Open Buying on the Internet (1)

• Focus : Business-to-Business transactions
• Designed as EDI complement (Electronic Data Interchange); targets high volume, low cost corporate orders (distributors, suppliers, business partners, agents, etc.)
• Security based on
  • X.509 digital certificates for authentication
  • SSL for communication\
  • SET for credit card transactions
• Characteristics
  • cost effective, robust, flexible, interoperable
• Standard supported by
  • Netscape (BuyerXpert, SellerXpert), Microsoft (Site Server), IBM (Net.Commerce), AMEX

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