To assist businesses meet their legal and consumer obligations, the Commonwealth Government has developed a model for best practice in electronic commerce. The model has been developed to provide practical guidelines for businesses operating on the Internet.
It contains detailed legal information about all areas of a country's laws that apply to the use of the Internet. Much of the content is free.
SiteSpec is an easy-to-use, free, downloadable tool designed by Chicago Test Systems Inc for the purpose of basic web testing. The primary testing functionality is to verify that a website's internal and external links and image URLs are not broken. The user only has to provide the web domain name and SiteSpec can dynamically test the entire website.
Melbourne IT has published its "Australian Online Business Guide". Aimed at small businesses, the Guide provides easy-to-understand, non-technical information for companies venturing into the online world. It provides information about domain names and "online brand protection"; developing a website; online marketing; website hosting; and business issues surrounding software and hardware. Case studies are provided.
Most people are familiar with barcoding when they visit their local supermarket. Each product has a unique barcode that may be scanned and contains an identifying code number. This number code system is referred to as the EAN UCC system (European Article Numbering Universal Code Council system). This international system is administered in Australia by GS1 Australia. However, the EAN and barcoding systems have a much wider application than just supermarkets. Businesses worldwide use these systems to track orders, control and maintain stock levels and to share information with local or international trading partners. Barcodes represent unique numbers in a form that allows information about the item to be captured and processed by computers when the barcode is scanned. The accurate allocation of EAN numbers and correct use of barcodes is necessary for electronic commerce to function successfully. For further information on EAN numbers and barcoding, visit the EAN Australia website or phone 1300 366 033.
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy provides strategic advice to the Government on the development of policies and programs for enhancing Australia's broadband and communications sectors and the digital economy, and ensures the efficient and effective implementation of programs.
Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre Limited (SETEL) is a national, not-for-profit association advancing and representing the interests of small business telecommunications consumers in national fora. SETEL participates in a wide variety of telecommunications industry fora for the purpose of advancing the attitudes, needs and views of small business as consumers of telecommunications services.
This list will tell visitors which companies provide residential VoIP, which provide business VoIP, which are wholesalers and what network or transport technologies each use.
VoIP pages developed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. These pages include information on: potential advantages of VoIP, types of VoIP services, things to check with a VoIP provider and key issues to consider when subscribing to VoIP services.