Netscape communications is one of several organizations that encrypt any sensitive information. Encryption is the process of encoding data for security purpose. When such a system is active, users see a special icon that indicates that they are at a protected Web site. SET buyers register with a bank and pay for purchases with digital certificates that verify their identities. Adopting a standard technology provide consistency.
Technology provides consistency.
Among merchants, card companies, software developers, and financial institutions. As noted earliest, e-commerce is not without its problems. The Internet adds another channel through which business can distribute their products. In many instances, a direct route from buyer to seller creates conflicts with current distribution channel partners. At great time and expense, companies nurture their distributor relationships, and they don t want to damage them when sales shift to the Web.