The following are links to informative articles that may be pertinent to your business. NONE of the articles were written or contributed to by CBD in any way.

Getting Ready for the Internet Economy

Four key factors are fundamental to your enterprise's ability to thrive online.
By Amir Hartman and John Sifonis
Illustrations by Gerard Dubois
July/August 2000
FROM CISCO SYSTEMS
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Your Web Site Might Be Playing Host to a Hacker

- Read this Business Week article.

HOT TOPIC: CREDIT CARD CHARGEBACKS

New Visa and MasterCard Policies Threaten Survival of "High Risk" E-Tailers
By Christi Frum, news editor, B2BNow.com

New regulations recently announced by credit associations Visa and MasterCard could do serious damage to e-tailers deemed "high risk." If they don't keep their monthly chargeback rates beneath a newly set low rate, these merchants could face fees ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 a month...Read this entire article.

Internet News That May Affect Your Business

Farewell, Dotted Line

Web Techniques Magazine - November 2000
By Bret A. Fausett

The new federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act went into effect October 1, 2000, and it could revolutionize the way business is done on the Internet (see "Online"). The act not only solves prosaic problems with paper, but it also creates entirely new modes of transacting business electronically. ...Read this entire article.

 

 

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