Online stores over-promise, under-deliver

May 5, 2015

When transacting online, customers expect a smooth, quick and unfettered service from the moment they enter the site to the fulfilment of their request, whether it’s a banking or shopping experience.Zane Zietman, chief operating officer of Digital Planet, leaders in...

Expertise the key to online security

Apr 24, 2015

The days are long gone when you could protect your bank accounts by keeping your PIN number safe, says PayGate IT director David Beukes – these days the business of security is a lot more complex and best left to experts. “We all instinctively believe that if...

Check Point uncovers Magento vulnerability

Apr 24, 2015

Check Point Software Technologies has announced that its Malware and Vulnerability Research Group recently discovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in eBay’s Magento Web e-commerce platform, affecting nearly 200 000 online shops around the world. If exploited, the vulnerability gives the attacker the ability to fully compromise any online store based on the Magento platform, including credit card information and other customer financial and personal data.

Gumtree Automotive revamps user experience

Apr 13, 2015

Gumtree Automotive is introducing big changes to ensure that a smoother user experience for both prospective car buyers as well as the thousands of professional sellers that already make use of the site’s ad management dashboard. “Since the introduction of the Gumtree...

E-commerce drives industry transformation

Apr 1, 2015

In the last two years, IDC visited more than 30 traditional enterprises and industry clusters proceeding from the emerging mode of Internet such as e-commerce, and obtained a deep insight into the impact of Internet on traditional industry transformation and upgrade....