Currently, IP version 4 is the most widely used version of IP. […]
Retrieving the Message Header and Body of the Message
Because IMAP must interact with SMTP, it recognizes the SMTP envelope, which consists of the header information and data stored in the email message. There are several states that the protocol goes through when interacting with the IMAP server.
The selected state means that a mailbox has been […]
Because it is usually implemented in a read-only memory (ROM) chip, the BOOTP protocol client is a simple, concise bit of code. The exchange of UDP messages between the client and the BOOTP server consists of a series of requests and replies. The same packet format is used for both types of messages with an […]