Actinic Catalog 3.0 Offers Total Security for ISPs to Build Online Malls.EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999-- Actinic actinic /ac·tin·ic/ (ak-tin´ik) producing chemical action; said of rays of light beyond the violet end of the spectrum. ac·tin·ic adj. Software LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading provider of plug-and-play e-commerce software, today announced that its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Actinic Catalog 3.0, allows ISPs to offer total security for their online malls or e-commerce servers. Catalog 3.0 is a low-cost, easy-to-use software package that enables ISPs to offer all the tools to create a virtual mall, enabling customers to quickly build and deploy online stores. With Catalog 3.0, ISPs provide organizations with a platform to build secure e-commerce Web sites - at a fraction of the time and cost of other e-commerce packages. Online shoppers simply browse through a Web-based catalog, and add their selections to an electronic shopping cart. Orders are downloaded directly to the merchant's PC for processing. Credit-card purchases are securely processed through the site using 128-bit encryption, approved for use by major banks. Unlike other third-party e-commerce systems, Catalog 3.0 encrypts all financial details on the Web server, which is deleted once the orders are downloaded. This guarantees complete protection for users, and eliminates security risks for ISPs. Other servers support SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. (Secure Socket Layer), which only encrypts customer data as it travels across the Internet. Once the data arrives at the ISP's Web server, it is decrypted and stored - and available to anyone who can get into the server. In the case of an e-commerce mall, access to one password could mean access to the purchase information in hundreds, even thousands of online stores. This has major implications for ISPs running online malls and e-commerce servers. Because they control the data as it sits on the server, ISPs could be held legally liable for any losses that incur, and could even be cited as part of any large fraud. To protect themselves, and their customers, ISPs must deploy an e-commerce system that keeps sensitive information off the Web server, and encrypted at all times. "Some ISPs use e-commerce systems that include a light encryption technique or an encrypted database to inhibit unauthorized browsing - but the key used to decrypt To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography. the data is still present on the server itself, and is still vulnerable to an attack," explained Kevin Grumball, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Actinic Software. "With Catalog 3.0, the ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. never keeps customer details, leaving no opportunity for anyone to access or decrypt data on its way to a merchant." To ensure total security for ISPs and their customers, Catalog 3.0 encrypts sensitive data on the buyer's PC using a Java applet A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. , and also operates with SSL sites. The ISP server is used only as a mailbox A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam). . 128-bit public-key encryption (cryptography) public-key encryption - (PKE, Or "public-key cryptography") An encryption scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. ensures that no one else can open the packet of information - only the merchant holds the key. No sensitive data is ever visible on the server, and all details are stored safely on the merchant's PC. Customers get the end-to-end security they need, and ISPs are safe from liability, as they cannot view or affect the data at any time. With Catalog 3.0, ISPs can offer all the components necessary to build a comprehensive e-commerce site. The total solution includes a Web-based catalog, electronic shopping cart, online ordering, expanded payment options, encrypted security, and more. Catalog 3.0 is available now, priced at $399. Contact Actinic for more details. About Actinic Software LLC Founded in 1996, Actinic Software LLC is located in East Brunswick, NJ, with offices in the UK. The company develops Internet commerce software solutions. Its flagship product, Actinic Catalog 3.0, is a secure, low-cost, and easy-to-use plug-and-play solution for the rapid deployment and maintenance of an e-commerce site. Visit Actinic Software on the Web at http://www.actinic.com. |
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