Ripped off by secret fees 9/21/99, ERIC WILSON, Fairfax It. In the event of a fraudulent purchase, the merchant is the one who ends up minus a shirt at the end of the day. Meanwhile, banks, financial institutions and other intermediaries pocket commissions on both the percentage of the transaction's value and the number of transactions processed, while charging hefty set-up fees on top. www.it.fairfax.com.au/e-commerce/19990921/A14039-1999Sep21.html
Understanding The E-Consumer 9/27/99, Jennifer Stewart, Internet Day. Basically, there are two types of consumer: the involved buyer and the uninvolved buyer; and there are two types of products: those which have significant differences between brands and those which are largely indistinguishable. www.internetday.com/archives/092799.html
Entrust Brings E-Business Security to Canada 9/28/99, Matthew W. Beale, E-Commerce Times. E-commerce security provider Entrust Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU) has entered into an agreement to secure e-Scotia.com, a newly established subsidiary of Canada-based Scotiabank. www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/990928-3.shtml
Governors Considering Uniform Tax Code for All Commerce 9/28/99, Mary Hillebrand, E-Commerce Times. In a response to the widening controversy over Internet sales taxes, representatives from across the United States opened debate on a proposal to simplify state sales taxes at a meeting of the National Governors Association in Atlanta, Georgia. www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/990928-1.shtml
Turning kids loose 9/29/99, Chris Reidy, Globe Staff. Cambridge-based Iconomy.com is expected to announce a strategic alliance this week that may make it easier for children and teens to buy books, CDs, and other items on line. www.boston.com/technology/latest/29/kids.shtml
With E-Commerce, Control Shifts To Customers 9/18/99, BizReport.com. At the conference, e-business speakers took turns at the podium declaring the customer the clear-cut winner in the e-commerce market, with the power to visit virtual stores with unlimited shelf space, name the price they want to pay for products and services, reject brand names in favor of products they discover by surfing, and shop without loyalty by clicking to a competitor's offer at Internet speed. www.bizreport.com/news/1999/09/990918-5.htm
Corporations Brace For Radical Changes In E-Commerce 9/18/99, BizReport.com. Over the next two years, online businesses will need to prepare for an entirely new scale of commerce, says a new report released by researchers at International Data Corp. (IDC), a condition they call "Internet Economy 2.0." www.bizreport.com/news/1999/09/990918-2.htm
E-Commerce To Decline If Net Sales Taxes Are Imposed 9/18/99, BizReport.com. If some kind of tax system is imposed on electronic commerce sales, the results could spell disaster for those firms competing in cyberspace, a new study showed. www.bizreport.com/news/1999/09/990918-1.htm
Banks Holding Back E-Com In The UK? 9/20/99,Brian Richman, Web Developer's Journal. Establishing a Credit Card Merchant Account shouldn't be this hard! webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/banks_hold_back_ecommerce.html
