Shoppers go to its homepage and pick items to add to their shopping cart. When they are done, the total is calculated and sent to the VIS server in Ampang Utama. This is done for security purposes. Nothing is 100 percent secure on the Internet, so for the benefit of our customers we still take their credit card numbers either through PGP-encrypted email or the telephone and fax,' explains Leng, who adds that 80 percent of VIS's customers are in the Klang Valley. In terms of volume, flowers and gift items get the top spot as it is one of the convenience items that people do not need to see physically to buy.
Computers take the cake when it comes to sales value.
Cyberpreneurs should have a good impression of the Internet growth in Malaysia for the years to come. Leng predicts strong growth and that the computer will become another convenient tool for shopping. He says that it is part of the shopping cycle, from buying through the stores to buying through the phone and now to buying through the Internet. All rights reserved.