Vialog Web Conferencing allows businesses to collaborate, conduct meetings, make presentations and share software applications in real-time, without the need for costly travel or special facilities. Overall, collaboration and Web conferencing tools can be an excellent addition to your portfolio. E-Commerce Electronic commerce covers a very wide range of potential offerings. These include Netscape commerce servers, IBM Domino, and many others. Another major e-commerce issue facing larger online sites is the interface between the Web and the mainframe computing environment.
Electronic commerce can be tremendously valuable to CLECs as a value-added service.
Once again, the key is to identify what e-commerce means to you and your potential customers, and then select the right partners. We have discussed network security before in this space so we will not go into great detail on it here. Suffice it to say that network security represents multiple opportunities for CLECs to partner with value-added partners. Keep in mind that you may be able to offer these services on a per unit basis or by subscription. The latter is referred to as managed security services and allows you to charge a regular monthly contractual fee.