The idea of buying and selling products via BBSs is not new. But the idea of establishing BBSs solely for conducting business is new and it is a statement about the kind of society we have today. We are all looking for easier and faster ways of conducting our personal business. Questions have been raised about the security of online transactions, both in the media and by the people running the BBSs, themselves. The two services that we will profile this month have found their own unique answers to these questions.
Lets take a look.
Alex Block and Duane Yeager each bring six years of business and marketing experience to the enterprise, and they have turned this experience into a Bulletin Board Service that is making a definite impact in our community. This system uses the host-client approach for communications and users are encouraged to download the proprietary client software on their first call. Some of the services offered here are unique. Users can normally expect an answer to their inquires with 24 hours. They also maintain a CD-ROM system from which users can download shareware and public domain files.