Index_D

D

Data

architectures for data access and data management, 135–136

data warehouses for customer data, 366, 369–377

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and access to, 243

meta-data, 180

product data and content management, 180–181

shopping baskets and data transactions, 135

tools for customer relationship data, 184–185

see also customer data

Data alteration, 105

Databases

application development and, 161

architectures for data access and data management, 135–136

CORBA, 193

Embedded SQL, 188

heterogeneous environments and development of, 191

interface implementations, 187–190, 195

Java servlets and, 192

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), 189–190

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), 188–189

OLE DB (Object Linking and Embedding Data Base), 189

performance measures, 191

relational database management systems (RDBMS), 135, 193–194

scalability, 191

security of, 215

shopping carts systems and data availability, 139

Web access and, 194–195

for Web sites, 119–120, 124–127

XML and, 192–193

Data Interchange Standards Association, 431

Data transactions, shopping baskets and, 135

Debit cards, 305, 347

Delivery channels, cost effectiveness, 223–224

Demand management, 79

Demilitarized Zones (DMZs), 127–128

Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, 210

Deregulation of telecommunication industry, 49–50

Development suites, 384–385, 386

DigiBuy, 346, 348

Digital certificates, 228–233, 288

signer certificates, 229–233

see also SSL certificates

Digital currencies

accessibility, 323

advantages of, 327–331, 334–335

anonymity of, 330–331

cost of transactions, 327–328

currency competition, 332

defined and described, 324–326

e-bullion, 325

e-gold, 325

evocash, 325

financial industries, impacts on, 335–338

fraud and, 328–329, 337

global markets and, 328

inflation and, 336–337

integrity of, 323

legal issues and payment policies for, 335–336

money laundering, 331, 338–339, 340

person-to-person payments, 329

privacy and, 329–331

recommendations for, 340

regulation and restrictions of, 332–333, 335, 340

security of, 328–329

speed of transactions, 328

stored-value or smart cards, 326–327

tax evasion, 331

trends, 332–335, 337–338

“Digital divide,” 49

Digital gold. See digital currencies

Digital ID technology, 268–269, 276

see also SSL certificates

Digital River, case study, 455–459

Digital signatures, 227–228

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections, 48

Digital wallets, 349

Discounts, 140

Distributed systems, security and, 250–253

Distribution, inbound / outbound logistics, 79

DMZs, 127–128

DMZs (Demilitarized Zones), 127–128

Domain names, 98–99

buying existing, 100

promotion and, 112

registration of, 99, 100, 282, 426

Domains, SSL Server certificates and, 238

DoS (Denial-of-service) attacks, 210

Downloads, security and, 211

Duties on computers and related devices, 46–47