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Strategies & Market Trends : e-Commerce the Next 100 Months...... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TLindt who wrote (2804)	11/16/1999 4:31:00 PM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2882

While statistics confirm that the long awaited business to consumer e-commerce surge is underway, research continues to show that security remains one of the key impediments to doing business on the Web. A June 1999 national Angus Reid survey found that one-half of Canadians with access to the Internet said the primary barrier to their shopping online is concern over providing credit card information to online retailers. "While companies are recognizing the tremendous potential for business to consumer and business to business opportunities on the Web, the future of e-commerce will ultimately be based on consumer confidence and trust," said Peter Ricciardi, general manager of Internet services for CIBC. Message 11953849