Fraud, nosy web pages torment Internet users

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An increasing number of Internet users has been raising concerns on the possibility of fraud online or having sensitive information fall into the wrong hands. Hong Kong-based network service provider Asia On-line addressed these fears by introducing a new standard for credit card payments called Secure Electronic Transactions (SET). SET has been developed specifically for payments to MasterCard and Visa International. However, one problem with SET is that credit cards outside the US still face the possibility of being tampered because the US does not allow encryption software to be marketed to foreign countries. SET's developers assure that the possibility of fraud in SET is extremely small.

Prevention, Commercial credit fraud

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Technology lost in translation

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Asian companies are lagging in business automation due to business practices that do not permit the loss of personal relations, as Asians prefer a personal touch in transacting business which does not require the use of information technology. International Data Corp reported that less than half of employees in Asia use electronic mail, or have access to the World Wide Web. Also, only a few PCs in Asian offices are linked to a company network. The disinterest in the use of information technology is attributed to the large labor market and the booming economies in the region.

Office Automation, Information Systems, Computer networks, Usage, Reports, Online services, Internet services, Information technology, Asia, Automation, International Data Corp.

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Attention shoppers: here's where to find best deals on tech toys

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Brand-name high technology products can be bought at low prices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Sony's 6x CD-ROM Discman worth US$265 and Casio's QV-100 digital camera worth $423 are found in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Hong Kong's Star Computer City offers a Compaq Presario 8716 desktop computer for US$3,111 and Toshiba's Libretto 20 palmtop computer for US$2,198. Singapore's Sim Lim Square sells Intel's 200 Mhz Pentium for US$527 and US Robotics' Pilot personal digit assistant for US$375.

Misc. Electrical Equipment & Supplies, Electrical & Electronics NEC, Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, Purchasing, High technology industry, Product information, Column, Electric equipment, Electronic instruments

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