There's something for everyone at this Web store. Students visiting the site's education service can get valuable information about schools and programs. A movie ticketing service allows visitors to buy tickets and even select seats for theaters in Mumbai. Just the other day, a chat session with Indian cricket star, Sachin Tendulkar, attracted 8,000 participants, mainly from California, Balakrishnan enthuses. We arranged for him to autograph copies of a new book, The Making of a Cricketer , and while he chatted online, we sold 700 copies in one night.
Commerce is a flexible tool.
Every store is different in the way it treats its customers, and Net. Data macros made it possible for us to customize the Web site relatively easily and quickly. Commerce delivers everything needed to run the store, including a shopping cart, online catalog and special offers. This is only the beginning. With more private participation, 1.5 million people are expected to come online by March 2000.