ecommerce recommendations and related topics
RSA encryption
An public-key encryption technology developed by RSA Data Security, Inc. The acronym stands for Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman, the inventors of the technique. The RSA algorithm is based on the fact that there is no efficient way to factor very large numbers. Deducing an RSA key, therefore, requires an extraordinary amount of computer processing power and time.
The RSA algorithm has become the de facto standard for industrial-strength encryption, especially for data sent over the Internet. It is built into many software products, including Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The technology is so powerful that the U.S. government has restricted exporting it to foreign countries.
A similar technology that is also used widely is offered by a company called Cylink. Transaction Authority Markup Language
Shortened as XAML. XAML is a vendor-neutral standard developed jointly by Bowstreet, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Oracle and Sun that is used to coordinate and process online business transactions. Based on XML, XAML uses a set of XML message formats and interaction models that Web services can use to provide business-level transactions that span multiple parties across the Internet.
XAML distinguishes traditional online transaction processing (OLTP), such as making banking transactions online or purchasing a product from a consumer Web site, from business Web transaction processing (BWTP), which involves Web services from multiple organizations on the Internet and must coordinate the low-level operations of commit, cancel, retry, and compensate (undo or reverse) in order to ensure business-level transaction integrity.
The following example illustrates a business-level transaction involving a set of Web services that would utilize XAML: Consider a lumber company that needs to purchase a large quantity of a chemical it uses to treat its lumber before it is sold. In order for the buyer to purchase the chemical, the company requires additional value-added services provided by third parties, such as shipping with specific delivery terms, government compliance for safe transport, payment financing and casualty insurance. The purchase cannot take place until all these services are coordinated and the buyer is satisfied. XAML will allow the different parties involved to process the transactions over the Web. eBusiness Definition
eBusiness (electronic trouble) is, in its simplest form, the direct
of trouble on the Internet. It is a more generic locution than eCommerce since it refers to not only
buying and selling however as well servicing customers and collaborating with trouble partners.
IBM, in 1997, was one of the first to employ the locution when it launched a campaign built around the
locution. Today, many corporations are rethinking their businesses in terms of the Internet and its
capabilities. Companies are using the Web to acquire parts and supplies from other companies, to
collaborate on sales promotions, and to do joint research. Exploiting the convenience, availability,
and global reach of the Internet, many companies, both large and miniature have already discovered how
to employ the Internet successfully.
If it's age for your trouble to move online or to improve it's existing online infrastructure,
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