Best Internet Unveils Industry's First Merchant Ready Commerce Server Hosting Service.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--Best Internet Communications, a leading Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and the world's leading host of Web sites, today announced the industry's first merchant ready, secure solution for electronic commerce. The new service, called Best Business Commerce Server, provides a comprehensive, end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. to meet the growing need of merchants looking to conduct business on the Internet. The Best Business Commerce Server is comprised of a full-feature Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. package including the secure Netscape Commerce server and the CyberCash secure Internet payment service See Web payment service. for fast, confidential on-line transactions. Other Internet Service Providers (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. ) may provide secure on-line transactions by supporting 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), but only Best Internet combines a full-featured Web hosting package with SSL compliance and automatic, secure credit card transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. with CyberCash. The Best Business Commerce Server saves merchants time in recording and verifying credit card information and gives merchants extended electronic commerce functionality and full end-to-end transaction processing. "The announcement marks a significant step toward realizing the potential of electronic commerce," said Bruce Lichorowic, vice president of sales and marketing at Best Internet. "With the Best Business Commerce Server we have dramatically lowered the barriers to companies doing business on the Internet. Before the announcement, companies would have to integrate products from a range of sources, and install and maintain costly, complex systems and networks. Now, companies can easily and cost-effectively reach an ever growing number of customers and accept credit card payments. Plus, state-of-the-art encryption and security technology allow both merchant and customers to confidently use the service." "The Best Business Commerce Server allows us to expand our reach directly to our target market and increase sales without expending additional personnel and resources to maintain and update a private server system which is cost prohibitive for our company at this time," said Daniel Barr, president of CoolStuff. "Our customers can quickly and easily order merchandise right from the Coolboy Web site using the secure order form that provides encryption for safe transmission of personal information." CoolStuff Inc. is licensed by over 20 game software publishers to sell T-shirts, mousepads, hats, posters, and more, featuring game graphics and logos. The merchandise is available through the CoolStuff on-line retail store, "Coolboy - The Art of Electronic Entertainment" located at their Web site http://www.coolboy.com. "Our company is 120 years old, and our on-line shopping option allows us to reach customers in a whole new market than ever before," noted Don Zeidler, manager of direct marketing for Burpee
The burpee is a calisthenic exercise performed to increase strength and explosiveness. Seed Company. "In addition to giving Web site visitors recipes, gardening tips, and a look at our monthly magazine, the Internet lets them fill their 'electronic shopping cart' with products and then place an order with confidential and secure transactions in less than 20 seconds. Best Business Commerce Server accommodates several thousand hits per day to our Web site and delivers the infrastructure to keep our Internet connection worry-free." PRODUCT INFORMATION Best Business Commerce Server merchants enjoy quick server responsiveness through Best Internet's sophisticated operations center. With high-speed Silicon Graphics multi-processor servers and redundant T3 (45Mbps) links to the Internet, Best Internet can ensure that high volumes of Web server traffic and congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. do not slow down server responsiveness. The Best Business Commerce Server account comes with 100MB of WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. and FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to space and 600MB per day of bandwidth. With Best Internet's unique WWWDirect and FTPDirect technology, merchants receive web and ftp site names such as www.myname.com, rather than confusing and lengthy path names, such as www.myISP.com/~web/mycompany. Additional features include a UNIX shell account A customer account with an Internet service provider (ISP) that requires the user to enter Unix commands to send and receive mail and files. Prior to today's graphical interfaces, Internet access was always a command line operation performed by researchers and computer buffs. , full CGI scripting capability, redundant T3 Internet backbone connections, and dedicated 24 X 7 technical support and network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. . PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Best Business Commerce Server is available immediately. Following a $500 start-up fee, the Best Business Commerce Server is priced at $250 per month. ABOUT BEST INTERNET Best Internet Communications, Inc. is the world's leading host of World Wide Web sites. The company provides a comprehensive range of innovative Internet Services including Basic Web site hosting, Business Commerce Server Web hosting, Internet server co-location, and Internet connectivity for consumers, small to medium businesses, and large corporations. Best Internet has established relationships with a number of leading companies, including Microsoft, Netscape, CyberCash, Digital Equipment and Wells Fargo. CONTACT: Best Internet Communications Inc. Bruce Lichorowic, 415/944-8214 bwl@best.com or Dave' & Bairey Communications Peter Dave', 415/882-9905 peter@dbcomm.com |
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